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Why women’s shelters in Turkey no longer provide safety

The high-profile domestic abuse case of a popular actor shows violence against women is accepted, and even defended when it comes to powerful men.

Nazlan Ertan
Nazlan Ertan
Jul 14, 2020
Turkish women display photographs of slain student, Özgecan Aslan, who was killed while resiting an attempted rape, and other victims of violence against women during a demonstration in Ankara on June 12, 2015. Three men went on trial in Turkey over the murder and attempted rape of a 20-year-old female student, in a case that sparked an outpouring of anger over the level of violence against women in the country. Ozgecan Aslan was murdered in the southern region of Mersin in February while returning home f
Turkish women display photographs of slain student, Ozgecan Aslan, who was killed while resisting an attempted rape, and other victims of violence against women during a demonstration, Ankara, Turkey, June 12, 2015. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

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