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Copycat murder-suicides distress Turkey

Three separate Turkish families committed suicide by taking cyanide in the first two weeks of November, and despite the government's denials, economic hardship seemed to play a key role in all three cases that shook the country.

Clouds pass over the Grand Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RC160610E3C0
Clouds pass over the Grand Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2019. — REUTERS/Murad Sezer

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