"Meet & Release": Little Chinese Boy's Fluent English Shocks Turkish Tourist, in Xi'an

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 9 April 2026)

                         A viral lingua franca incident.

An English conversation involving a  little Chinese boy and a foreign

tourist went viral on social media. The little boy asked the tourist

where he was from and when the tourist responded "We're Turks" 

the boy praised Turkish ice cream (!).  The boy said his mother had

taught him English.

Prof. Abdullah Sayıner, the Turkish tourist, returned to Izmir on Monday. 

Dr. Sayıner told Hürriyet about the video that made him instantly famous 

on social media: "We went on a tour with a group of friends from medical 

school. We went to see the works known as Terracotta Soldiers in Xi'an, 

China. While we were resting after dinner, that little boy came and said, '

I want to talk to you' in very clear English, and I was very happy. He was 

a very sweet, very sympathetic child. I even noticed in the photos that he 

had a camera. I was very surprised that it spread so quickly." 

"Messages are coming from many parts of the world, from Pakistan, 

Canada, America and Paraguay. Frankly, it doesn't seem like such an 

exaggeration to me, but it means that people miss these relations. This 

is a sad thing for the world. If an ordinary meeting attracts so much 

attention, it means that people do not come across this in their daily lives."

"Sneak & Release": Empty Seats on Bus Tip Police to Search Baggage Compartment for Illegal Migrants, in Yozgat

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(Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 8 April 2026) 

               "The price was right for luggage class."

In Yozgat, police teams determined that two vehicles and a passenger bus 

suspected of being used for migrant smuggling would be traveling from 

Yozgat to various provinces.

Teams stopped the suspicious vehicles and a passenger bus with empty 

seats (!) at a police checkpoint at the city entrance.  During the search, 

they found 53 irregular migrants: 41 in the luggage compartment and 

12 in the driver's sleeping area of ​​the passenger bus.

Y.K, Y.Ç, M.Y, Y.K, B.Y, and R.Y were detained on charges of migrant 

smuggling.  Following their procedures at the police station, the 6 suspects, 

who were referred to the courthouse on charges of being "organizers," 

were arrested by the judge.

The illegal migrants were sent to the Provincial Directorate of Migration 

Management to be deported after their procedures were completed.

"Empty" buses. Hmmmmmmmm.

Yozgat needs more people to fill all that empty space!

"Fleece & Release": Free Samples Obtained From Duped Merchants Sold Elsewhere by Fraudster, in Adana and Karaman

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 7 April 2026)

 

                                          "What?"

Hasan Ali K. (45), who was found to have defrauded people by 

introducing himself as the owner of a restaurant and baklava 

company and selling the products he obtained from them on his 

mobile stall, was caught red-handed in Karaman. In his statement, 

the suspect said, "I don't eat 'haram' (unlawful) food, I earn honestly. 

I didn't commit fraud." He was (nevertheless!) arrested.

Hasan Ali K., a street vendor in Adana's Seyhan district, called 

Hamdullah Ç. (30), a dried fruit seller, and introduced himself as 

the owner of a well-known baklava company. He said he would buy 

3 tons of walnuts and asked him to send 10 kilograms of sample 

product beforehand. Hamdullah Ç. sent the walnuts to the specified 

address. 

After a while, learning that Hamdullah Ç. had gone to Kastamonu 

to get the walnuts, the suspect then ordered 100 kilograms of garlic 

for his supposed restaurant in Istanbul. Believing this offer 

as well, Hamdullah Ç. sent the garlic but did not receive payment. 

Realizing he had been defrauded, Hamdullah Ç. went to the Provincial 

Police Department and filed a complaint.

Hasan Ali got an early start.

Teams from the Fraud Bureau of the Public Security Branch Directorate 

determined that the suspect, whose identity they had established, had 

defrauded eight other people using the same method. The investigation 

revealed that Hasan Ali K. was selling figs, olive oil, sunflower seeds, 

walnuts, pistachios, almonds, hard candy, flatbreads, and towels 

obtained from the victims at a mobile stall. Following these findings, 

police launched an operation to apprehend the suspect and determined 

that Hasan Ali K. had gone to Karaman. Police caught him while he 

was selling towels. (!)

