Foreclosure tension in Istanbul: Special operations police were dispatched to the scene

In the Fatih district of Istanbul, the person who argued with the bailiffs who came to his workplace for foreclosure, fired into the air with a gun and locked himself in his house.

The incident took place around 12:00 in the 3-storey building on Pazar Tekkesi Street, Topkapı District.

Allegedly, an argument broke out between Fatih Yılmaz (43) and the bailiffs who came to the workplace for foreclosure.

After the argument, Yılmaz went to his house on the same street and fired a gun into the air at the entrance of the apartment.

After opening fire with a gun, Yılmaz went to the balcony of his house on the third floor of the building and made threats to the surrounding people.

Upon notice, police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. A large number of special operations police were also sent to the region.

Yılmaz, who was convinced as a result of the negotiation carried out by the police teams, was detained and taken to the police station.

While the unlicensed gun on the suspect was confiscated, it was learned that he had 2 criminal records.

Süleyman Çevirgen, a shopkeeper on the street where the incident took place, explained what happened as follows: "The homeowners sat here and drank tea. Then, that friend was their tenant. The police were with them to evict the man from the house, and I guess he had some work from the courthouse, he was evacuated. He didn't want to leave either. They shouted. He got angry at the same time. They got into each other. I intervened, 'Brother, calm down,' he said to me, 'Don't get involved.' So I stood aside. Then upstairs. "This is how it escalated."

Stating that the suspect runs a sports center on the same street, Çevirgen continued his words as follows: "He is already a tradesman here, he owns a sports center, he works there. One police officer tried to save him, but he could not reach him. Then he called for additional help, the teams came. After that, they convinced him, they went downstairs, took him away."

Police investigation into the incident continues.