PUBLIC MARKS from adfunk with tags Turkey & 2006

A Turkish citizen who hijacked a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 surrendered to police and released the 113 passengers on board, Brindisi Airport Police Chief Salvatore De Paolis said. Police initially reported there were two hijackers. The plane was hijacked after taking off from Albania’s capital, Tirana, on a flight to Istanbul. The hijacker, Hasan Ekinci, was to be arrested upon his arrival in Turkey for evading the military draft, Muammer Guler, the governor of the province of Istanbul, said on CNN Turk. Ekinci had written to the pope in August asking for his help to avoid service “in a Muslim army,'’ declaring that he was a Christian convert, SKYTG24 in Italy said.

Can’t believe it’s nearly time to turn back the clocks? Then you’d better grab the last few rays while you can. Ian McCurrach snaps up the best bargains to send you on your way. 1. Sail the Ionian sea. Beginners join a tuition yacht with a qualified instructor. Experienced sailors travelling solo, or in a couple, are matched together so that each boat in the flotilla has a suitable mix of skippers and competent crew. Yachts meet up at a different port every evening for dinner ashore.