Police officers Süleyman Çakır (48) and Bircan İlhanlı (39) were attacked while they were patrolling in Adana province, southern Turkey.
Police vehicle in which officers were patrolling was opened fire by two perpetrators on motorbikes last evening at 8 p.m.
Attackers fled while gravely injured policemen were taken to the hospital and were put into intensive care.
Officers could not be saved despite all medical efforts.
Governor of Adana, Mustafa Büyük, implied the attackers were Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members. (EKN)
* Photo Credit: Bekir Ömer Fansa / AA
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