08.11.2026 12:30
Mert Y. (26), who resisted police together with his relatives when he was caught in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district and was abducted after his handcuffs were forcibly opened, was caught 6 months later in the house where he was hiding in a drone-supported operation involving special operations police. Mert Y., who was determined to be wanted in 18 separate files and to have 89 records of being brought to the police station, was arrested.
Doğan Can CESUR / ISTANBUL – Mert Y. (26), who was wanted in ESENYURT, resisted the police officers who caught him together with his relatives. In the incident in which two police officers were injured, Mert Y., whose handcuffs were forcibly opened by his relatives, was helped to escape. Continuing their work, Esenyurt police caught Mert Y. 6 months later in the house where he was hiding in a drone-supported operation involving special operations police.
The incident occurred around 17:45 on Wednesday, May 6, in Merkez Neighborhood. According to information obtained, 2 police officers took action to catch Mert Y., who was wanted for the crime of 'escape of a convict or detainee.' Mert Y., who tried to flee, was caught by the police. Meanwhile, his relatives who arrived at the scene by car and Mert Y. resisted the police.
DESPITE WARNING SHOTS, THEY OPENED HIS HANDCUFFS AND HELPED HIM ESCAPE
While the police officers fired warning shots into the air, Mert Y., whose handcuffs were opened through his relatives' intervention, escaped. Police teams determined that Mert Y. fled the scene with the help of a motorcycle courier. During the incident, one police officer's wrist was injured and a fracture formed in his elbow. It was learned that the other police officer was injured in the nose. Reinforced police teams that arrived at the scene upon the tip-off launched work to catch the suspects. It was also determined that the car used by his relatives was registered in the name of Mert Y.'s mother.
DRONE-ASSISTED RAID 6 MONTHS LATER
Police officers affiliated with the Crime Investigation Bureau of the Kıraç Police Station Directorate, attached to the Esenyurt District Police Department, determined the address where Mert Y. was located. An operation was carried out with special operations police and drone-supported work. One narcotic pill was seized during the body search of Mert Y., who was taken into custody 6 months after his escape. The operation was captured by a drone camera.
89 POLICE STATION ENTRY RECORDS FOUND
In the query conducted at the police station, it was revealed that Mert Y. was wanted under 18 files. It was determined that 10 of these files were for 'theft from a car', 4 for 'car theft', 2 for 'bicycle and electric bicycle theft', one for 'motorcycle theft', and one for 'resisting to prevent the performance of duty'. It was learned that Mert Y. had 89 police station entry records for various crimes, especially 'car theft', 'theft from a car', 'motorcycle theft', 'open theft', 'theft from workplace and institution', 'bicycle and electric bicycle theft' and 'robbery'.
It was determined that Mert Y. was wanted with a finalized prison sentence of a total of 6 years and 11 months for the crimes of 'theft by locking although left in a place accessible to everyone', 'escape of a convict or detainee' and 'theft of property kept under protection inside a building'. Mert Y., who was referred to the courthouse after his procedures, was arrested and sent to prison.