Hasan Ali K., who was taken to the police station, was found to have 

10 previous records for fraud. In his statement, the suspect said, 

"I don't eat 'haram' (unlawful) food, I earn halal (lawful) money. I pray 

five times a day and fast. I didn't commit fraud as alleged." After the 

proceedings, Hasan Ali K. was referred to the courthouse and 

subsequently arrested by the court.

"Nuclear Release": Energetic Shopkeeper Changes His Official Name to "Atom", in Rize

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 6 April 2026)

                Anymore, he's officially radioactive.

Seyfullah Gökyıldız (48), a tradesman in Rize, changed his nickname 

'Atom', which his friends gave him and which became synonymous with 

him, to his official name by court order. Regarding his new identity, 

Gökyıldız said, "I was Seyfullah for 48 years, from now on I will 

continue my life as Atom. This name gives me a lot of self-confidence; 

I feel stronger."

Gökyıldız attracted attention with his energetic personality and became 

known as "Atom" among his friends and on social media. His constant 

response to "How are you?" with "I'm like an atom" led him to adopt the 

nickname "Atom," and he decided to change his official name. After 

researching and discovering that no one else had the name "Atom," 

Gökyıldız applied to the court to change his name. Following the 

completion of the legal process, Gökyıldız's name officially became "Atom." 

He updated all his official documents, from his driver's license to his 

property deeds, with his new name, and those who hear his name, 

especially in institutions, are often surprised.

There is, though, a namesake...

Describing the process of his nickname turning into his name, Atom 

Gökyıldız said, "Besides my close circle, my friends on social media 

also call me 'Atom'. Then it got serious. I said, 'The name Atom is very 

nice.' I did some research. and  I couldn't find the name Atom anywhere 

in the world. The state also has the right to change names, so I took it to 

court. And so we changed our name to Atom. When my friends saw me 

on the street and asked, 'How are you?', I would always say, 'I'm like an 

atom.' So it's something that has become synonymous with me. I really 

liked the name, and when I realized that there was no one else like it in 

the world, we decided to change it like that. There's Atom toast, there's 

Atom juice, but I haven't come across Atom as a name. According to my

own research, I'm unique in the world."

Gökyıldız, stating that he renewed all his official documents after the 

name change, said, "Everything official on my record has changed. 

From my driver's license to my ID card, bank cards, even property deeds, 

everything is changing. Because you're reborn. This name gives me a 

huge boost of self-confidence. I feel stronger. For 48 years I was 

Seyfullah, from now on I will continue my life as Atom. It was my 

nickname, something that was synonymous with me. I didn't feel like 

a stranger when I changed my name."

"Rise & Release": TNT Easter Edition - Messiah Appears ! - in Karabük

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(Haberler.com, 5 April 2026

 

                           Souvenir store in the back.

In Karabük, various writings such as "Prophet," "66," "Messiah," "Jesus," 

and "35," which a 61-year-old man claiming to be the "Messiah" had 

written on the roof of his house and the fence in front of it, were removed 

under the supervision of police and municipal enforcement teams.

According to the information obtained, after citizens reported seeing 

various writings such as "Prophet", "66", "Messiah", "Jesus" and "35" 

written on the roof and surroundings of the house of M.D. (61) in Bayır, 

Bağlar Street, police and municipal teams were dispatched to the scene. 

The teams asked the homeowner, M.D., to remove the writings. After 

the man reacted negatively, the writings were removed with the help of 

paint.

Looks the part, anyway.

M.D. claimed that he received a divine revelation. He alleged that his 

family was placed under surveillance following an incident he claimed 

occurred in the İspir district of Erzurum, and stated that he had no 

connection to any of the well-known figures in the public eye.

M.D., who claimed that there were no complaints from citizens and 

that some people congratulated him, said that he was preaching to people, 

that his call for "jihad" did not carry a violent meaning, and that the 

greatest is the one waged with the pen and words.

M.D. stated that he felt surrounded by his family from a young age, 

and claimed that his messianic claim became definitive approximately 

5 to 8 years ago. M.D. asserted that people of different religions were 

"waiting for Jesus Christ" and that he was that person.

Not to be confused with the real Messi-ah.

