Sunroof Exit From Squished Car

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 18 Aprıl 2012)

In the Hızmalı neighborhood of Şanlıurfa yesterday around noon police
were making checks and stopped a suspicious-looking luxury automobile.
When the police asked the driver for his documents he took off. During
the 15-minute chase that ensued the car's driver hit a parked car and then
entered a narrow street where the car got stuck. With both sides of the
car squished against the walls the driver exited through the sunroof in
order not to be caught by the police. The car is registered to İ.Y. who has
a fraud record. Police are on his trail.

Ladies Day: One Wet, One Brave

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 18 April 2012)

Yesterday in Istanbul, glassware salesman Orhan Akbulak parked his
car, sitting within which was his relative Nurcan Şentürk (23), next to
a restaurant on Kazıklı Road and went in to settle some accounts. At
this time, the young woman turned the car key and the car flew into
the water.

Nearby citizens rescued Şentürk, who said 'I wanted to smoke
a cigarette so I needed to open a window. When I turned the key the car
all of a sudden took off.' Restaurant owner Ali Alemdar, who saved the
young girl explained what happened thusly: 'I was checking on my
flowers in the garden. The car flew into the water. Myself and two
other friends dove into the water. It was difficult to open the door
because of the pressure but we got the young girl out.'

brave links to video and related story

(Sözcü Newspaper, 18 April 2012)

In Izmir Şirvan Turan (35) opened a grocery store after her divorce
in order to educate her daughter. The night before last a person with a
gun, wearing a ski mask and holding an unfurled umbrella to hide his
identity from the security camera, entered the store and demanded
money from the register. But the 1.58 meter tall Turan stood up to
the robber, grabbed an adze that she hides under the counter and hit
the man on his hand. Turan then chased after the fleeing robber.
She said 'I want that man captured.'

Like 'Batman', 'Veni, Vidi, Vici' Copywright Initiative

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(Sabah Newspaper, 15 April 2012)

//ed. note: The Mayor of Batman, Turkey, tried to get the copywright
for the Batman comic book/TV/movie character//

The mayor of Zile in Tokat province, Lütfi Vidinel, has obtained a
copywright from the Turkish Patent Institute for the words 'Veni, Vidi
Vici' ('I came, I saw, I conquered'), which were spoken by Roman Emperor
Julius Ceasar. Mayor Vidinel toiled for two and a half years to secure the
copywright for the words Ceasar said at the four thousand year old
fortress in Zile. He explained that 'we got the copywright in February.
The words belong to the Zile Municipality for ten years.'

Vidinel related that Ceasar had come from Rome to take Zile, adding
that 'Ceasar had a very bloody battle at the Zile Altıağaç location
with Basforos King Pharnake the Second of Pontus and came to
Zile with thousands of soldiers. After the battle with the army of
Pontus he took the Fortress of Zile.  He informed Rome of his success
by inscribing the stone here with the shortest statement in history -
'veni, vidi, vici'. It is a historical fact that Ceasar said these words.'

Vidinel stated that the municipality will use the 'veni, vidi, vici'
copywright for cultural and tourism purposes. He continued as
follows: 'a cigarette company that sells cigarettes everywhere in the
world uses the phrase that Ceasar spoke at Zile on its emblem. The
right to use this phrase on tobacco and tobacco products rests solely
with the Zile Municipality. We will talk with the firm and try to
have them write 'Zile' next to the phrase or at least try to get half
a penny for every cigarette they sell, as is our legal right.  The
money we get will be spent on restoring the health of our people
who have become ill from smoking cigarettes.'

 

Turkish Air Paying Price for No Nr. 13

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(Sabah Newspaper, 14 April 2012)

Turkish Airlines (THY)  has decided to add number 13 seats which it had
not been using in the course of the production of Airbus and Boeing
type aircraft because it was believed that the number was unlucky.
The company fell victim to questions raised in the Turkish Parliament
asking 'why is there no number 13 seat on THY passenger planes?' and
'is THY following Western superstitions?'. Consequently, THY recently
began the process of adding number 13 rows/seats to its planes.

THY officials stated that the first phase of refitting the 60 planes in its
Boeing 737-800 fleet has been completed but they added that it is a
complicated job. Nevertheless, they said they will try to make the change
in THY's other planes, as well.

In Christian beliefs, the 13th apostle, Judas, who sat with the other 12
apostles at the Last Supper, ratted Jesus out and Jesus was subsequently
crucified. That's why the number 13 is considered unlucky. The Jews,
though, believe that 13 is unlucky because in the Hebrew language the
13th letter 'm' is the first letter of the word 'mavet' (death). In many
hotels there is no 13th floor or number 13 room, based on the belief
that the number brings bad luck.

