06.10.2025 13:29
During the funeral of a woman in the Tekman district of Erzurum, a fight broke out that later spread to the Arnavutköy district of Istanbul in the late hours of the night. The stone- and stick-throwing clash between two families turned the area into a battlefield, and moments when hundreds of people were walking in the streets were captured on a cellphone camera.
A woman committed suicide in the Toptepe neighborhood of the Tekman district in Erzurum. A dispute that broke out between the woman's family and her husband during the funeral quickly escalated into a fight.
RELATIVES OF THE PARTIES CLASHED IN ISTANBUL
Gendarmerie teams that arrived at the scene had difficulty separating the two sides. However, the tension did not end there. The argument that started at the funeral spread to the relatives of the parties living in the Arnavutköy district of Istanbul.
THEY CLASHED AT NIGHT
In the late hours of the night, the two groups confronted each other in the streets of Arnavutköy. Moments when hundreds of people marched with sticks and occasionally attacked each other with stones and sticks were captured by mobile phone cameras.
IT TOOK HOURS TO CALM THE PARTIES
Upon receiving the notification, a large number of police teams were dispatched to the area. As a result of the security forces' intervention, which lasted for hours, the parties were separated with difficulty. Extensive security measures were taken in the neighborhood. An investigation has been launched regarding the incident.