"Beat & Release": Nightclub Battle in Istanbul is a Lost Chapter of "War & Peace"

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 28 October 2024)

          That's Leo Tolstoy in the middle, making notes.

In the Taksim Square area of Istanbul, nightclub owners 

Savaş A. ("War", 37) and Barış A. ("Peace", 36), gave

Erdem S. and his friends Ferdi T. (26) and Malik T. (27)

a 5% partnership for 40,000 TL per month each and turned

over the club to them to manage.  But after Ferdi T. and

Malik T. ran the club for a while they reneged on giving

the monthly payment, resulting in gun violence that sealed

the club shut. 

Subsequently, when Ferdi T. and Malik T. learned that "War

& Peace" had reopened the club, they sent their goons 

Serhat T. (24) and Ermihan A. (19) to the club and Serhat T.

threatened the workers with his gun, taking all the money.  

Consequently, "War & Peace" had to close the nightclub.

On 15 October, goons Serhat T.,  Emirhan A., Abdullah Ç.

(32) and Erdal G. (36) same to the nightclub and opened the

padlock on the door with a "spiral" (coil used as an intrauterine

device  (!)) .  Their forced entry prompted "War & Peace" to

contact the Beyoğlu police, who identified the four intruders

and took them into custody. 

Serhat T. was jailed by the court, while the other three were

released on judicial supervision.  A week later, Ferdi T. and

Malik T. were arrested, with the former being jailed and the

latter being released on judicial supervision.

The six are no strangers to jail: Ferdi T. has a police record

of 10 crimes, Malik T.-14, Serhat T. - 15, Emirhan A. - 4,

Abdullah Ç. - 6, and (the champ) Erdal G. with 20 crimes

to his credit.