An armed clash between three gunmen and the Turkish police erupted near Israel’s consulate in the Beşiktaş district, in Türkiye’s cosmopolitan city of Istanbul on Tuesday, April 7.
According to Istanbul Governor, Davut Gül, one of the attackers was killed and the other two were wounded in the exchange of fire, which also left two police officers slightly injured.
The Turkish Interior Ministry revealed that the slain shooter was identified as Yunus E.S., who had links to what it described as “a terrorist organization exploiting religion”. The other two shooters are brothers and were identified as Onur C., whom the ministry said has a drug-related record, and Enes C.
It is still unknown if the Israeli consulate was the target of the attack, as it has been closed for two and a half years over tension between Ankara and Tel Aviv, due to Israel’s genocidal aggression on the Gaza Strip.
However, Turkish justice minister, Akın Gürlek, confirmed on X that an investigation has been initiated to uncover the circumstances and motives of the incident.
“Under the coordination of our Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, in collaboration with relevant law enforcement units, the work is ongoing for the purpose of fully elucidating the incident, and the investigation is being conducted meticulously and in a multifaceted manner,” Gurlek noted.
Erdogan condemns the attack, vows “counter-terrorism” commitment
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the attack as “a heinous act of terrorism” during a speech at a defense industry factory in Türkiye’s capital, Ankara, on Tuesday.
Erdogan also affirmed that his country will continue the fight “against all forms of terrorism with determination”, and that it will not allow such “vile and timed provocations” to harm its security.
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