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Former Istanbul governor fined for defaming 17-year-old victim as 'marginal'

Istanbul?s former governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu was fined 10,000 Turkish Liras for accusing a then-17-year-old Dilan Alp of being a member of ?marginal groups? during the May Day protests of 2013, during which she was hit in the head by a tear gas canister shot by the police.

Mammoth Ottoman carpet restored

A historical Ottoman carpet has been restored by a team of 10 in the Central Anatolian province of Aksaray’s Sultanhanı district, considered the world’s largest carpet restoration center.

The restoration of the 120-square-meter Hereke carpet went on for 18 months.

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