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Bosnia Convicts Serb Ex-Soldier of Killing Civilian Prisoner
The Cantonal Court in Bihac on Thursday found Milenko Macanovic, alias Macan, who was a Bosnian Serb Army soldier in Kljuc during wartime, of murdering one civilian prisoner and mistreating another.
The court found that Macanovic went into the Nikola Mackic School gym in Kljuc after a number of Bosniak civilians had been detained and brought to the gym for interrogation.
Lawyer gunned down in Istanbul
A 42-year-old Turkish lawyer was shot to death in Istanbul by two assailants late on Jan. 26 following a fight that reportedly broke out over money.
According to police sources, the two men met with Şafak Mahmutyazıcıoğlu at a restaurant he owned in the Yeşilköy neighborhood to discuss a property sale with him and one of his clients.
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Bosnian War Prisoners’ Complaint about Serbian TV Show ‘Dismissed’
Former detainee Fikret Alic with a copy of Time magazine from 1992 depicting him in a Bosnian Serb wartime camp. Photo: EPA-EFE/Freek van den Bergh.
The former detainees had complained that untruths about the Serb-run camps were aired on the Happy TV show 'Good Morning, Serbia' in February this year, belittling their suffering.
Vahap Munyar takes over as Hürriyet's editor-in-chief
Fikret Bila has handed over the post of daily Hürriyet editor-in-chief to Vahap Munyar, a columnist and former head of the newspaper's economy desk.
Bodybuilder’s Murder Highlights Mladic’s 1992 Genocide Charge
Yugoslav bodybuilding star Fikret Hodzic was a victim of the 1992 campaign of military persecution for which former Bosnian Serb Army chief Ratko Mladic faces judgment next week - but can prosecutors prove it was genocide?
Renowned Turkish actor Fikret Hakan passes away at 83
Fikret Hakan, a renowned Turkish stage and screen actor, has died aged 83 in Istanbul on July 11.
The actor's management said the Hakan had passed away in hospital where he had been receiving treatment for lung cancer.
'Baby crisis' on Turkish TV series set
A crisis has arisen in the Turkish TV series "Kırlangıç Fırtınası" (Swallow Storm), after lead actress Meltem Cumbul left the set in reaction against the inclusion of a baby in the series.
In the series, Cumbul plays a mother who is looking for her daughter alongside the actor Fikret Kuşkan.
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Ottoman sultans' edicts, Atatürk photos on sale in Antalya auction
The Antalya Antik Müzayede, an auction house in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, will hold a sale of two precious edicts by two Ottoman sultans, along with rare photos from the funeral of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of modern Turkey, on May 15.
Be?ikta? sells Reza Zarrab's $500,000 box seat at Vodafone Arena
The controversial box seat owned by Iranian-born Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab, who was arrested in the U.S. over a month ago, at Be?ikta?' long-awaited new stadium has been sold for $500,000 after the parties reached a mutual agreement, daily Habertürk has reported.
Black Eagles flying back home
After a 1065-day break, Be?ikta? is returning to Istanbul's Dolmabahçe neighborhood overlooking the Bosphorus on April 11 for the official kick-off on its new home pitch, Vodafone Arena, against Bursaspor with seven weeks to go in the league.
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