A petition has been started to lobby Turkey’s president to address the ‘honour killings’ of gay and transgender people in his country. President Abdullah Gul is being petitioned to act against the “systematic violence and discrimination faced by Turkey’s LGBT community”, the petition organiser said. The Care2 petition’s sponsor, Omar Kuddus, told PinkNews.co.uk he was .. read more
An Istanbul court yesterday sentenced a Turkish citizen of Armenian origin to lifetime imprisonment, on the charge of “honor killing” for murdering his sister and her Muslim husband. Gönay Öğmen allegedly killed his sister Soney Öğmen Vural and Zekeriya Vural in Istanbul’s Fatih district in Dec 2010. The court ruled that the murder was “an honor .. read more
An Istanbul court yesterday sentenced a Turkish citizen of Armenian origin to lifetime imprisonment, on the charge of “honor killing” for murdering his sister and her Muslim husband. Gönay Öğmen allegedly killed his sister Soney Öğmen Vural and Zekeriya Vural in Istanbul’s Fatih district in Dec 2010. The court ruled that the murder was “an .. read more
TURKEY: A drastic rise in reported “honor” killings and fatal domestic violence in Turkey has sparked a vigorous debate about the government’s recent attempts to address the problem. It also highlights the clash of conservative values with the country’s rapid modernization. Government figures released in February suggest murders of women increased 14-fold in seven years, .. read more