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Violence against woman on street sparks outrage

Harrowing video footage shows 37-year-old Yılmaz Akman attacking his pregnant ex-wife, 19-year-old Sudenaz A. in front of their 3-year-old son.

A pregnant woman has been assaulted in broad daylight by her former partner in the western province of Manisa, while bystanders stood idly by, sparking nationwide outrage as many condemned the harrowing attack and the passivity of witnesses.

Violent storms hit Turkey’s provinces, kills woman

A woman lost her life as a garden wall collapsed on her due to severe storms that hit three of Turkey's Aegean and Marmara provinces on June 23, blowing roofs away, toppling trees and threatening the safety of people living in the region.

These powerful storms severely impacted the Marmara province of Balıkesir and the Aegean provinces of Aydın and Manisa.

Sniffer dog ‘Volta’ retires after 10 years of service

A sniffer dog named Volta has retired after serving for ten years in the gendarmerie forces in the western province of Manisa.

The Pointer breed dog's carrier in the gendarmerie forces began in 2011.

Volta assisted the local anti-smuggling and organized crime squad in the province of Manisa in 2016.

Temple found in Manisa

Archaeological excavations that have been ongoing in the ancient city of Thyateira in the western province of Manisa have unearthed a temple, which is believed to date back to the Hellenistic and Roman eras. The rectangle-planned temple has the traces of Ionian architecture.

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