"Flee & Release": Fugitive Struck by Police "Lightning" on Cable Car, in Bursa

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 4 April 2025)

           Nice ski jacket, perfect for unheated jail cell.

Police in Bursa got word that Doğukan Yıldırım (22), a fugitive 

fleeing a 4-year jail sentence for 48 counts of theft and drug use, 

had come to the Uludağ ski resort from Balıkesir.  As Yıldırım

(whose surname means "lightning") was returning to Bursa city 

from Uludağ on the "teleferik" (cable car), police nabbed him and

took him to jail. 

Path of the lightning bolt.

"Slip & Release": Gone Fishing, He Slips on Dog Poop and Falls 5 Meters Down, in Antalya

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(Sabah Newspaper, 3 April 2025)

In Anatalya, Alparslan Barış Arıcan (38) was descending 

the "falez" (cliff/sea wall) to go fishing when he slipped on

some dog poop (!) and fell five meters down.  Unable to 

make his voice heard from the depths, Arıcan called his

relative Cüney Öz, who came and then summoned rescuers.

Arriving medics determined that Arıcan's leg was broken

so they put a splint on it and raised him up with ropes on a

stretcher to safety. 

Police have a warrant out for the pooping pooch

and master.

"Chase & Release": Cat Stranded on Utility Pole By Pursuing Dog Rescued by Citizens, in Van

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(Sözcü Newspaper, 2 April 2025) 

And it looks like it'll be raining cats and dogs soon.

In Van's Başkale district, a cat that fled from a dog got stranded

on a utility pole it climbed for safety because the dog wouldn't

give up the chase.  After remaining up on the pole for some 

time, passers-by noticed the cat's dilemma and chased away the

dog. 

Cat has since taken refuge in Iran.

"Rent & Release": Landlord Harasses Lady Tenant With "Her" Fake Online Accounts to Raise Rent, in Ankara

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 1 April 2025)

                     G.A. knows a fake when she see it.

In Ankara's Eryaman district, a young woman named G.A.

rented a home owned by V.C., who wanted to raise her rent

more than the allowed 25%.  

When G.A. balked, as of 1 March 2023 she noticed that she

began getting unwanted, sexually-explicit phone calls and

that 4 accounts in "flirting" online programs had been opened

in her name, with details of her neighborhood and friends

included. 

G.A. appealed to public prosecutor Mahmut Kaan Yüksel for 

help and he found that the culprit was (surprise!) V.C.  At the

trial on 14 January, V.C. was found guilty, but in light of his

"clean" record and "good behavior" during the trial process, 

the sentence was deferred. (!)