Principal Without Principles

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(Takvim Newspaper,25 May 2013)

Inmates' handiwork diverted.

In Meram, Konya, Ali O., the principal at
Ibrahim Hakki Konyali Elementary School
requested tables,chairs, and blackboards for
the school from the National Education
Directorate. In response, the Directorate had
the inmates at a prison build 150 tables and
chairs, along with 15 blackboards. Ali O. was then
provided with an official document so he could
pick up the furniture.

Yesterday, Ali O. rented a truck and went to the
prison to take receipt of the 20,000 TL worth of
goods. But instead of taking the chairs, tables and
blackboards to the school, he took them to a
junkyard, where he sold them all to Sakman O.
for 900 TL.

Police noticed the goods at the junkyard and took
Ali O., Sakman O. and truck driver Sabit Y. into
custody.  The teachers at the school said they thought
that Ali O. had not been able to get the furniture when
they saw him return to the school empty handed.

In court, Ali O. stated that he had left the furniture
at the junkyard because some screws were loose but
Sakman O. said that the principal sold him the goods.
The police had the furniture loaded on to a truck and
taken to the school.

Meram just south of Konya city.

Bat-Groom Threatens Suicide

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(Internethaber, 23 May 2013)

Bat-groom's identity unknown

A couple who agreed to get married got quite
a shock at the Batman wedding bureau when the girl
decided to forego the marriage at the wedding
table. Hearing this, the groom headed for the
roof of the building in a suicide attempt.

The groom, a Batman resident, and the girl, from
Erzurum, met via social media and decided to
get married. The couple then applied to the Batman
Municipal Wedding Bureau for the nuptials to
be performed.

However, when the couple arrived at the bureau
for the ceremony the girl's family persuaded her
to abandon the idea. As the girl told the presiding
municipal official that she did not want to marry,
the groom went berserk. Failing to persuade
his intended, the unnamed young man headed for
the roof of the 5-story building, vowing to jump
off.

Because of the crowds in the corridors, municipal
workers were able to subdue the would-be groom.
Both the boy's and the girl's families were taken
to the police station to give statements and an
investigation into the incident has been begun.

Batman policemobile

Wrong Day for a Loan

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(Hurriyet Newspaper, 23 May 2013)

Doesn't even look like A.B.!

In Besiktas, Istanbul, Ahmet Gokcay (58) went to a bank
in order to get a loan using the identity card of one A.B.
However, thanks to a big coincidence, Gokcay's plan met
with disappointment.

Gokcay had already 'borrowed' 10,000 TL from the bank
using the false identity card and had returned to make an
application for 90,000 TL more on 16 May. The documents
were prepared and sent up to the bank director for his signature.

This is where the fateful coincidence occurred because
when the documents arrived in the bank director's office,
sitting across from the him was his friend and bank
customer, the real A.B. The surprised director asked A.B.
if he had applied for a loan and the equally shocked A.B. said
no but confirmed that the information on the application
was his and was correct.

Meanwhile as Gokcay waited on the floor below for the
director's approval, the director called his staff and told
them to distract Gocay, saying that the police were on their
way.

Gokcay was taken into custody and A.B. filed a complaint
against him. In his statement at the police station, Gokcay
said that "I'm jobless, I'm not working. A friend of mine
told me 'since you're jobless let's make some money for
you.' I agreed and he gave me the ID, pasted my picture on
it and said 'go get some money' so I did. I don't know what
happened and I don't know where the guy who gave me the
ID card is."

The prosecutor had Gokcay taken to court, from where he
was transported to jail.

This Gentleman Prefers Ducks

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(Sabah Newspaper, 19 May 2013)

Father-in-law S.A. comforts  nameless victim.

The incident occurred in Fatih Sultan Mehmet neighborhood in Osmangazi district of
Bursa province. Son-in-law A.C. stands accused of raping the duck belonging to his
parents-in-law, D.A. and S.A., who say that when they saw feathers and blood on A.C.'s
bed they called police. The 50 year-old A.C., who has four children, was taken into custody.

