13.11.2026 18:11
In Fatih, Istanbul, two women were attacked by two people who claimed that the women had catcalled them. The suspects' attack, in which they beat the women with kicks and punches in the middle of the street, was captured on a mobile phone camera. Acting on the footage, police teams caught and detained the two suspects, aged 30 and 24, the same day. Legal proceedings were initiated against the suspects on two separate charges.
The moments when two women were beaten in the middle of the street in Istanbul's Fatih district were recorded with a cell phone camera. After the incident, police teams took action and detained two suspects linked to the attack.
THEY ATTACKED TWO WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET
The incident occurred yesterday evening in the Molla Gürani Neighborhood of Istanbul's Fatih district. According to the information obtained, an argument took place between two women on the avenue and two people. After the argument, the two suspects attacked the women with kicks and punches. During the attack that took place in the middle of the street, the women were beaten, and the incident was recorded with the cell phone camera of a person nearby. The footage showed moments when the two women were subjected to physical violence. After the incident, police teams launched work to identify the attackers.
THEY CITED THE CLAIM OF "CATCALLING" AS THE REASON FOR THE ATTACK
In the investigation carried out by police teams, the justification put forward by the suspects regarding the cause of the attack also emerged. The suspects claimed that while they were crossing to the other side of the street, the women made insulting remarks directed at them. It was stated that the two suspects claimed they beat the women for this reason. However, no definitive finding regarding the accuracy of the suspects' insult claim was reported. The incident, which resulted in the women being subjected to physical violence in the middle of the street, was taken under police examination thanks to the footage captured by a cell phone camera.
POLICE TOOK ACTION AFTER THE FOOTAGE
Teams of the Fatih District Police Department launched an investigation after the footage of the women being beaten. Teams working on the area where the incident occurred and on the footage identified the persons determined to have carried out the attack. The suspects were identified as G.E., 30, and U.E., 24. After the identification, police teams took action to capture the two people. As a result of the work carried out, both suspects were caught and detained on the day of the incident.