Ahmet Altıntaş
Officials refuse permission for Soma mine disaster commemoration rally
The authorities have refused to grant permission for the annual commemoration of those killed in Turkey's deadliest ever mine disaster in the Soma district of the western province of Manisa, which occurred in May 2014.
82-year-old woman's community service sentence ends after fight with cane
An 82-year-old woman in the Aegean province of Manisa, who received a sentence to serve community service by guarding a mosque in her village after she got involved in a fight with her cane, was cleared of charges on Feb. 23 after seven months, Doğan News Agency has reported.