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Turkey's honour killings

A discussion about the murder of Birgul Isik, gunned down by her 14-year-old son Ramazan. Birgul was shot for apparently bringing shame on her family by discussing domestic violence on prime-time Turkish TV. Her killing was just one of many honour killings in Turkey.

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

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