Yapı Kredi Bank branch in Istanbul hit by armed motorcycle attack

An armed attack targeted a Yapı Kredi Bank branch in Esenyurt, Istanbul, early Wednesday morning. Individuals on a motorcycle reportedly fired shots at the bank located on Doğan Araslı Boulevard. Bank employees discovered the bullet impacts on the windows when they arrived to open the branch and immediately notified the police.

Authorities have cordoned off the area and implemented security measures around the bank. The branch has been temporarily closed as police investigate the incident. Crime scene investigators collected evidence from the bank and its surroundings. Police are reviewing security camera footage from the bank and nearby businesses to identify and apprehend the perpetrators.

This incident is the latest in a series of armed attacks targeting Turkish companies. Previously, branches of Otokoç, a company affiliated with the Koç Group, were attacked. These attacks followed a controversial joke made by Rahmi Koç, the honorary chairman of Koç Holding, about Kurdish women. Subsequently, two Yapı Kredi Bank branches in Diyarbakır also experienced armed assaults by unidentified individuals.