Man attempts suicide near presidential facility in Istanbul

A man has attempted suicide after trying to enter a presidential facility in Istanbul following a quarrel with the police. 

The unidentified suspect entered the Huber Kö?k, a presidential facility located in Istanbul's Tarabya district, despite police asking him to stop. 

Initial reports suggested that the man was shot by police for disobeying the stop warning, but a statement from the President's Office indicated otherwise. The statement said a 20-year-old man tried to force his way into the Huber Kö?k, leading to a quarrel with the police, during which he seized the guard's weapon and shot himself. 

"The man grabbed a security guard's gun during the brawl and tried to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head," the statement said. 

"The man is in critical condition and there are claims that he is mentally unstable," it also stated, adding that he had been transferred to the Maslak Ac?badem Hospital for treatment.  

Reports indicate that the young man, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, has a criminal record. 

Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an is reportedly safe at his home in Üsküdar's K?s?kl? neighborhood on Istanbul's Anatolian side.

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