The family in Ordu, who have been subjected to approximately 400 complaints from their downstairs neighbor saying "You are making noise" and have had the police come to their home repeatedly, is now facing a nightmare with garbage. The family, whose downstairs neighbor constantly leaves trash in front of their door, has installed a security camera at their apartment door as a last resort. POLICE HAVE COME TO THEIR HOME 400 TIMES IN 2 YEARSThe Zengin family, living in their own apartment in the Selimiye neighborhood of Altınordu district, had neighbors move in downstairs two years ago. Allegedly, the woman who is their neighbor complained to the police about noise after a while. The Zengin family went to their village for a three-month period, but allegedly, during this time, police teams came to their apartment due to complaints. Over the course of two years, the family had the police come to their home approximately 400 times and eventually noticed that garbage was being thrown at their door. After installing a security camera at the entrance of their apartment, the family realized that the person harassing them by throwing vegetable and fruit peels, hazelnut shells, raw eggs, water, and trash was their downstairs neighbor, a woman named G.A. Although the situation was taken to court, no results were obtained. COMPLAINED TO THE POLICE EVEN WHEN THEY WERE NOT HOMESamet Zengin (35), a married father of three who works in construction, stated that he has lived in the same apartment for about 20 years and has been the building manager for a while. Zengin said, "For two years, police have come to my door over 400 times due to false reports of 'noise complaints.' Many times I was not home, and they even came when no one was at home. Once, even when we were in the village for three months, the police came, as my neighbors told me. I spoke to the woman's husband about this situation, but he said, 'My wife is disturbed, that's why she is doing this.' He wanted us to tolerate it and manage it. We tolerated it and did not mind the police coming and going, but then eggs and trash started coming to my door. I complained to the police, but I did not get any results," he said. "SHE THROWS WHATEVER SHE CAN GET HER HANDS ON"Zengin, who stated that he spoke to the woman's husband but did not get any results despite complaining about the situation, said, "Finally, a while ago, I installed a security camera at the entrance of my apartment, we started recording videos, and I shared them on social media platforms. As seen in the footage, she throws hazelnut shells, tea waste, mandarin peels, stones, potatoes—whatever she can get her hands on. Sometimes she throws things from her balcony to our balcony. She tries to harm us in every way. She has also disturbed our children in the building," he said. "I COULDN'T GET A RESTRAINING ORDER"Zengin, who stated that he is the building manager and that signatures were collected from the residents but no results were obtained, also claimed that he has not had guests at his home during this process, saying, "For about 2 years, I have had guests only 1-2 times. People are hesitant because the police keep coming and going. I am the building manager myself, and we collected signatures for her, but I have not yet obtained any results. She has taken a restraining order against my wife and me, and we do not know how she obtained it; we have not harmed her in any way. However, despite the trash being thrown at my door and my children being disturbed, I could not get a restraining order against her. I have been to the courthouse about 10 times and filed a complaint, but I have not yet obtained any results," he said. Meanwhile, the downstairs neighbor G.A. did not open the door despite the doorbell being rung.
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