ISTANBUL: Overnight, vandals entered a Jewish cemetery in Istanbul and destroyed numerous grave markers. In a tweet, it shared images of the destruction and said that gravestones in the Haskoy cemetery had been demolished.
We anticipate that the vandals will be caught as soon as possible. It stated, “The matter has been reported to the appropriate authorities with all the photographs and night recordings. Suleyman Soylu, the interior minister, denounced the “heinous” attack on Twitter.
With the careful work of our Istanbul Police Department, two of the offenders were apprehended; the investigation is ongoing, he added. He continued, “Those who want to undermine our solidarity and unity with such outrageous attacks will never be permitted.”
The 81 gravestones in the Jewish cemetery were destroyed, according to a statement from the governor’s office in Istanbul, by five children between the ages of 11 and 13. It was discovered after reviewing the security camera footage that 81 gravestones in the cemetery had been demolished, and that minors between the ages of 11 and 13 were responsible for the crime.
