Ali Akdeniz
No ballot boxes in three neighborhoods, 23 villages of restive town in southeast Turkey
Citizens living in three neighborhoods and 23 villages of a restive district in Turkey's southeast will only be able to vote in other neighborhoods for the Nov. 1 election following a decision by local authorities.
Dozens were killed during an eight-day siege between Sept. 4 and 12 in Cizre as security forces clashed with militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Syrian woman crossing into Turkey illegally killed by security forces
A Syrian woman was killed by security forces while she was trying to cross into Turkey illegally through a mined area on the border.
The woman, identified as Nezahat Celal, reportedly was shot at around 7 p.m. on Jan. 29 near the border town of Cizre in the province of ??rnak.