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Police confirm body washed ashore of missing girl in Antalya
The police have confirmed that one of the nine bodies washed up on the southern coasts of the country is that of an 18-year-old girl who went missing for approximately two weeks.
Merve Şevval Elmas, a first-year gastronomy student at Akdeniz University, had been reported missing by her family since Jan. 4.
Somali leader’s son faces prison sentence over fatal crash
Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has requested a sentence of two to six years in prison for Muhammed Hasan Sheikh Mahmud, the son of Somali President Hasan Sheikh Mahmud, who caused the death of motorcycle courier Yunus Emre Göçer in Fatih, Istanbul.
Probe initiated into police for accident involving Somali leader's son
An investigation has been launched into the police officers who conducted the initial examination at the scene of the fatal traffic accident involving the son of the Somali president.
Public furious over court’s reason for reducing jail term of Gültekin’s killer
The elements of deliberately killing with monstrous feelings or causing torment did not exist in the murder of 27-year-old Pınar Gültekin, a local court has stated while announcing the reason behind the reduction of the jail term of the murderer Cemal Metin Avcı in the country's high-profile femicide case.
Gültekin went missing in the southwestern province of Muğla on July 16, 2020.
Father of killed woman cries out against court ruling
The father of Pınar Gültekin, who was brutally murdered by her boyfriend Cemal Metin Avcı two years ago, has voiced his anger towards the court's decision of decreasing the murderer's sentence based on an "unjust provocation discount."
Justice minister criticizes court ruling in high-profile femicide case
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has joined the public anger by criticizing the "unjust provocation discount" a court has given in the case of Cemal Metin Avcı, the murderer of university student Pınar Gültekin.
Speaking at a conference on the law on June 23, Bozdağ highlighted that the issue of "unjust provocation discount" should be discussed.
İYİ Party leader criticizes court ruling in high-profile femicide case
İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has criticized the "unjust provocation discount" given in the case of Cemal Metin Avcı, the murderer of university student Pınar Gültekin.
"They encourage women killers, shame on all of them," Akşener said addressing her party lawmakers on June 22.
Assailants open fire at car dealership, kill three
Three people were killed in an armed attack at a car dealership in Istanbul's Bağcılar district late on Nov. 13.
The incident occurred after a group of attackers came to the scene in two different cars and opened fire at the store.
Three people identified as Cemal D., Engin D. and Polat D. succumbed to their wounds while the suspects escaped.
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Femicide victim burned while she was alive: Report
A forensic report submitted to a local court in the high profile femicide case reveals that Pınar Gültekin, a 27-year-old student who was murdered in the Aegean province of Muğla last year, was burned alive.
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Fate of Turkish drag queen’s inheritance remains unclear
The case over the heritage of Seyfi Dursunoğlu, better known as Turkey's most famous drag queen "Huysuz Virjin" (Grumpy Virgin), remains unclear as an Istanbul court has requested a new forensic report regarding the mental health of a witness.