Published June 7th, 2026 - 07:48 GMT
ALBAWABA - In a horrific video circulating online, a father in Ankara's Etimesgut district grabs his daughter and dangles her from the 2nd-floor window while threatening her with a knife after an argument with his wife.The incident which took place on 2022nd Street, Piyade Neighborhood, Etimesgut, Ankara - The father, who reportedly “went into a frenzy” after an argument with his wife, decides to prove his point by grabbing a knife and threatening to drop his 3-year-old daughter from the 2nd-floor window.Neighbors and witnesses immediately called the police, who showed up in droves and spent a long time trying to persuade the father not to kill his daughter, to no avail. After the man said he “wouldn’t surrender”, a police special forces unit raided the apartment and neutralized the father, who was taken to the hospital. The daughter was unharmed.🇹🇷 Un hombre tomó como rehén a su propia hija de tres años, amenazándola con un cuchillo y colgándola desde una ventana en Ankara, Turquía.La pequeña fue rescatada ilesa y el agresor fue reducido tras una rápida intervención policial. pic.twitter.com/DTqHctVdNm— Alerta Mundial (@AlertaMundoNews) June 6, 2026 An investigation was launched into the case, will the Turkish authorities allow the father to go back to his family after his recovery?
