"They said, 'The homeless man who sought refuge in the mosque was stoned,' but the truth turned out to be very different."

In a post made on social media platform X, it was claimed that a homeless person in Antalya was stoned by the congregation when he sought refuge in a mosque. The post, which received thousands of views, included the statement, "Antalya. A homeless citizen was stoned and chased away by the mosque congregation when he tried to seek refuge in the mosque."

As a result of the investigations, it was understood that the incident claimed in the post was not accurately reported. On the evening of Thursday, November 21, the incident, which was determined to have occurred at Demirgül Mosque in the Düdenbaşı neighborhood of Kepez district in Antalya, unfolded as follows; Y.G., a 35-year-old alleged drug addict, entered Demirgül Mosque during prayer time. Y.G., who had a knife in hand, chased the muezzin away with a stick and broke the glass at the mosque door. Y.G. threatened the muezzin and the congregation with a knife and did not allow them to enter the mosque.

STARTED TO FLEE WHILE WAITING FOR THE POLICE

The congregation took Y.G. outside and called the police. While waiting for the police to arrive, Y.G. began to flee. For about 2 kilometers, Y.G. and the congregation threw stones and bricks at each other by the roadside, while some members of the congregation continued the chase with sticks and hooks in hand.

ARRESTED

Y.G., who was detained by the Antalya Police Department teams, was brought before a judge after his procedures at the police station and was arrested and sent to prison.