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Police seek suspects who ran away at gate of Istanbul's Atatürk Airport
Turkish police have been seeking three suspects who ran away from the entrance of Istanbul's Atatürk Airport despite police's warnings. Police have warned the suspects in a minibus to stop, but the minibus turned away and escaped while the police fired shots at the tires of the vehicle in order to stop them.
Passenger attacks Istanbul Uber driver who asked him to stop smoking
A driver for the app-based on-demand car service company Uber was attacked by a passenger and his friends after he asked them to stop smoking while inside the vehicle in Istanbul's Taksim area on Oct. 18, Doğan News Agency has reported.
Passengers Sustain Injuries as Two Intercity Buses Collide in NE Bulgaria
Several passengers have been injured in a crash involving two intercity buses and a minibus near the village of Kamburovo in northeastern Bulgaria, on the main road linking Sofa and Varna, Nova TV and bTV reported on Friday.
No fatalities have been reported. A total of 41 passengers travelled in the two buses, according to Nova TV.
Bulgarian Authorities Detain 37 Illegal Migrants on Trakia Motorway
Bulgarian traffic police detained on Monday a total of 37 illegal migrants hidden in the cargo compartment of a minibus traveling on Trakia motorway.
Following a check of the microbus, the authorities uncovered 37 Syrian citizens - thirteen men, fourteen women and ten children.
Istanbul minibus driver detained after chasing passenger with knife
Istanbul police have detained a minibus driver who chased and threatened a passenger with a knife, after which the passenger fell and broke his foot.
Municipality approves panic buttons in public transportation to stop violence against women in Turkey's south
In an attempt to stop violence against women and sexual harassment cases, public transportation vehicles in Turkey?s southern province of Adana will now have panic buttons. Drivers of public transportation will also need to obtain a drug-free report.
Young man left alone on street faints and dies in southeast Turkey
A young man has died in a hospital in the southeastern province of Gaziantep after fainting on a minibus, being taken out of the vehicle, and then being left alone in the street without help.
Turkish traffic police officer shoots driver in leg in Istanbul
A traffic police officer shot a minibus driver in the leg after a quarrel over writing a traffic ticket escalated in Istanbul's Maltepe district on June 25.
A traffic police officer stopped a minibus in Maltepe and wrote a ticket for permitting too many passengers onto the minibus.
Minibus in Özgecan's murder to serve as bookmobile
The minibus in which 20-year-old university student Özgecan Aslan was brutally murdered will be used as a bookmobile, the new owner of the minibus has announced. The minibus will travel across Turkey and deliver books to children, preserving Özgecan?s legacy.
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Minibus in Özgecan Aslan murder to be used as school shuttle
The minibus in which 20-year-old university student Özgecan Aslan was brutally murdered has been bought to serve as a school bus, Turkish media reported.
Aslan was killed on Feb. 11 in a minibus that she boarded outside a shopping mall in Mersin?s Tarsus district to head home after a day of classes. The driver of the minibus, Suphi Alt?ndöken, has confessed to the murder.