24.03.2025 20:11
Two suspects who arrived at the Iraqi Consulate in Şişli on a motorcycle and opened fire with a long-barreled weapon were caught after an accident on the North Marmara Highway. Following the incident, in which 9 bullets hit the consulate building, a total of 12 suspects were apprehended in an operation, including the person who planned and incited the attack. Meanwhile, footage of the moment of the attack has emerged.
On the evening of March 21, two attackers arrived on a motorcycle at the Iraqi Consulate located in the Esentepe neighborhood of Şişli district in Istanbul and opened fire on the consulate building with a long-barreled weapon. No one was injured in the attack. The attackers fled on the motorcycle they arrived on.
9 EMPTY SHELLS RECOVERED
Upon receiving the notification, a large number of police teams were dispatched to the area. Police teams conducting a crime scene investigation around the consulate began working to capture the attackers. After the attack, street entrances and exits were closed, and during the investigation, 9 empty shells were recovered by the teams.
THEY HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE FLEEING
After the incident, a motorcycle accident occurred on the Northern Marmara Highway. Police and medical teams were dispatched following reports from witnesses of the accident. Police teams that arrived at the scene identified Ömer Ç. and S.H., who is under 18, as the suspects who carried out the armed attack on the consulate. Following the statements of the two detained suspects and the work of the teams, a safe house was identified in Silivri.
12 ARRESTS
Meanwhile, three suspects named Ferhat K., F.Ş., who is under 18, and H.T. were caught in Izmir yesterday. Seven suspects, including Mehmet Can K., Sebahattin Ö., Ünal Muhammet S., Kardelen B., Kardelen K., and Yasin K., who helped the suspects escape from the safe house after the incident, as well as Bayram E., who planned and instigated the shooting of the consulate building, were arrested in an operation carried out in Şişli. A total of 12 suspects were arrested. During searches at the addresses, a long-barreled weapon used in the attack, a stolen motorcycle, and a car belonging to organization members were seized. Security camera footage of the attack has emerged.