Ozgecan Aslan: Outrage in Turkey after killing. Al Jazeera on Feb 17, 2015 Turkey's government says it will do more to address violence against women.The statement comes after the attempted rape and …More
Ozgecan Aslan: Outrage in Turkey after killing.
Al Jazeera on Feb 17, 2015 Turkey's government says it will do more to address violence against women.The statement comes after the attempted rape and then murder of a twenty-year-old student by a bus driver.The killing led to protests over the weekend and a viral social media campaign.www.nytimes.com/…/ozgecan-aslan-a…
ISTANBUL — Ozgecan Aslan, a 20-year-old college student, was the last person on the minibus traveling across the city of Mersin in southern Turkey on Feb. 11. Instead of taking her home, the driver is accused of veering into the woods and trying to rape her.
When she resisted, he allegedly beat her with an iron bar and stabbed her. Afterward, her hands were cut off in an apparent attempt to hide DNA evidence under her fingernails. The chief suspect’s father and a friend are accused of helping him burn her body.
Ms. Ozgecan’s death rallied crowds of protesters in cities across the country earlier this month. The hashtag …More
Al Jazeera on Feb 17, 2015 Turkey's government says it will do more to address violence against women.The statement comes after the attempted rape and then murder of a twenty-year-old student by a bus driver.The killing led to protests over the weekend and a viral social media campaign.www.nytimes.com/…/ozgecan-aslan-a…
ISTANBUL — Ozgecan Aslan, a 20-year-old college student, was the last person on the minibus traveling across the city of Mersin in southern Turkey on Feb. 11. Instead of taking her home, the driver is accused of veering into the woods and trying to rape her.
When she resisted, he allegedly beat her with an iron bar and stabbed her. Afterward, her hands were cut off in an apparent attempt to hide DNA evidence under her fingernails. The chief suspect’s father and a friend are accused of helping him burn her body.
Ms. Ozgecan’s death rallied crowds of protesters in cities across the country earlier this month. The hashtag …More