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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 3 March 2026)
Candidates for "Most Efficient Thieves" of the month.
Five people broke into a jewelry store in the early hours of the morning,
cut the lock, and stole gold worth 18 million lira in just two minutes (!)
before escaping.
The break-in occurred in Istanbul's Göktürk neighborhood of Eyüpsultan
district on the night of February 26th. Five individuals approached a
jewelry store, first lifting the shutters and then breaking the lock on the
door. Entering the store, the suspects stole approximately 3 kilograms
of 14-karat gold, approximately 200 grams of 18-karat gold, and
approximately 150 grams of diamond jewelry, with a market value of
18 million TL (about $410.000), within two minutes (!).
One suspect, who had taken another bag full of gold from inside, was
caught by a security guard while trying to escape. The security guard
tried to stop the suspect as he attempted to flee. At that moment, the
other suspects, seeing the security guard, also ran out of the jewelry
store and escaped from the scene. The private security guard, realizing
that a robbery was taking place, hurried to report it.
After the incident, upon receiving a notification from the alarm company,
the business owner, Ertan Y. (34), connected to the cameras of his
workplace via his mobile phone. When Ertan Y. watched the footage
live, he saw the robbers stealing the gold from the jewelry store and
escaping. Ertan Y. determined that approximately 18 million lira worth
of gold and diamonds had been stolen and went to the police to file a
complaint.
It was learned that in his statement to the police, Ertan Y.
complained not only about the suspects but also about the alarm
company, which he claimed sent the notification late. The police have
launched an investigation to apprehend the attackers.
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