"Beat & Release": Ultraviolet Blood Tracking Leads to Girl's Killer's Arrest in Istanbul

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 10 September 2021)

                            A pensive killer and his prey.

In Sultangazi, Istanbul, Cemile Şenel (17) died of a bullet wound at the 

hospital she was brought to.  But police had no information about who 

brought Cemile hanım to the hospital nor where she had been shot.  They

first looked at hospital security video and identified Ramazan Rohani 

Çakın as the person who brought her there. Taken into custody, Çakın

explained that "I found the woman injured on the road so I stopped a 

passing car and took her to the hospital."

Based on Çakın's information, police went to Eski Edirne Asfaltı Avenue

and by talking with shopkeepers and looking at video they determined

the point where Cemile hanım got into the car.  There were some

indistinct blood drops on the pavement, which police followed to a 

nearby apartment house.  Using ultraviolet sensing devices, police

found "cleaned" bloodstains inside the building that led them to a third-

floor flat, which was empty.  

A locksmith opened the door to the flat and again, using ultraviolet

sensing devices, the police found a "cleaned" pool of  blood, along 

with two bullet empty bullet shells and bullet ricochet marks on the 

wall.  Looking at video from a shop across the street, police saw

that Çakın had lied to them and that when Cemile hanım was taken

from the apartment building she was accompanied by two women

and two men. 

In the course of cross-examinations, the individuals gave their names

and related what happened.  Tuğba Can, Aysun Çelebi anbd Servet 

Sürücü were taken into custody but Nusret Tekin was missing.  It

turned out that during an argument between Tekin and Sürücü,

Cemile hanım was killed.  Çelebi, Can, Sürücü and Çakın were 

jailed.

Tekin (39), who has been in and out of jail often and has a record of

25 criminal convictions, was captured with his gun the night before

last.  He explained to the public prosecutor that "I had an argument

with a fellow I've been at odds with and he said some things that 

made me pull out my gun.  Then I calmed down but he said 'If a 

real man pulls out his gun, he fires it!'  So I took it out again and

when he hit my arm the gun went off and a bullet hit Cemile."

Tekin was jailed on the charge of "intentional murder".  

                          Sultangazi district of Istanbul.

"Instagram & WhatsApp": Sex Lines and Easy Money Entangle Iranian Woman in Istanbul

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(Milliyet Newspaper, 9 September 2021)

Now trending on Instagram and WhatsApp, in the wrong

direction...

A.F.M. (38), an Iranian woman living with her son in Istanbul, has been

experiencing some headaches with the internet.  Recently, A.F.M. lost 

money to a ring the reached her via Instagram and now two telephone

lines have been opened in her name.  Sexually explicit writings and 

photos are being sent to many people via these lines in exchange for 

money.  

On 1 September, two separate SMS messages came to the lines registered

in A.F.M.'s name from a GSM company, informing her that new lines

had been opened in her name (!).  Astonished, A.F.M. called the company

but was directed to go to one of the GSM company's stores to try to resolve

the problem. 

As A.F.M. was dealing with this issue, her friends began receiving 

messages on the "A.F.M. telephone lines" via WhatsApp proposing 

sexual relations, with rates and pictures of a woman with her face 

covered.  Learning about these messages, A.F.M. went to the public

prosecutor to file a complaint, declaring that she had no relation to the 

telephone lines whatsoever.  

With regard to the Instagram fraud incident, A.F.M. explained that a 

message came to her account from someone named "Mehmet Ok" who

told A.F.M. that she could garner 38,000 TL from a 250 TL wager. At

first, A.F.M. was skeptical (!) but eventually gave in and sent the 

money, only to be told that "you won 38,600 TL but you have to pay

a 10% tax in order to access the money."  

So A.F.M. sent 4,800 TL to cover the tax levy (!) and was told that 

"since you're a foreigner, you have to send another 3,860 TL.  

Otherwise, the government will come after you."  In total, A.F.M.

sent 8,900 TL (about $1,000) to the account of one "Tolga Demirci",

after which she filed a complaint with the police. 

                                Internet love hurts, too.

"Falaka" Torture for (His) Fun and (Her) Profit in Kayseri

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 7 September 2021) 

       Great way to earn a living - no training required!

In Kayseri, Erkan T. (33), who works at a cargo firm, invited women of 

limited means to his home, blindfolded them, bound their feet and 

administered the "falaka" ('bastinado' - caning the feet) torture to them.

