31.08.2026 10:41
In the Balıkyolu neighborhood of Esenyurt, a man who had a nervous breakdown due to diabetes came down to the street with a knife, causing moments of fear for those around him. Upon seeing the police, he locked himself in his car, and after warnings, shots were fired into the air, and he was removed from the vehicle. Despite resisting the security forces, he was quickly neutralized and taken into custody.
A person who had a nervous breakdown in Esenyurt and threatened those around him with a knife spread terror on the street. The suspect, who locked himself in his car upon seeing police teams, was caught and taken into custody after the teams fired into the air. Those moments were captured second by second on a mobile phone camera.
The incident occurred yesterday in the Balıkyolu Neighborhood of Esenyurt. According to the information obtained, a person known to have diabetes suffered a nervous breakdown for an unknown reason. The man, who went down to the street with a knife in his hand, shouted at the citizens around him and swung the knife randomly, causing moments of fear.
HE LOCKED HIMSELF IN HIS VEHICLE WHEN HE SAW THE POLICE
Upon the report, police teams were dispatched to the address in a short time. The suspect, who noticed the teams arriving, this time got into his parked car and locked himself inside. Despite all the warnings from the teams, the police intervened by firing into the air because the man refused to get out of the vehicle.
HE WAS NEUTRALIZED EVEN THOUGH HE RESISTED
The man, who was removed from the vehicle with difficulty by the police teams, tried to resist the security forces while being taken into custody. The suspect, who was quickly neutralized, was taken to the police station to give his statement. The moments when citizens panicked greatly were recorded moment by moment with a mobile phone camera by a person nearby.