The Times of Israel :
A senior official working for Istanbul’s Sisli district city hall died Monday after two gunmen walked into his office and shot him in
the head. It was not immediately clear if the incident was related to the failed coup that has been roiling Turkey for the past several days.
Deputy Mayor in charge of Development Cemil Candas was rushed to a nearby hospital, but succumbed to his injuries afterwards. Police detained the two gunmen, who were taken out by the rear entrance.
Various reports inaccurately stated that Candas was Jewish. Sisli is home to some of Istanbul’s remaining Jews, as well as the Jewish newspaper and the Ottoman-Turkish Sephardic Culture Research Center.
The Sisli municipality is run by the opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP.
A senior official working for Istanbul’s Sisli district city hall died Monday after two gunmen walked into his office and shot him in
the head. It was not immediately clear if the incident was related to the failed coup that has been roiling Turkey for the past several days.
Deputy Mayor in charge of Development Cemil Candas was rushed to a nearby hospital, but succumbed to his injuries afterwards. Police detained the two gunmen, who were taken out by the rear entrance.
Various reports inaccurately stated that Candas was Jewish. Sisli is home to some of Istanbul’s remaining Jews, as well as the Jewish newspaper and the Ottoman-Turkish Sephardic Culture Research Center.
The Sisli municipality is run by the opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP.
