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Turkey: Safari SUV crash kills Kazakh tourist, Germans and Russians among the seven injured

According to a haberfx.net report, a Kazakhstani tourist was killed and 7 others onboard, of German and Russian origin, wounded after a safari SUV fell from a cliff during a safari tour in Antalya province. The accident took place near Hastumen village of Antalya’s Gebiz town in southern Turkey at about 1.30pm on Friday. A tourist group of citizens of Kazakhstan, Russia, and Germany were having a safari tour when their SUV took a tumble down a cliff and left one of them dead and 7 others wounded. Read article

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Dutch tourist dies after traffic accident in Malta

Maltastar.com reports that a Dutchman 68, who was injured while driving a motorcycle in May died on Tuesday evening at Mater Dei Hospital. The accident happened on 9th May at around noon in Marsa where reports had come in that a vehicle was up in flames. The accident happened between a Toyota Corsa and a […]

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United States and Germany issue warnings to travellers to Turkey in light of recent unrest

As reported by hurriyetdailynews.com, the U.S. Embassy to Turkey has issued a warning to its citizens in Turkey about potential violence, the Hürriyet Daily News has learned. The embassy issued a warning letter for the attention of American citizens, reminding of the tension in the country that has been ongoing since last week. Meanwhile, the […]

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Turkey: British boy has legs broken in traffic accident

Todayszaman.com reports that both legs of a 10-year-old British tourist were broken in a traffic accident in the southwestern holiday resort town of Fethiye, Muğla, on Monday. Julian and Sarah Lalor-Smith were going out for dinner with their twins, Terence and Courtney, and 10-year-old son, James Mark. While the family was walking to the restaurant, […]

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Massive Civil Unrest Taksim Square Instanbul Turkey

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Turkey: Egyptian tourist among the injured after violent protest

Yahoo news reports that an Egyptian tourist is in a critical condition after being hit by a police gas canister in a crackdown on anti-government protests in Istanbul on Friday, a doctors’ association said. The 34-year-old woman was undergoing an operation after suffering a brain hemorrhage, Istanbul Medical Chamber board member Huseyin Demirduzen told Reuters. […]

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Russian tourist robbed in Cyprus

According to an incyprus.com.cy report, Peyia police are investigating a bag-snatching incident involving a tourist in Peyia. A 53-year-old Russian was walking in the Sea Caves area at 10pm Saturday when an unknown person grabbed the bag and took to flight. Read article

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Turkey to build wall on Syrian border to prevent illegal entry

Hurriyetdailynews.com reports that Turkey is to build a 2.5-kilometer-long wall along the Cilvegözü border gate with Syria to prevent illegal crossings, Trade and Customs Minister Hayati Yazıcı announced May 23. The Cilvegözü-Bab al-Hawa gate lies less than 10 kilometers from Reyhanlı town center, where a twin-bomb attack killed 51 and wounded more than 100 on […]

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British tourist imprisoned for stabbing in Cyprus

Independent.co.uk reports that a British tourist has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of a British soldier on Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence said. David Lee Collins, 19, from Manchester, was stabbed to death after a fight broke out in a nightclub in the popular resort of Ayia Napa last November. Mohammed Abdulkadir […]

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Dutchman accused of stabbing Russian tourist detained in Crete

Xinhuanet.com reports that a 20-year old Dutch accused of stabbing an 11-year-old Russian tourist at a hotel on Crete island in southern Greece appeared before a local court on Monday and was remanded to a prison psychiatric ward, as investigation continues, local media reported. Cirino Schrijver worked as a children’s entertainer at a hotel near […]

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