11.01.2026 21:42
In the presidential election of the Drivers and Automobile Tradesmen Chamber in Şanlıurfa, a fight broke out between two groups, resulting in a total of 14 people injured. Among the injured is a police officer.
During the election for the presidency of the Şanlıurfa Chamber of Drivers and Automobile Tradesmen, two fights broke out between two groups.
The atmosphere became chaotic during the elections of the Şanlıurfa Chamber of Drivers and Automobile Tradesmen. Two fights broke out between two groups during the elections.
Members of the Şanlıurfa Chamber of Drivers and Automobile Tradesmen, which has more than 7,000 members, went to the polls for the presidential election. A total of 5 candidates competed in the election, including the current president Yaşar Deveci, İmam Bakır Alkan, Osman Karakeçili, İbrahim Halil Çelik, and İsmail Alpyiğit.
THE BATTLE IN THE SQUARE BROKE OUT
During the voting process, a dispute arose for an unknown reason between the groups supporting Yaşar Deveci and İmam Bakır Alkan. The argument quickly escalated into a fight involving relatives of both candidates. The fight, which involved the use of sticks, caused great panic in the hall. Riot police teams were also dispatched to the scene. While police teams struggled to separate the parties involved in the fight, those causing disturbances were removed from the hall. Six people who were injured during the fight due to sticks and beatings were taken to hospitals in the city center.
THEY FOUGHT EACH OTHER FOR THE SECOND TIME
During the counting of the ballots, tension arose for the second time. A dispute that started among the relatives and supporters of the candidates quickly escalated into a fight involving stones, sticks, and weapons. Police teams intervened in the incidents involving approximately 200-300 people with water cannons, batons, and tear gas. During the intervention, 1 police officer and 7 citizens were injured.
In the first fight that broke out during the chamber elections, 6 people were injured. The total number of injured increased to 14 with the second fight; 1 police officer and 14 citizens were injured.