17.05.2026 11:50
Two people in Taksim Square cursed at kebab shop employees while demanding food. After being removed, they returned with a pickaxe taken from a municipal work site and attacked the shopkeepers. In the ensuing fight involving punches and kicks, both sides were taken into custody. The moment was captured on camera.
Two people who came to a kebab shop in Taksim Square allegedly cursed at the staff and demanded food. The suspects, driven away by bystanders, returned after a while with pickaxes they took from a construction site in the square and attacked the shopkeepers. When the shopkeepers fought back, a brawl with kicks and punches broke out in the square. As police intervened, the parties involved in the fight were taken into custody, and the incident was captured on security and mobile phone cameras.
TWO PEOPLE ATTACKED SHOPKEEPERS WITH PICKAXES
The incident occurred at noon on Friday, May 15, in Beyoğlu Taksim Square. According to the information obtained, two individuals approached the kebab shop staff, shouted and cursed while demanding food. After the staff drove the two away, the suspects went to a municipal construction area in the square and took a pickaxe from there. Returning after a while, the two individuals attacked the shopkeepers with the pickaxe.
A BRAWL WITH KICKS AND PUNCHES BROKE OUT IN THE SQUARE
The shopkeepers, who were attacked with a pickaxe, retaliated against the suspects. During the brawl with kicks and punches in the square, nearby citizens panicked. Upon a report, police teams were dispatched to the scene. The police separated the parties, and those involved in the fight were taken into custody.
THE ATTACK MOMENT ON CAMERA
The events were captured both on the security cameras of nearby workplaces and on citizens' mobile phone cameras. The footage shows two individuals running towards the shopkeepers with a pickaxe, followed by a scuffle between the parties. The images also include moments when police teams intervened in the fight.