Sorgun

Villagers make, export traditional dolls

The women of the Sorgun village in the northwestern province of Bursa have been continuing an old practice of making traditional dolls, which they sell across the country or export worldwide.

The dolls are sold at prices between 250 and 500 Turkish Liras ($17 and $34) due to the type of clothes village women use to adorn them.

Prosecutor shot in head during birthday party

A Turkish prosecutor has seriously been injured by a suspicious gun shot in the head while celebrating her birthday with a group of friends at her home.

The 28-year-old Özlem Salkım, a prosecutor in the Central Anatolian province of Yozgat's Sorgun district, invited a group of friends working for various public institutions in the city to her home for a birthday party.

British family fights for justice in Antalya

A devastated British father is trying to get justice for his son, who he believes was robbed and killed during a night out in Antalya Chris Smyth, a devastated British father whose son Andrew Smyth, 32, was found dead four years ago in a forest in the southern city of Antalya, is preparing for a legal battle against a recent non-suit verdict in the case by a local court.