Strange Visitors from Other Planets

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(Hürriyet and Sabah Newspapers, 12 April 2012)

In Kartal, Istanbul, people who saw a man wearing a wig and women's
clothes informed police, who went to the scene and told the man to
'freeze'. Instead, the suspect fled but was caught after a chase. When
he was brought to the Yakacık police station the suspect once again
escaped while getting out of the police car and entered one of the nearby
stores.

 Somehow, while being apprehended the suspect grabbed a blackjack
from a policman and attacked him. Police then shot the suspect
in the leg to bring him under control. The suspect was brought to the
hospital and said that his name was Robert Vittes. He claimed that he
was drugged, brought to Istanbul from Germany the night before last
and held against his will in a house in Kartal.

planetcolombia links to original article

(Sabah Newspaper, 12 April 2012)

Two Colombians who allegedly tried to rob drivers of cars whose tires
had gone flat, thanks to special nails the Columbians had layed on the
road, have been arrested. The two suspects were released by the court
but now face extradition after being brought to the Foreigners' Bureau
Directorate.  It turns out that the suspects were recorded by a police
camera en route to the crime scene.

When police got a tip that the culprits were foreigners they focused on
the Kumkapı area where there are lots of them. Suspicious foreign
persons were videoed and two, in particular, were seen in a rented car
with material in their hands that raised alarms. As the suspects moved
toward the driver of a car whose tires had gone flat in Silivri the police
operation was initiated.

Colombian nationals Ruben Dario Lorrento Quesada and Juan Carlos
Hinestroza Luga were caught and taken into custody. A search of the
rented car they were using turned up things that could be used for
robbery like a crowbar, screwdriver and the special nails, along with
three fake passports. It has been learned that the two suspects confessed
during their interrogation at the police station that they intended to
rob their victims. After being released by the court in Silivri the two
suspects were brought to the Foreigners' Bureau for extradition.

Selling Drugs is Illegal?

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(Sabah Newspaper, 11 April 2012)

Shoe worker Azat Gülen (20) was faced with a 4,000TL bill
as the result of an accident he had with a rented car in Diyarbakır.
When a friend told him 'you can sell drugs on Istiklal Caddesi
(Istanbul's '5th Avenue') and make that much money in an hour',
Gülen purchased 452 grams of marijuana for 700TL in Bağlar
district (Diyarbakır) and headed for Istanbul.

After getting off the bus in Harem, Istanbul, Gülen took the
ferry across to Karaköy where he asked a policeman about
an address. When the policeman asked Gülen what was in his
bag Gülen said 'drugs. I'm going to sell them on Istiklal Caddesi.'
The policeman thought Gülen was joking until he looked into
his bag.

Gülen was taken into custody and in his statement to the public
prosecutor he said 'I work at a shoe shop in Diyarbakır. I didn't
know that selling drugs was a crime. That's why I told the policeman
that I was going to sell drugs when he asked me what I was going
to do on Istiklal Caddesi.' Gülen was arrested and sent to jail. The
Istanbul Public Prosecutor's office has completed its investigation
about Gülen and has opened a court case againt him, asking for
a sentence of from 5 to 15 years for the crime of 'commercial use
of narcotics.'

Someone's Listening...

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(Sabah Newspaper, 10 April 2012)

In Ankara, the shocking telephone recordings of a gang that allegedly
defrauded businessmen and government officials with fortune telling,
blackmail and threats have come to light. The leader of the gang, nine
members of which, including two women, were taken into custody
after a police operation last week, turns out to be Havva K., who
works at the Military Accounting Office of the Ministry of Defense.

According to the conversations, businesswoman Aysel K. was one
of those who fell into the gang's trap. Aysel K. was introduced to
the gang's supposed medium, Perihan Ö., though Havva K. and
Perihan Ö. hoodwinked Aysel K. by 'loading' good fortune into her
through her wrist. Allegedly, gang member Perihan Ö. held on to
Aysel K.'s wrist and 'loaded' this internal peace. The gang told Aysel
K. that bad things would happen to her children, though, and they
blackmailed her in this regard for hundreds of thousands of lira.
The gang frightened its customers in this fashion to get large amounts
of money.

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(Sabah Newspaper, 10 April 2012)

Istanbul technology police have taken 13 people into custody in
an operation directed at a gang that eavesdropped through software
they loaded onto telephones. After technical and physical surveillance,
police determined that the firm CasusGSM (SpyGSM) was conducting
illegal surveillance.

 During the investigation it was determined that people who thought
they were being cheated on (by spouses or others) would ask
CasusGSM for help. The customers appealed to the firm's
programmer Tolga Korkmaz who then loaded the spyware onto the
telephones in question. The speech files were then sent by email
to the customers.

The police raid was conducted on the firm's offices in Beşiktaş and
Üsküdar. It has been learned that a lot of famous people, including
businessmen and models, will give statements in the case. The firm's
rates were 250TL for SMS messages, 600TL for conversations and
1,000TL for surveilling a particular milieu.