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Emergency teams in Istanbul rescued a man who had been trapped for days behind a wall at the entrance of the Kasimpasa-Haskoy Tunnel in the city’s Beyoglu district.
The incident occurred on the morning of Sept. 11, when the man, for reasons still unknown, entered a narrow opening beside the tunnel and advanced into a 15-meter (49.2 feet) cavity behind the wall.
Unable to get out, he reportedly remained stuck until his calls for help were heard by a passerby.
Police, firefighters, paramedics, and Türkiye’s National Medical Rescue Team (UMKE) were dispatched following the alert.
Officers from the Beyoglu Patrol Division entered through the tight passage and located the man. He appeared exhausted, partially unclothed, and had visible injuries on his body.
Because of his weak condition and the confined space, he could not be removed immediately.
Firefighters used drills, concrete-cutting tools, and hammers to break through the 15-centimeter-thick reinforced wall. After several hours, they created an opening wide enough for the police to reach the trapped man.
The operation lasted six hours in total.
Once freed, the man was fitted with a neck brace, carried out on a stretcher, and taken by ambulance to the hospital for treatment.
Police have opened an investigation to determine how and why the man entered the restricted area behind the tunnel wall.
The Kasimpasa–Haskoy Tunnel, where the incident occurred, is a 1.6-kilometer (1-mile) road tunnel in Istanbul’s Beyoglu district.
Opened in 2006 as part of the Dolmabahce–Bomonti–Kasimpasa project, it provides a key underground route for commuters between the neighborhoods of Kasimpasa and Haskoy along the Golden Horn, helping to ease traffic congestion in the city’s historic center.
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