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Armed Attack on Traffic Police Officers.

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A police team was shot during a traffic stop in Esenyurt. One police officer was wounded in the back, while the alleged perpetrator, a retired police officer, shot himself in the head. The incident occurred on Fatih Sultan Mehmet Street in the Akevler neighborhood of Esenyurt...

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A police team was shot during a traffic stop in Esenyurt. One police officer was wounded in the back, while the alleged perpetrator, a retired police officer, shot himself in the head. The incident occurred on Fatih Sultan Mehmet Street in the Akevler neighborhood of Esenyurt...

In Istanbul's Esenyurt district, a retired police officer who was working as an unlicensed taxi driver shot and killed a police officer who had issued him a ticket, and then committed suicide.

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A tragedy occurred in Istanbul's Esenyurt district during a plainclothes traffic team's inspection of illegal taxis. Upon learning his vehicle was about to be impounded, retired police chief Ekrem A. shot and killed traffic police officer Mehmet Ali Topatan, who had stopped him. Immediately after the attack, the assailant committed suicide with the same weapon.

During a police operation in Esenyurt, Istanbul, a driver who had been summoned via an app and stopped on suspicion of operating a taxi service opened fire on a plainclothes traffic police officer. The officer, M. Ali Topatan, was seriously wounded at the scene and later died in the hospital.

During a police operation in Esenyurt, Istanbul, a taxi driver, who had been called via a police app, opened fire on a plainclothes traffic police officer while he was being processed. The taxi driver (E.A.) then shot himself. Police officer M.A.T. and E.A. were seriously injured in the incident.

In Istanbul's Esenyurt district, a retired police officer, who was being investigated for operating an illegal taxi service, opened fire on the traffic enforcement team before committing suicide. Police officer Mehmet Ali Topatan, who was seriously injured in the attack, died in the hospital, and the attacker also lost his life.

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Habertürk broke the news in Beyoğlu, Türkiye on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
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