Erkan T. then separated the women into "pretty" and "ugly" categories,

giving them each 500 TL and 250 TL, respectively. 

Erkan T.'s defense "I'm just trying to keep our traditions 

alive!"

Erkan T. took videos of the "falaka" episodes and sent the videos to 

other women as "work proposals" (!).  However, a woman named N.K., 

who received such a proposal, reported it to the public prosecutor. 

Erkan T. was then arrested and charged with "obscenity" and "sexual

harassment". 

Trainman's Body Count Six Short of Two Football Teams

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(Sözcü Newspaper, 6 September 20219

                                        He's keeping score.

At about 0800 on Saturday morning at the rail crossing in Ergene district

of Tekirdağ province, a freight train heading from Edirne to Çerkezköy 

hit a minibus driven by Bilal Küllü, killing six people in the minibus and

injuring seven.  

After the incident, train engineer M.A.K. posted the following message

on social media: "My body count is now 16, 6 short of two football teams."

M.A.K. was admonished by other social media users not to say such a thing

but he dismissed the criticism.  Later he erased his posting.

Turkish Railways has issued a statement decrying M.A.K.'s posting and 

started an investigation.

Baby Stork Reaches Chad - Flew 4,500 km Over 8 Countries in a Month

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 3 September 2021)

Michael Jordan of storks click here for "Number 5"'s

amazing arrival in Jordan.

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When we last tracked "Number 5", the baby stork that left Bursa's 

Lake Uluabat to migrate, the bird was in Jordan.  After leaving

there, "Number 5" reached Chad over the course of 10 days. (!)

Nature photographer Alper Tüydeş explained that "'Number 5', 

the youngest of mother 'Yaren's five offspring born at Lake Uluabat

this year, has traveled 4,500 kilometers and traversed 8 countries

in one month.  We have now tracked the bird to the Mourtcha region of

Chad."

"Most of this year's storks haven't migrated yet. But 'Number 5' joined

an early migrating flock.  It has a solar-energy tracking device attached

and is flying with the instinct inherited from its mother, who has gone

back and forth from Africa a number of times.  We don't yet know what

'Number 5''s route will be after Chad. The birds at the head of the flock

lead the way.  We expect that 'Number 5' will come back to Turkey at

some point, like its mother."  

                       Proud parents celebrate the news.

Comical Self-inflicted "Hit" in Quest for Police Protection

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(Milliyet Newspaper, 2 September 2021)

                         Big fan of 7/24 police protection.

In the middle of July, Maks Gerşon, who owns a paper factory in 

Esenyurt, Istanbul, went to the police asking for protection against

a gang he said was threatening him.  After some period of time, Gerşon

returned to the police station to report that his car had been shot at in an 

assassination attempt against him. 

Police looked at video from the scene of the alleged assassination 

attempt and saw that one person had fired one shot at the right back

window of Gerşon's car.  Police then determined the identities of two

people involved and took İsmail G. and Sait Ç. into custody at a lot

belonging to the construction company they work for.

The two suspects gave police conflicting stories and it turned out that

their employer's construction firm has a relationship with Gerşon. This

prompted police to call in Gerşon once again and faced with the 

suspects' admissions under cross-examination, Gerşon admitted that he

had hired them to stage the "hit" so he could convince the police to give

him protection. 

After court processing, İsmail G. was released and Gerşon and Sait Ç.

were freed under judicial supervision and barred from leaving Turkey.

"Chop Shop" Report: Beşiktaş Football Chief's Car Nearly Guillotined

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 31 August 2021)

                Back bumper rescued at the very last moment!

Ahmet Nur Çebi, the president of the Beşiktaş football club, had his 

3.5 million TL (about $450,000) Mercedes S350 automobile stolen

from in front of his home in Üsküdar, Istanbul, and filed a complaint

with the police.  By looking at security video, police determined

that the thieves took the key from the guard shack and stole the car 

when the security guard watching it took a bathroom break (!).  

Police reviewed 110 camera shots from the region and determined

that the car had been brought to the Maslak Auto Industry City on

the other side of the Bosphorus, finding the car in a repair shop, 

where Eren Yıldız (38), who had purchased the car for 200,000 TL,

and Savaş Ç. were disassembling it.  Anıl Kandemir, who stole the

car in the first place, was apprehended, along with Yıldız and Savaş

Ç.

Kandemir and Yıldız were jailed and Savaş Ç. was released.  The

car was returned to Çebi.

 

        Rein-car-nation at the Wreck-o-Mend chop shop.