Turkey: Preventing Honor Killings | European Journal

In parts of Turkey where archaic codes of honor still dominate,murders of women are commonplace - even today. Last year saw 220 such 'honor killings'. Laws designed to prevent them have been tightened mainly in response to pressure from the EU,which has made improved women's rights a condition for the country's accession.Raised public awareness of the issue has already proved constructive: Increasingly,women who feel under threat are turning to women's groups for support,before it's too late. Our report from Diyarbakir shows how women can be saved from certain death.

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[mad8london247]

Brave woman, should be more of her type around.

[marvialegria1]

22 percent of men believe that killing women is justify bcz adultery. They call it Honor killing. The thing is to have the courage to speak out.

[Meresortsitar]

Well, I understand that there are jealous sociopathic psychos killing their wife for almost no reason in every zivilisation but a what is a culture that APPROVES this???

Sick barbarians...

[TheSanityInspector]

They aren't Turks? Then you won't mind if they have their own country, will you?

[OzNoble]

I knew it this ENTIRE city is a Kurdish City in Turkey.

[OzNoble]

These arent TUrks they are Kurds.