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14 February 2015
Women in Turkey have raised reactions to the savage murder of Özgecan Aslan.
On Feb 11th, Ozgecan Aslan (20) university student, caught a bus from Adana to Mersin as was her routine from school to home. As the last passenger gets off the bus, she’s left alone with the driver, his father and his friend. Two days later, three suspects were captured and Özgecan’s body was found. Initial autopsy report shows young woman was stabbed to death after she was raped, and then her body was burnt.
Aktivist Kamera 14.02.2015 Kadıköy / İstanbul
From Doğan News Agency in Turkey:
20-year-old Turkish woman brutally murdered, body burned
The burned body of a 20-year-old female student who had been missing for two days was discovered Feb. 13 in a riverbed in the Tarsus district of the southern province of Mersin.
Three suspects have been detained for stabbing Özgecan Aslan to death and later burning her remains.
The family of Aslan, who was a psychology student at Çağ University, had filed a missing report with the police on Feb. 11 after failing to contact her. As the search for the missing girl continued, gendarmerie forces stopped a suspicious minibus on Feb. 12, discovering blood stains and a hat in the minibus.
The driver of the vehicle, 26-year-old S.A., his 50-year-old father, N.A., and 20-year-old F.G. were detained when the victim’s father recognized the hat and said it belonged to his daughter.
During the interrogation, N.A. and F.G. admitted to the crime. According to the suspects’ testimonies, after all other passengers disembarked from the minibus, S.A. exited the scheduled route in spite of Aslan’s protestations and drove to a secluded spot.
When he attempted to rape the woman, she fought back and used pepper spray against her attacker. S.A. then stabbed Aslan several times and hit her with an iron pipe, killing her.
He also allegedly cut off Aslan’s fingers in an effort to ensure that no DNA match would be made with the scratches the woman made on his face during the struggle.
After the murder, S.A. went back home with the body and asked for his father and friend’s help in disposing of the remains. The three then tried to burn Aslan’s body to eliminate any evidence.
The remains of a woman were found Feb. 13 at a location indicated by the suspects. One of Aslan’s close friends, who was with her on the day she went missing, failed to identify the severely damaged body, but she said the clothes on the body matched what Aslan wore the day she disappeared.
“We were together at the school until noon, then we went shopping, ate something and got on a minibus to go home,” the witness said. “I got off near my home and she stayed on the minibus to go home. I later learned that she did not go home and was missing.”
The gendarmerie and the police have launched an investigation to find out the details and the reasons for the murder.
February/14/2015
From Doğan News Agency in Turkey:
Women defy imam in murdered woman’s funeral, carry the coffin
Thousands bid farewell on Feb. 14 to Özgecan Aslan, a 20-year-old woman who was murdered during a rape attempt, in a funeral ceremony held in her hometown Mersin.
Although the imam requested women to step back during the ceremony, hundreds of women attended the funeral prayer on the front lines, while they also carried he coffin of Aslan before and after the prayer. …
Songül Aslan, mother of Özgecan, was devastated. …
“Özgecan had a wonderful heart, she would work hard, help everyone. I cannot accept that she was massacred when she took a minibus to come home. Is my daughter’s only mistake is to get on a minibus to come home?” she added. …
Protests have been held across the country to protest the brutal murder, with the demonstrators carrying photographs of Aslan and other female victims of violence.
February/14/2015
See also here.
From Revolution News:
Turkey: Outrage over Horrific Rape and Murder of Student Ozgecan Aslan
02/14/2015
On Feb 11th, Ozgecan Aslan, a 20-year-old university student, caught a bus from Adana to Mersin as was her routine from school to home. As the last passenger gets off the bus, she’s left alone with the driver, his father and his friend. Two days later, three suspects were captured and Özgecan’s body was found. Initial autopsy report shows young woman was stabbed to death after she was raped, and then her body was burnt.
Women all over Turkey are organizing protests today, claiming this is not “just another criminal incident”, but a result of a systematic misogynist state policy. Recent declarations by government officials against women’s employment, abortion, and similar statements to restrict women’s rights including even “when to go out and what to wear” have been responded to with public outrage. Also, perpetrators of rape and murder of women get the minimum sentence due to “incitement” or “consent” by the victim or “no psychological damage observed” on the victim. The extent of femicide in Turkey has once again been revealed by the murder of Ozgecan Aslan, while according to official figures murders of women have increased 1,400% during the period of AKP rule.
FIVE Turkish MPs were injured yesterday in a brawl that broke out in parliament. The fight started after opposition parties submitted motions to hamper the passage of a draconian new Bill restricting the right to protest: here.
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She was raped, she was knifed, her hands were cut, her body was burned…
http://haber.sol.org.tr/sites/default/files/styles/headline_news_slideshow/public/fft81_mf3485286_0_1.jpeg?itok=4GMHtBrQ
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Thanks for the link!
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I made a mistake, giving wrong link, I couldn’t correct. here is right link: http://haber.sol.org.tr/toplum/turkiye-ozgecan-icin-ayaktaydi-107767
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Thanks for this link and its photos, after the 1 photo link!
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It’s absolutely horrendous! Nobody’s safe anymore! I solute these women in their protest for justice!
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Yes, I hope these women will manage to bring about change!
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Absolutely brutal ! Justice is the least that these women are asking for. The condition of women is same all over the world ! Disheartening.
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Sometimes it’s easy to forget we are a “civilized species”. This goes on in every country around the world. I think sharing stories like this is extremely important, because we must force people to acknowledge that there is something seriously wrong with how little value we place on life
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This is so sad.
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Very true. I hope the big demonstrations will manage to bring about change.
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Brave men of Istanbul: Thank you!
“When the men of Istanbul start wearing a mini skirt.” Protests after killing Özgecan Aslan. / Many men in Turkey stand up for Women’s Rights in a Twitter campaign. / It is a reaction to the murder of the student Özgecan Aslan. By wearing a miniskirt, men support Women’s Rights in Turkey. “Wear a miniskirt for Özgecan .” (#ozgecanicinminietekgiy) is the name of the campaign. / It resulted in thousands of men to join in the past few days . Finally, during the weekend the men of Istanbul took to the streets. “We are marching in our miniskirts for all women.” Social media – Facebook and Twitter – was used for the call and to spread the message about the demonstration. / It is the second Internet campaign after the brutal murder of 20-year-old student Özgecan Aslan in southern Turkish Tarsus. She had been killed by a minibus driver after a rape attempt. In the meantime the hashtag #sendeanlat (sende anlat: “you tell them / spread the message “) has developed into the Turkish #Outcry . Under this heading mainly Turkish women are tweeting about their experiences with sexual violence. / This time it is the men’s turn to make a statement. In a miniskirt ! The garment became the center of the protest since conservative circles accuse women that they are responsible for the violence (rape) by wearing provocative clothing. / The campaign slogan is on Facebook: “If a miniskirt is responsible for everything , when wearing a miniskirt is immoral and if woman wearing a miniskirt signals an invitation for molestation [ rape] , then we [men] send you this invitation too!” Südeutsche Zeitung. 23. Februar 2015, 11:46. Mord an Özgecan Aslan
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/proteste-nach-mord-an-oezgecan-aslan-wenn-istanbuls-maenner-minirock-tragen-1.2363378
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