5 minutes agoWomen revolve in Turkey after a woman's macabre murder on honourary issues
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(6 years ago)The murder of a 27-year-old woman on the part of her former boyfriend has led to the uprising in Turkey, bringing to light the high and shocking degree of childicide and government efforts to repel legislation trying to protect women from gender violence. The remains of student Pernar Gyltech [...]
The remains of student Pinar Gyltech (Pinar Gultekin) were discovered in a forest in the Aegean province of Muglas during Tuesday. According to Turkish media, it was the case and then choked until it died from its former partner, Xhemit Metin Avja (Cemal Metin Avci), who later burned her body and placed her in a container and covered her with concrete. The 32-year-old has already been arrested.
A memorial of Gyletkin and other childicide victims has been held in the Beshiktas district of Istanbul, as well as in three other cities.
“We are Pinari, we will hold them responsible,” shouted women waving pink flags, writes The Guardian, translating Periscopi in Albanian.
Violence against women and so-called killings “nder” are part of culture and are highly popular in Turkey.
According to a 2009 study of prevention strategies, 42 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 60 had suffered physical or sexual violence from their husbands or partners.
Each year, the problem is getting worse: In 2019, 474 women were killed, most of their partners and relatives, with the highest rate in the decade in which numbers have risen year after year. The figures for 2020, caused by Coronavirus quarantines, are expected to be even higher. /Periscope
