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Prosecutor demands up to 11 years in jail for man who attacked woman for 'wearing shorts' in Istanbul

An Istanbul prosecutor demanded on July 18 up to 11 years in jail for a man who attacked a woman "for wearing shorts" on a bus over charges of "inciting people to hatred and hostility," "sexual assault with molestation," and "restraining the rights of freedom, belief and thought."   

Parliament approves draft law for establishment of joint Turkish-Japanese university

A draft law aiming to establish the Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University in Istanbul, in line with a previously signed agreement between the two countries, has been passed in the Turkish Parliament.

According to the draft, the Treasury will support the joint university every year, which will be exempt from the government's value-added special consumption taxes.

Police detain judge after he allegedly accepted bribe in Istanbul

Police detained a judge in Ankara on April 19 on accusations that he accepted a bribe. 

The head of the Istanbul Third Heavy Penal Court, identified only by the initials H.A., was detained after Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Fehmi Tosun launched an investigation upon receiving a tip off from a lawyer. 

49 ISIL suspects detained in Istanbul for 'preparing for referendum attacks'

Police on April 15 detained 49 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspects allegedly planning a "sensational" act of terror ahead of the constitutional referendum. The suspects, including 41 foreign nationals, were taken into custody during simultaneous raids in seven districts including Başakşehir, Beylikdüzü, Fatih, Esenyurt, Kartal, Küçükçekmece and Pendik, a security source said.

Huge anti-narcotics, anti-terror police operation launched in Istanbul

A large-scale operation with the participation of 2,000 police officers from anti-narcotics and anti-terror teams was launched in Istanbul on the morning of March 23. 

Checkpoints were established in parts of the city for the operation, called "Kurtkapanı-2," which means Wolf Creek in Turkish. 

Man beaten for 'looking like' Reina attacker

A man identified only by the initials as K.M. was subjected to an attempted lynching in Istanbul's Pendik district after a crowd thought he resembled an alleged Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant who conducted a New Year's attack on the famous Reina nightclub on Jan. 1, killing 39 and wounding 65 others. 

Regulation to be introduced to control short-term rentals in Turkey

Realtors and homeowners renting their properties for a short-term without a contract will be penalized if they fail to register tenants' information with the authorities and do not pay taxes, in a measure that is expected to prevent terror and prostitution-related crimes, daily Star reported on Oct. 19.  

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