The investigation has been completed against the two suspects, who had a fight with the shopkeepers on the grounds of harassing women in Beyoğlu, and were arrested on charges of shooting the market they came back to while wearing masks. The prosecutor’s office filed a lawsuit demanding up to 21 years in prison for the suspect Ahmet Polat, and up to 18 years in prison for the other suspect, Abdulhamit Polat.
In Istanbul Beyoğlu, two people who shot the shopkeepers who prevented harassment were asked for 39 years in prison.The incident took place on the Tarlabaşı Boulevard on October 3, 2022 at around 10:00 am. Allegedly, two suspects harassed foreign national women standing on the sidewalk. The women were afraid and took shelter in a nearby market.Market owners intervened and warned these people verbally. After a while, a brawl broke out. The suspects who left here came back with guns and started shooting at the market workers.While those on the street fled to the right and left, the employees ran to the buffet and hid behind the cabinet. No one was injured in the incident. The suspects, whose identities were determined by the police, were caught by Ahmet Polat and Abdulhamit Polat. One of the suspects, Ahmet Polat, who was taken to the Istanbul Courthouse after being detained, said that he was drunk on the day of the incident and did not know that the shopkeepers reacted because of the girls, and that he got angry when he was unfairly insulted and fired with a gun.Another suspect, Abdulhamit Polat, stated that he did not shoot and that he regretted it. Both suspects were arrested.In the indictment prepared by the Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office, which completed the investigation into the incident, it was stated that the complainants had an argument with a woman in front of a workplace on October 3, 2022, and that the complainant Ahmet Kutluca was involved in the incident. Suspect Ahmet Polat said, „Who are you, do you know me? I’m Bozo’s man, you can’t get me out of here. I’ll kill you, loot your shop, I won’t let you eat bread here,“ threw a beer bottle and ran away with the other suspect. About half an hour later, it was explained that both people came with masks on their faces, the suspect Ahmet Polat fired at the complainant Kutluca with the gun in his hand, Kutluca took refuge in his workplace, but the suspect continued to shoot.In the police statement, the suspect Ahmet Polat, who was caught with the gun he used in the incident, stated that he was drunk on the day of the incident, chatted with women on Tarlabaşı Boulevard, did not harass women, that the women entered Ahmet Kutluca’s workplace, that the complainant went out and provoked them. It was reported that they took the gun they found in the ruins and came to the workplace wearing masks on their faces. Suspect Abdulhamit Polat also stated that Ahmet Kutluca had a verbal argument with women in front of his workplace, that Ahmet Polat threw the beer bottle when he was insulted, and Polat started shooting when they came back to the scene wearing a mask and said that they did not plan the incident.It was recorded from the camera records that the accusations against the suspects were true, there were 6 empty cartridge cases and blank firearms and their cartridges at the scene, and the bullet hit the water closet in front of the workplace. In the indictment, it was stated in the indictment that the suspects committed a crime in unanimity of opinion and action due to the number of shots fired, the number of shots fired, the fact that they were at close range, and they came back to the scene with a mask on their faces, after the argument they had with the women.The suspects demanded that Ahmet Polat be sentenced to 10 years, 1 month to 21 years in prison on charges of „Threats“, „Destroying property“, „Deliberately attempting to kill“, „Having an unlicensed weapon“, „attempting simple injury“. Another suspect, Abdulhamit Polat, was asked to be sentenced to 9 years, 4 months to 18 years in prison for „damaging property“ and „attempting to kill intentionally“. Both suspects will appear before a judge at the Istanbul Heavy Penal Court in the coming days.
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Two suspects who shot at shopkeepers who intervened in an alleged harassment incident in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district have been charged with up to 21 years in prison. The suspects are accused of returning to a market with guns after a brawl with shopkeepers who had warned them verbally. The men then allegedly shot at workers in the market. Although no one was injured, the two suspects were later arrested. The prosecutor’s office has filed a lawsuit demanding up to 21 years in prison for suspect Ahmet Polat and up to 18 years in prison for the other suspect, Abdulhamit Polat.
