30.10.2026 00:03
In a simultaneous operation carried out at 19 addresses against a gang alleged to have opened fire on businesses in Beşiktaş, Tuzla and Pendik in Istanbul, 13 suspects were detained. It was learned that the suspects called business owners from foreign numbers and demanded 5 to 10 million lira in extortion, threatening them with death. When it emerged that they had handed over the weapon used in one incident to a hotel reception, the receptionist and the hotel owner were also detained.
13 suspects were detained in ISTANBUL on allegations that they shot up businesses to collect 5-10 million lira in extortion money. During searches of the houses where the suspects were staying and a hotel, 2 handguns and a large amount of ammunition, believed to have been used in the incidents, were seized. Security cameras recorded the moments when the suspects carried out the shootings. It was learned that among those detained were the receptionist and the hotel owner, to whom the suspects handed over the weapon they used after the incident. The hotel where the suspects were staying was sealed.
In an investigation conducted by the Public Order Branch Directorate and the Intelligence Branch Directorate, an operation was carried out against members of a gang who shot up businesses in Beşiktaş, Tuzla and Pendik to collect extortion money.
SIMULTANEOUS RAID ON 19 ADDRESSES
As a result of examining hundreds of hours of security camera footage through technical and physical surveillance lasting about 2 months, simultaneous raids were carried out on 19 addresses. In the operation, in which Special Operations Police also took part, 13 suspects were detained. During a search of the house where the suspects were staying and a hotel room, 2 handguns and a large amount of ammunition, believed to have been used in the incidents, were seized.
THEY HANDED THE WEAPON OVER TO THE HOTEL RECEPTION
It was also learned that during the investigation, police obtained security camera footage of the moments when the suspects handed over the weapon they used in an incident to the hotel reception. Following this development, it was stated that the hotel reception employee and the hotel owner were also detained. It was also learned that the hotel used by the suspects was sealed as part of the investigation.
THEY DEMANDED 5-10 MILLION LIRA IN EXTORTION
On the other hand, it was learned that the suspects demanded between 5 and 10 million lira in extortion from the businesses they shot up. It was also stated that the suspects called the businesses from foreign numbers and threatened the victims with death. The 13 suspects, whose procedures at the police station were completed, were referred to the courthouse.