13.10.2026 08:20
In Şanlıurfa, fugitive suspect Celal Çaltı (30), who had a record for various crimes, responded with gunfire to the police's call to surrender as they carried out an operation at the residence apartment where he was staying. Çaltı, who is alleged to have exchanged fire with the teams for some time, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head. After the death of Çaltı, who was learned to have taken his own life with his own gun, tension arose between his relatives and the police.
In Şanlıurfa, fugitive suspect Celal Çaltı (30), who had a record for wounding and various crimes, responded with a weapon during a police operation at the residence apartment where he was staying. Çaltı, who is alleged to have exchanged fire with the teams for a while, was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head. It was learned that the suspect took his own life with his own weapon.
HE RESPONDED WITH A WEAPON TO THE CALL TO SURRENDER
The incident occurred in the evening hours at a residence apartment in the Çankaya Neighborhood of Şanlıurfa. A report was made that there were weapons in the room where fugitive suspect Celal Çaltı, who had a record for wounding and various crimes, was staying.
Police teams that took action upon the report dispatched armored vehicles and special operations teams to the area. While extensive security measures were taken around the residence, a call was made for Çaltı to surrender. However, the suspect, who did not comply with the call, responded to the police with a weapon.
FOUND DEAD AFTER THE CLASH
Çaltı, who is alleged to have been in an armed clash with police teams for a while, was found shot in the head in the room where he was staying after the incident. In the check carried out by medical teams kept on standby in the area, it was determined that the 30-year-old suspect had lost his life. It was learned that Çaltı took his own life with his own weapon during the clash.
TENSION OCCURRED BETWEEN HIS RELATIVES AND THE POLICE
Celal Çaltı's relatives, who received the news of his death, came to the scene. Tension occurred between the suspect's relatives and police teams. Çaltı's body was taken to the morgue of the Forensic Medicine Institution for an autopsy in order to determine the exact cause of death. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.