13.09.2025 09:50
In Mersin, private security personnel reacted harshly to young people trying to watch a paid concert by climbing onto the roof of a building. The officers pushed one of the young people down from the roof and assaulted another, demanding that they leave the area after they had leaned a ladder against the roof. One of the assaulted young men collapsed and fainted.
The concert organized by a private event company at the Amphitheater owned by the Mezitli Municipality in the Akdeniz neighborhood of Mezitli district in Mersin attracted great interest from the youth.
HARSH INTERVENTION ON YOUNG PEOPLE WATCHING THE CONCERT FROM THE ROOF
However, some young people who could not find tickets tried to watch the concert from the roof of the building. The intervention of private security personnel on the young people who climbed to the roof was harsh.
ONE WAS THROWN OFF THE ROOF, ANOTHER WAS ASSAULTED
During the intervention, one of the young people was thrown off the roof, while some others were assaulted. The young person who was thrown off the roof got up shortly after lying on the ground and left the scene. Another young person who was assaulted collapsed after feeling unwell.
THOSE MOMENTS ON CAMERA
The scuffle was captured by the cellphone camera of a nearby citizen. After the footage was shared on social media, there was a backlash against the attitude of the security personnel.