Now known as "New Jerusalem"

"Rob & Release": Thief Stole TIR, Drove It to Ex-Girlfriend's House and Purloined Her Lap-top, in Bolu

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 1 April 2026)

                 A.G. does his heists with a flourish!

A.G. (30)  stole a parked TIR (tractor-trailer) in Bolu and then drove it  

to his ex-girlfriend's house, where he pilfered her laptop. (!)

The incident occurred on the evening of March 21 in the Köroğlu 

neighborhood of Bolu. A parked truck was stolen in the neighborhood,

prompting a police investigation.  

The stolen truck was found by the police in the Sümer neighborhood. 

Police teams reviewed 200 hours of security camera footage and identified 

the suspect as A.G. After days of investigation, the suspect was 

apprehended at his home in the Akpınar neighborhood. It was revealed 

that the suspect had driven the stolen truck to his ex-girlfriend's house 

and stolen a laptop from there (!). After completing the necessary 

procedures at the police station, A.G. was referred to the courthouse.

The question arises...what's on that lap-top!?

"Obsession & Release": Emotions Run Wild, in Istanbul and Aksaray

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 31 March 2026)

                Obsession target horrified by events!

Muhammet S., who worked as a security guard at a private bank in 

Beşiktaş, Istanbul, became obsessed with and harassed a female 

employee at the same bank.

Muhammet S. was recently fired from his job following a complaint

by his obsession target. Yesterday, around 10:30 AM, he stormed the 

bank branch from which he was fired, armed with a knife. He first 

went to the bank manager, held him hostage by threatening him 

with a knife to his throat, and then seized the weapon of the bank's 

security guard who was trying to persuade him to surrender.

Following a tip-off, numerous police teams were dispatched to the scene. 

Muhammet S., who attempted to flee the bank after firing a gun into the 

air that he had seized from a security guard, was injured in the leg after 

being bitten by a specially trained K9 police dog. (!)

"Just doin' my job."

Surrounded by police teams in the bank's courtyard, Muhammet S. then 

pointed the gun at himself and attempted suicide. Ignoring attempts at 

persuasion by police at the scene and remaining motionless with the gun 

pointed at himself, the suspect was apprehended by special operations 

police.

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 31 March 2026)

Defending mom's honor in the face of pepper spray in his face.

In Aksaray, in the apartment on the 3rd floor of a 4-story building, C.M. 

(20) started arguing with G.I. (38), the boyfriend of his mother A.D. (38), 

the previous night. As the argument escalated into a fight, C.M. stabbed 

G.I. twice in the abdomen. G.I. collapsed to the ground bleeding, while 

C.M. quickly fled the house.

Following a report from neighbors who heard the commotion and came 

outside, police and medical teams were dispatched to the address. G.I., 

who was seriously injured, was taken out of the building on a stretcher 

by medical personnel and A.D. and taken to an ambulance. 

The lovely A.D., in white, caused the whole ruckus!

However (!), C.M., who had been hiding in the building after the incident, 

tried to stab G.I. again as he was being taken to the ambulance. Police 

officers at the scene intervened by spraying pepper spray on C.M., who 

was holding a knife. 

Meanwhile, paramedics took the injured G.I. and his female friend A.D. 

into the ambulance and closed the door. C.M. then tried to open the back 

door of the ambulance by hitting it 4-5 times with the knife he was holding. 

The police intervened again with pepper spray. This time, C.M. tried to 

attack the police officer who was trying to stop him with the knife.

C.M. the ambulance-chaser with no law degree.

During the ensuing scuffle, C.M. tried to run away from the area, but was 

caught by the police after running about 150 meters and taken into custody.

G.I., who was taken to Aksaray Education and Research Hospital, is 

reported to be in critical condition. Following the incident, A.D. was 

also taken into custody by police. C.M. and his mother, A.D., caused 

difficulties for the police at the hospital during their medical examination. 

Mother A.D. slapped a police officer at the hospital. (!)

The mother and son, who were calmed down with difficulty by the police, 

were taken to the Provincial Police Directorate for questioning after their 

medical examination. After completing the procedures at the police station, 

mother A.D. and son C.M. were brought before the court and arrested.

Aksaray a.k.a "middle of nowhere", is now on the map!