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Body of 8-year-old found after 19 days in southeastern city

The Gendarmerie units discovered the body of 8-year-old Narin Güran in a stream bed in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on Sept. 8, 19 days after the initial missing person report, though details regarding the perpetrator remain unclear.

The incident unfolded on the afternoon of Aug. 21 when Güran did not return home after leaving a course in the Bağlar district.

Some 40 girls saved from becoming child brides with help of neighborhood head

A local head in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır has saved 40 girls from becoming child brides after she installed a "wish box" in her town in which girls put their wishes - most of which said they did not want to get married off at such a young age.

Explosion at police compound in Diyarbakır confirmed to be terror attack: Interior minister

An explosion that occurred on April 11 at a police compound in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır was the result of a terror attack, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said after initially saying it was an accident.

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