Safety
License plate recognition systems to be installed in mall parking lots across Turkey
A license plate recognition system will be installed in the parking lots of all malls across Turkey as a part of security precautions, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
The Tupolev’s tail section has been found along with three more bodies
3000 people are searching the crash site for the passengers’ bodies. According to TASS news agency the black box was found on Tuesday morning under the cabin and it will br retrieved as soon as possible. According to experts there are two more recorders on the tail section to be found.
Suspects in Soma mine disaster demand acquittal
Alp Gürkan, the former chair of Soma Holding, which owned a mine that was the site of Turkey's worst-ever mine disaster in 2014, demanded his acquittal at his first hearing on Dec. 26, Doğan News Agency has reported.
Gürkan said he resigned as chair of the company on December 2013 and handed over the baton to his son due to his old age.
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Increased Security in Bulgaria's Sofia
Increased security measures are now in force in Sofia.
There is additional security in front of the embassies of the countries from the international anti-terrorist coalition, in spite of the fact that there is no information about an actual threat against any of these.
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Rebic: Merciless fight against crime to continue
BELGRADE - Serbia's new Police Director Vladimir Rebic said Monday he expected the police to continue the merciless fight against all forms of crime and achieve good results, like in 2016.
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Turkish court approves verdicts against policemen for killing of Gezi protester Ali Ismail Korkmaz
The Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals has approved a verdict against two police officers who were found guilty of killing 19-year-old Gezi protester Ali İsmail Korkmaz.
Officers Mevlüt Saldoğan and Yalçın Akbulut, who were both convicted to 10 years and 10 months in jail, will serve prison terms that were handed down by a Kayseri court after the case was re-evaluated.
Germany To Strengthen Video Camera Surveillance
Video camera surveillance in Germany will be strengthened after Parliament approved a law adopted by the government on Wednesday.
This is happening against the background of growing anxiety regarding public safety, in spite of public sensitivity on the topic of surveillance due to the activities of the Nazi and Communist totalitarian services.
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Undercover police to help boost security at shopping malls
Undercover policemen have begun to carry out observations regarding shortcomings in security at Turkish shopping malls, reporting findings to the managerial office of the venues, as authorities tighten up security in various areas in the face of mounting terror attacks in the country.
Karlov's attacker refused to go through X-ray, entered with police ID: Municipality
The man who killed Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov on Dec. 19 at an arts center in Ankara was warned by security personnel at the entrance to the venue after he refused to proceed through an X-ray device but was subsequently granted entry after he showed his police ID, according to the local municipality.
Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov was first ambassador assassinated in Turkey
It was very sad to hear of the armed attack against Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov on Dec. 19 at the opening of a photo exhibition at a gallery in central Ankara. As a matter of fact, despite regional turbulence and tensions, Ankara has always been a safe capital for diplomats and ambassadors.