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12 people injured after container ship sinks off Turkey's Balıkesir coast

Some 12 people were slightly injured after a container ship sank off the Marmara province of Balıkesir's coast during loading on May 14, Doğan News Agency has reported.

The container ship named "Ali Ağa, which arrived at the Bandırma Port from the Aegean province of İzmir's Aliağa district, sank after the loading process went wrong on the afternoon of May 14. 

Minibus owner arrested after deadly crash in Turkey's Marmaris

The owner of a minibus responsible for causing the deaths of 24 people in a crash in southwestern Turkey has been arrested, according to security sources.        

The minibus veered off a cliff on May 13 in the Muğla province, while heading to a Mother's Day event in the resort town of Marmaris from the Buca district of the western province of İzmir.        

Victims of bus accident in Turkish resort of Marmaris laid to rest on Mother's Day

Victims of a bus accident in the Turkish resort district of Marmaris in the Aegean province of Muğla were laid to rest on May 14 Mother's Day in the western province of İzmir. 

Some 24 people were killed and 11 others were injured when a tour bus carrying 34 passengers and heading to Marmaris from İzmir's Buca district for a one-day trip toppled in Sakar Geçidi on May 13.  

Car accident kills chief public prosecutor in Turkey's west

A chief public prosecutor and his driver were killed in a car accident in the Merkezefendi district of the western province of Denizli on May 10. 

Denizli Chief Public Prosecutor Mustafa Alper, 48, and his driver Muzaffer Akşehirli were killed when a truck laden with excavations crashed into their car on a highway.

10 percent rise in weapons used by civilians in Turkey in first three months of 2017

The number of weapons used by civilians in Turkey rose by 10 percent in the first three months of 2017, according to statistics released by the Interior Ministry. 

The total number of licensed weapons used by civilians reached 338,052 with the increase, the ministry said upon a parliamentary question regarding individual arming by independent lawmaker Aylin Nazlıaka. 

Minister refutes reports on same-sex siblings policy for foster families in Turkey

Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya refuted on May 4 reports that decisions on granting custody of children to foster parents was being affected by the gender of the children.

Controversy had been stirred over reports that local officials in the Aegean province of İzmir were not giving away girls to parents who already have sons. 

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