US EditionTurkish Police Officer Dies From Gunshot Wounds Suffered in Istanbul Drug Raid
Officer Emre Albayrak died in hospital after being shot during a narcotics raid amid a 23% rise in drug-related incidents, officials said.
- Officer Emre Albayrak was shot during an early-morning narcotics raid in the Cekmekoy district, Istanbul, and died of his wounds in a hospital.
- In recent years, Turkey has experienced a rise in drug-related crime, with the National Police Counter-Narcotics Department reporting a 23% increase in incidents last year compared to 2023.
- Istanbul's Governor's Office said the special operations police team carried out the raid, the shooter was killed, two suspects detained, and officer `became a martyr`.
- Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said 970 suspects had been detained in nationwide counter-narcotics operations over the previous week, with the shooting and officer's death reported on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.
- Amid growing drug-related crime, officials report a 23% rise in incidents last year, increasing pressures on Turkey's law enforcement community and the National Police Counter-Narcotics Department.
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Turkish police officer dies from gunshot wounds in drug raid
A police officer died Monday after being shot and seriously wounded during an early morning drug raid in Istanbul, Turkish officials said. Officer Emre Albayrak died of his wounds in a hospital. He was part of a special operations team carrying out the raid in the Cekmekoy district on Istanbul’s Asian side. “Our police officer Emre Albayrak, who was seriously injured in a narcotics operation in the Cekmekoy district, could not be saved despite a…
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Turkish police officer dies from gunshot wounds suffered in Istanbul drug raid
Turkish officials say a police officer has died after being shot during a drug raid in Istanbul. The special operations officer died of his wounds in a hospital Monday.
The number of detainees in connection with the martyrdom of Police Officer Emre Albayrak, who was shot at by Special Operations police officers during a narcotics operation in Çekmeköy, Istanbul, has risen to five.
Martyred police officer Emre Albayrak (27), who was killed when suspects opened fire during a drug operation in Istanbul, was sent on his final journey in his hometown, Samsun. The funeral of police officer Emre Albayrak, who was on duty at the Special Operations Branch Directorate and who was killed when suspects opened fire during a drug operation held in Çekmeköy, Istanbul, was brought to Samsun Çarşamba Airport by plane after the ceremony he…
During an operation at an address in the Çekmeköy district of Istanbul, special operations police officers were fired upon. Special operations police officer Emre Albayrak, who was seriously wounded in the gunfire, was taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries despite all efforts. The perpetrator of the attack, 35-year-old R.A., was found dead. The incident occurred during an operation targeting a house in Çekmeköy this morning. A…
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