"Fleece & Release": 13-Year-Old Thief Steals Two Policemen's Wives' Phones but Walks Free, in Istanbul

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 4 May 2025)

B.D. getting used to "can't get arrested"

at a young age.

In Istanbul's Esenyurt district on 25 February, 13-year-old

inveterate thief B.D. and a friend stole the telephone of a 

policeman's wife (!) and then sold the phone to a willing buyer.  

Police checked surveillance video and nabbed B.D. and the 

buyer, who were both jailed. 

However (!), soon after B.D. was released and he and a friend

proceeded to steal the telephone belonging to Ü.S., also the 

wife of a policeman (!) on 8 April.   In addition, Ü.S. is the 

relative of Fethi Sekin, a policeman who was killed while 

preventing terrorists from exploding a bomb in front of the 

Izmir courthouse on 4 January.  

Istanbul police once again tracked down and arrested B.D.

But he was released by the court on judicial supervision (!). 

"Retire & Release": Ex-Governor-Turned-Treasure Hunter Nabbed at Illegal Excavation, in Mersin

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 3 May 2025)

Newly retired ex-governor dabbling in treasure hunting.

In Mersin's Gülnar district, the Gendarmerie got a tip that an

illegal excavation was underway at the historicl Mennan 

Fortress in Kalecik in Beydilli village, and as former Şirnak 

governor (!)  Hüseyin Başkaya (65)  and retired Gendarmerie 

Col. Ali Aydın (54), along with M.T., A.Ü., H.A. and E.Y., 

got in their cars to flee from the scene, they were caught 

red-handed. 

H.B. had served as a governor in Şirnak from 1999-2003 and 

handed in his retirement papers just two days ago (!).  After the

Gendarmerie received permission to arraign him he was

released, as were all the others. 

 

"Beat & Release": Complicated Love Triangle Quarrel Ends in Murder...or Suicide, in Bursa

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 2 May 2025)

Police will use triangulation techniques to solve this one.

In Bursa on the night of 27 April, Ertuğrul Karadaşlı (48) met

in Nilüfer district with Y.O. whom he had lived with for 12

years but separated from two years ago.  As the two talked,

Karadaşlı received a message on his phone from Simge İvedi

(31), with whom he had lived for the past two years.  

Seeing this message, Y.O. called Simge hanım and summoned

her to come the scene, which she did shortly thereafter.  Next,

Karadaşlı called a friend and asked him to take Y.O. to her 

home. With Y.O. now gone, Karadaşlı and Simge hanım began

to argue and (somehow!) Karadaşlı suffered a stab wound to

his chest and died. 

Simge hanım was arrested and charged with murder. However (!),

she rejected the charge  and claimed that Karadaşlı had stabbed

himself, "explaining" that "As I was heading toward my car,

Ertuğrul was coming from behind screaming and with his 

chest bared, yelling 'See what you've done to me?!'.  That's when

I saw the blood, but I had not stabbed him; he stabbed himself."

An autopsy will be performed to determine the angle of entry

of the knife so that a decision can be made as to whether it was

a murder or a suicide. 

"Seat & Release": Suicide-by-Anal Bottle Thrust Attempt, in Turgutlu

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 8 October 2009)

Experts say it was just a cry for help because...

In Turgutlu district of Manisa province, K.Y. (61) was brought

to a hospital by his wife N.Y. (56) last Sunday evening, and a 

mineral water bottle was extracted from his anus. He told his 

wife he intended to commit suicide with the bottle (!). 

K.Y. remained in the hospital for two days under observation

after the "extraction" and was released from the hospital the

day before yesterday.  K.Y. declined to give a statement but

his wife "explained" that "When I got back from shopping I

found my husband writhing in pain. I asked what the problem

was and he told me  'I tried to commit suicide by putting

the bottle in my anus in the morning'.  That's when I brought

him to the hospital." 

....if he'd really been serious about it...

Bottle sales in Turgutlu have been banned pending

an investigation. 

"Dive & Release": Toddler's Safe Landing in Dumpster Shocks Cat Munching Inside, in Nevşehir

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(Sözcü Newspaper, 29 April 2025)

      Dumpster diving Muhammed and panicked cat. 

In the Kapucubaşı neighborhood of Nevşehir, security camera 

footage captured the astonishing fall and safe landing of 

2-year-old Muhammed Nur El Muhammed into a dumpster.

The trash in the dumpster miraculously cushioned the 

toddler's fall, but a cat feasting in the dumpster was 

panicked by the youngster's surprise arrival. 

Passers-by saw the boy's fall and called police and medics

to the scene.  Muhammed's right arm was broken in the

fall, but he was otherwise OK. (Cat was too shaken to comment.)

 

"Thief & Release": Experienced Thief (Her 81st Crime), Swipes Gold Bracelet Off Store Window Mannequin, in Istanbul

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 28 April 2025)

                 She felt naked without the bracelet. 

In Istanbul's "Kapalıçarşı" (Covered Market) on the evening

of 20 February, a jeweler  noticed that a 130-gram gold 

bracelet, worth 480,000 TL (about $12,500) was missing from 

the wrist of the mannequin  displaying it in the store window.  

The jeweler reviewed his shop's security camera footage and 

saw that the bracelet had been stolen about 24 hours earlier.

The footage showed the thief wearing a surgical mask and

glasses, while employing sleight of hand to whisk away the

bracelet in a flash.  Police determined that the thief was

Y.G. (36), who has a record of 80 (!) previous crimes, and

she was arrested in an operation conducted on 22 April. 

Don't worry, she'll be out soon and ready for number 82!

"Fleece & Release": Social Media Romeo Bilked Six Women for "Loans", in Bursa

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 28 April 2025)

                  The dashing, but slippery, Uğur T. 

In Bursa, Uğur T. (38), the father of two children, separated from

his wife 5 years ago.  In the years 2021-2024, Uğur T. entered 

into romantic relationships  via social media with beauty expert 

B.Ç. (33), finance expert Ş.C.S. (43), academician A.T. (50),  

accountant G.T. (33), and two others, identifying himself as an 

interior decorator and realtor.

After hoodwinking the women into separate relationships,

Uğur T. told them that the COVID pandemic had hurt his 

business, so he asked each of them for "loans", ultimately

obtaining 12 million TL (about $312,000) (!). Then, after 

repaying the women with a small initial amount, he broke

off each relationship.

                     Post-Uğur T. group commiseration. 

Beauty expert B.Ç., who was "with" Uğur T. for 2.5 years,

lent him 200,000 TL, anticipating marriage.  She said that

"While I was in a relationship with him, I took out credit 

lines 8 times.  This guy roams around all day, checking out

the women and choosing a victim."

Finance expert Ş.C.S. lent Uğur T. 1,200,000 TL.  She 

divorced 4 years ago and has two children, so when she

saw Uğur T.'s Instagram picture with his own daughters

she began to trust him.  

A.T. said she got to know Uğur T. in August 2024 via a 

Tinder-like app  and lent him 1,200,000 TL, too, in the

course of two months.  As for accountant G.T., she said

she lent Uğur T. 8.5 million TL. 

As for Uğur T., charged with fraud but not in jail, he

"explained" that "I was jobless because of the pandemic

so I couldn't repay their loans and got involved in crypto

money deals. I didn't defraud anyone, and I didn't promise

to marry anyone.  When I got involved with them, they 

knew I was in dire financial straits, and they lent me 

money of their own volition.  I'll pay them back, bit by

bit." (!) 

Uğur T. has high hopes for his new book...