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Eight suspected ISIS members from Iraq, Syria detained in raids in northern Türkiye

Eight suspected ISIS members from Iraq, Syria detained in raids in northern Türkiye

The police reportedly raided several addresses in the Black Sea province of Samsun as part of a new investigation.

School bus rolls over in Samsun: One child loses her life

School bus rolls over in Samsun: One child loses her life

A school bus rolled over in Turkey's Black Sea province of Samsun, claiming the life of one child and wounding six children and the driver.

Arrested for child abuse, teacher faces 110 years in prison

Arrested for child abuse, teacher faces 110 years in prison

The defendant has been indicted for “sexual abuse of the child” and “sexual abuse of the child by molestation”. The indictment has been accepted by the court.

16 February 2022

People hold a vigil following an attack on Atatürk Statue in Samsun

2 PEOPLE ARRESTED

People hold a vigil following an attack on Atatürk Statue in Samsun

A statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and the first President of the Republic, was attacked in Samsun, the city to which he went to start the War of Independence. Two people have been arrested over the attack.

4 February 2022

Attack on journalist | Assaulters dismissed from contractor company

Attack on journalist | Assaulters dismissed from contractor company

Having attacked a local journalist for reporting on the deficiencies of a recently opened public hospital in Samsun, two workers of the contractor company have been dismissed.

Attack on journalist who reported on deficiencies of a public hospital

Attack on journalist who reported on deficiencies of a public hospital

Having reported on the deficiencies of a recently constructed public hospital in Samsun and covered the defects of the contractor, journalist İbrahim Akkuş has been attacked by the employees of the company.

Two child workers lose their lives in Osmaniye, Samsun

Two child workers lose their lives in Osmaniye, Samsun

In a statement on June 12 World Day Against Child Labor, Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk said that “Turkey’s struggle against child labor was continuing successfully.”

26 October 2020

Syrian child killed in Samsun province

Syrian child killed in Samsun province

16-year-old Eymen Hammamı from Syria was reportedly stabbed to death in a fight between two groups in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Samsun.

14 September 2020