"Trash & Release": Sanitation Workers Noticed Cache of Drug Pills, Leading to Police Raid, in Istanbul

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 6 October 2026)

        One man's garbage is another man's treasure.

On September 30, in the Kağıthane district of Istanbul, municipal 

sanitation workers noticed boxes inside the garbage containers 

while cleaning them.

Workers opening the boxes became suspicious upon discovering a 

large number of pills (!) and notified the police. Police teams 

arriving at the scene examined the contents and found narcotic pills 

mixed with waste materials used in pill manufacturing. After separating 

the pills from the other waste, a total of 10,900 narcotic pills were 

seized. Police teams began reviewing nearby security camera footage 

to identify who had left the boxes.

Police teams determined that the boxes had been left in the containers 

by an individual who collects waste using a handcart. Continuing their 

investigation, the police also obtained footage showing the boxes being 

unloaded from a van. The individuals who unloaded the boxes from the 

van and loaded them onto the handcart were identified as Hulisi Y. (56), 

Abdulkadir D. (46), and Mehmet T. (25). The three suspects were taken 

into custody by the police.

"Round up the usual suspects."

Police teams conducting an operation at a workplace used as a 

manufacturing facility in Fatih seized a large number of empty capsules

 and a precision scale during searches. A search of a warehouse in 

Başakşehir—located as a result of the police teams' investigation—yielded 

785 kilograms of pregabalin and 643,476 narcotic pills. Two additional 

suspects were apprehended and taken into custody during the operation. 

The three suspects were referred to the courthouse after their processing 

at the police station was completed.

"Fleece & Release": Turkish Banker in USA for 13 Years Arrested, But Claims Duress by Turkish Femme Fatale

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(ABDPost.com, 5 October 2026)

    Femme Fatale O.A. alleged to have directed the caper.

Derya Dikici, a former portfolio manager at Denizbank’s Güneşli 

Branch who faced charges of "aggravated embezzlement," was 

apprehended by federal agents in the US in 2024 after living there 

for approximately 13 years. (!)

However (!), a new development has occurred in the legal 

proceedings regarding Turkey’s extradition request. A US federal 

court ruled that Dikici should be released—rather than remaining 

in custody—pending the completion of the extradition process, 

citing new information she presented and "special circumstances."

An investigation had been launched against Dikici over allegations 

that approximately $1.8 million was irregularly transferred from the 

accounts of seven individuals between 2009 and 2011.

A bank audit suggested that the funds had been transferred to the 

accounts of a family that owned oil companies. In her latest defense, 

however, Dikici claimed that she had not carried out the transactions 

of her own volition.

Derya hanım - unwilling pawn of evil mastermind O.A.?!

Dikici argued that she had acted under the pressure and direction of an 

individual named O.A., and that the transferred funds were sent to 

family accounts managed by O.A., and that she did not personally 

benefit from the money.

It was reported that after an investigation was launched against her, 

Dikici traveled from Turkey to the US in 2011 and lived at various 

addresses over the years.

Dikici, who was apprehended by federal agents in Massachusetts in 

April 2024, is currently undergoing extradition proceedings. According 

to court records, Dikici had previously petitioned for his release from 

custody. The latest ruling paves the way for his release pending the 

conclusion of the extradition process.

The claims presented by Dikici in court are merely allegations regarding 

the individuals named in the case file and do not constitute a finding of 

guilt.

"Beat & Release": Fake "Umbrella Gun" Nets Thief Fake Gold, Before He's Nabbed, in Istanbul

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 4 October 2026)

Ah yes, the old umbrella as pistol trick!

In the Bayrampaşa district of Istanbul, Necmettin T. entered a jewelry 

store, threatened an employee using an umbrella disguised as a pistol 

inside a bag (!), and stole 20 gold bracelets from the display case. 

Apprehended within two hours along with the stolen items, the suspect 

was found to have previously taken and sold gold from his mother-in-law's 

home to pay off a gambling debt; he reportedly robbed the jewelry store 

in an attempt to replace the gold he had taken after the initial theft was 

discovered. It was subsequently revealed that the gold bracelets he had 

stolen from the jewelry store were fake. (!)

The incident took place yesterday around 15:25 at a jewelry store in the 

Yıldırım Neighborhood of Bayrampaşa. While Emir Gülcemal, an 

employee, was alone in the shop, an individual entered and claimed there 

was a gun inside the bag he was holding, threatening to shoot if his 

demands were not met. The suspect extended the bag toward Gülcemal 

and ordered him to fill it with gold. Gülcemal filled the bag with imitation 

jewelry from the display case. Believing the items to be real gold, the 

suspect took the bag and fled the scene on foot.

Police went on alert after news of the incident broke. During the search 

launched in the direction of the suspect's escape, security camera footage 

revealed that the thief had entered a pastry shop. In a raid on the shop 

approximately two hours after the incident, police teams apprehended the 

suspect, Necmettin T. (39), along with the stolen gold.

Necmettin bey better of in jail than in his mother-in-law's house,

henceforth.

The suspect was brought to the Public Order Branch Directorate for 

questioning. The investigation revealed that the suspect had been engaging 

in online gambling and had incurred debts. It was discovered that Necmettin 

T.—who had recently closed his own home and moved in with his mother-in-

law in Istanbul (!)—had learned the location of the gold kept in the house 

under the pretext of storing the gold gifted to his child, and had subsequently 

stolen it.

It was determined that Necmettin T., who had cashed in his mother-in-law's 

gold to pay off gambling debts, planned to rob a jewelry store to replace the 

stolen items after the theft came to light. It also emerged that the suspect did 

not possess a weapon and had intimidated the store employee using an 

umbrella placed inside a bag he was carrying.

