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Turkey embraces young handball player told she can’t play with boys, wear shorts
Turkey has embraced a 13-year-old handballer after an interview where she cries while recalling people telling her she can't play with boys and wear shorts drew nationwide support for her.
Enterprise closed over ‘disrespect toward women’
The municipality of Akpınar in the Central Anatolian province of Kırşehir has ordered the closure of an enterprise for 15 days due to "disrespect shown toward women."
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Erdoğan's lawyer applies to media watchdog over actors' comments
Veteran journalist Uğur Dündar (L) hosts actors Metin Akpınar (C) and Müjdat Gezen for a live broadcast at Kadıköy district municipality building in Istanbul on Dec. 21.
Students in Adana forced to go to school using horse due to minibus no-show
Students from a village in the southern Turkish province of Adana are having to travel to school in a horse-drawn cart, as the minibus that previously served them no longer comes, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Nov. 3.