The raped duck was brought to Uludag University Veternarian College, where its condition
is said to be serious. Father-in-law S.A. stated that "He came at night and insisted on sleeping
on the terrace so I left him there and went downstairs. In the morning there was blood and
feathers on the bed. When I opened the coop I saw that the duck was walking with difficulty.
I filed a complaint with the police, who took pictures of the coop and the duck."

After his statement was taken at the police station, A.C., who claimed he was the
victim of slander, was released.

Boxing Beauty Stays Single

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(Sabah Newspaper, 17 May 2013)

'Black Angel' plays rough.

In Trabzon, Sabriye Şengül, whose nickname is 'Black Angel',
started boxing secretly so her family wouldn't know but now
she is winning championships in Turkey and internationally.
Her only problem is the marriage proposals coming to her from
near and far.

The 26 year-old Şengül's story is quite interesting. She played
on her high school handball team but the coach kept scolding
her for fouling too much. Ultimately, the coach threw her off
the team and told her 'forget about this and try boxing.' That
day changed the young girl's life. So far Şengül has won 3
Turkey championships, 1 international K1 championship,
and provincial and regional first places in the54 kilo division.

Şengül was last year's Turkey Champion at 54 kilos and 'Black
Angel' is now preparing for a tournament in Greece. But her
biggest problem is the marriage proposals, which come before
and after her matches. Şengül said about the her suitors, "they
send gifts and flowers. One time even a ring came."

Annoying Pizza Ads' Costly Backfire

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(Sabah Newspaper, 16 May 2013)

Vanquishes the relentless ad pests!

In Beşiktaş, Istanbul, a pizza victory for an Italian lawyer...
The interesting incident developed this way: the lawyer,
Dimitra Köknar, ordered a pizza from a famous pizza
restaurant near her office. The pizza firm records the cellphone
numbers of customers on its message system and shortly
afterwards it began sending advertisement messages to Köknar's
cellphone.

Köknar went so far as to go to the restaurant, saying that she did
not want to receive the ads and she asked the restaurant to be
understanding on this matter. When the ads didn't stop coming,
though, Köknar decided to file a complaint with the court,
asking that those responsible be dealt with. She did not give up
her quest, either.

The public prosecutor began an investigation and the restaurant's
Beşiktaş manager, Mahmut Arslan,was invited to the police
station to give a statement. Aslan said he wanted to reach an
agreement with Köknar and the two ultimately agreed to an
interesting settlement. Köknar's only condition was that the
restaurant had to send 60 mid-size pizzas to an orphanage.

The pizza firm sent the 60 pizzas to an orphanage in Istanbul
a few days ago, at a cost to the firm of about 1,000 TL. Köknar
was pleased with the outcome, noting how much kids love
pizza. The pizza restaurant firm's directors had no comment.

Suicide Isn't Painless

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(Sabah Newspaper, 15 May 2013)

Pain behind her smile.

In Istanbul, retiree Ali K. (51) and banker Oya
C. (40) married in 2006 and divorced last year.
The couple met last week at a house.

First Ali K. swallowed a number of pills and
then Oya C., seeing that her ex-husband had
passed out, took a bunch of pills herself in a
suicide attempt. Oya C. wrote on a photo of her
and Ali K. "you ended our marriage. Now bury
both of us."  A while later Oya C., bleeding from
her nose and mouth, died.

Vomiting, Ali K. woke up and saw Oya C.'s body
and the note she had written. A few hours later
he went to a metrobus bridge over the E-5 highway
and jumped. The seriously injured Ali K., lying on
the sidewalk, was taken to a hospital and, based on
the statement he gave there, police went to the house
and found Oya C.'s body.

The suicide note was examined and Oya C.'s body
was taken to the morgue to determine the precise
cause of her death. Meanwhile, the day before
yesterday Ali K. was moved to a nomal hospital
room where he found a fruit knife and stabbed
himself in the chest and heart.

A nurse entered the room and found Ali K.'s
body, which was taken to the morgue for an
autopsy. Police have begun an investigation
into the incident.