Besides gambling too much, Necmettin bey reads comics too much.

Meanwhile, the business owner, Kadir Aydın, and Emir Gülcemal—who 

was manning the counter at the time of the incident—arrived at the Public 

Security Branch Directorate to identify the suspect. Kadir Aydın, who filed

 a complaint against the suspect, said, "I wasn't at the shop; one of our 

employees encountered this situation. He kept his cool and handed the 

robber fake gold pieces instead of the real ones from the display case. 

The suspect, believing them to be genuine, fled the scene. Had the gold 

he handed over been real, our losses would have amounted to nearly 5 

million liras. I would like to thank the Public Security Branch Directorate."

"Lowlife's Final Frontier": Contribution Boxes for Ill Child Stolen Again and Again, in Milas

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(Sabah Newspaper, 2 October 2026)

                       Yeah, but it's hard to believe.

Five donation boxes, placed in local businesses as part of a fundraising 

campaign for 5-year-old Göktuğ Kurt—who suffers from Duchenne 

Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)—were stolen in the Milas district of 

Muğla. (!)

Bünyamin Atılgan (27), who stole the boxes, has been arrested. The theft 

occurred the other day at a market on Nazmi Akdeniz Street in the Burgaz 

Neighborhood; the boxes had been distributed to businesses as part of a 

campaign approved by the Muğla Governorship to support Göktuğ Kurt.

Teams from the Milas Public Order Bureau examined security camera 

footage and identified the suspect as Bünyamin Atılgan, who was 

apprehended and taken into custody with a sum of stolen money in his 

possession. 

Bünyamin bey to be sent on a one-way mission on his namesake ship.

It was determined that he had also stolen charity collection boxes intended 

for Göktuğ from four businesses—including a patisserie on Halil Bey 

Boulevard in the Cumhuriyet Neighborhood—on September 21 and 28. 

Atılgan was referred to the courthouse and subsequently arrested.

"Halloween & Release": As The Day Approaches, Skeleton Found on Black Sea Beach, in Samsun

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(Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 2 October 2026)

                        A bathing beauty...once upon a time.

A human skeleton was discovered in the Terme district of Samsun (!). 

An investigation has been launched to identify the person to whom the 

skeleton—found wearing a swimsuit-like garment—belonged.

Around 4:00 PM today, an individual spotted a human skeleton on the 

beach in the Taşlık Neighborhood of Terme district and notified the 112 

Emergency Call Center. Following the report, teams from the Provincial 

Gendarmerie Command’s Criminal Branch Directorate and crime scene 

investigation units were dispatched to the area. Examinations revealed 

that the body had decomposed into a skeleton and was wearing a 

swimsuit-like garment.

Work has been initiated to determine whose skeleton it is.

"Neanderthal & Release": Wife-killer Hid in Cave for 30 Years, in Artvin

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 1 October 2026)

     Caveman flushed out, 30 years after murdering wife.

Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi announced that Nigar Bilgin, who had 

not been heard from for 30 years (!) in the Şavşat district of Artvin, was 

the victim of a murder and that the case has been solved by the 

Gendarmerie.

In a statement posted on his social media account, Minister Çiftçi 

announced that the Gendarmerie Crime Investigation Team (JASAT) 

had solved a murder that had remained concealed for years. Çiftçi said, 

"It has been revealed that Nigar Bilgin, who had not been heard from 

for years in the Şavşat district of Artvin, was a victim of murder. 

another JASAT success story click here for a 15-year CSI case.

As a result of meticulous work carried out by our JASAT teams, the 

murder was solved, and the suspects were handed over to justice. A 

local investigation—initiated after Nigar Bilgin failed to apply for a 

new identity card—determined that she had been missing for 

approximately 30 years, that no official missing person report had been 

filed regarding her, and that no digital footprint could be found. 

Interviews revealed information indicating that she had been subjected 

to violence by her legally wedded husband, Z.B."

Z.B., in happier times.

Minister Çiftçi stated, "Our teams, intensifying their investigation, 

determined that Z.B. had been living alone for approximately 20 years 

in a cave (!) located in the forest area outside the village. Acting on 

statements from the suspect's siblings, our District Gendarmerie and 

JASAT teams apprehended Z.B. in an operation. During the site 

reconstruction procedure carried out with the participation of the duty 

public prosecutor, bone fragments and pieces of clothing believed to 

belong to Nigar Bilgin were discovered."

The murder suspect, the spouse Z.B., was arrested. A travel ban was 

imposed on one sibling, A.B., while another, M.B., was placed under 

house arrest. "No matter how much time passes, our security forces 

follow the leads, uncover the truth, and bring those responsible to justice. 

I congratulate our JASAT teams, the Artvin Provincial Gendarmerie 

Command, and all the gendarmerie personnel who contributed to this 

effort," he stated.

"Flaunt & Release": Tribal Wedding Guests Drape Themselves in Banknotes, in Mersin

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(Haberler.com website, 30 September 2026)

What the well-dressed wedding guests are wearing these days.

At a wedding held in Mersin for the Baykara clan from Siirt, guests 

performed the *halay* dance while draped in banknotes. (!)

Another event has been added to the list of tribal weddings—a topic 

that has recently become a major talking point on social media. At 

the wedding of a family from Siirt held in Mersin, the sight of guests 

performing the *halay* for minutes on end, with banknotes draped 

over their bodies and held in their hands, turned into a visual spectacle.

Sometimes they dress "sans banknotes".

No official statement was made regarding the total amount of gold 

and cash collected at the wedding. However, the sight of numerous 

guests—alongside the groom—displaying the money while joining 

the *halay* dance quickly generated a significant buzz on social media.