Abduction

Juric: I'm very upset, million things remind me of the tragedy that happened to us

Juric pointed out to Prva Television that the perpetrators of such crimes must be behind bars and that this is the only appropriate place for them to be, and that the case of Monika's abduction shows that "the sentence served" scenario should not happen.

Necessary precautions to be taken against 'abduction tradition' in villages: Turkish family minister

Turkish authorities will implement necessary measures to prevent child marriages via abduction after reports emerged that underage girls were being kidnapped and forced into marriage in exchange for payments to their families in two İzmir villages, Turkish Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya has said.

Mayor, girls fight back against 'tradition' of abducting minors for marriage

Underage girls have been abducted and forced into marriage, while their families have been paid hush money to maintain their silence about the activity in the western province of İzmir's Kiraz district, according to allegations by villagers. Now, however, the town's first woman mayor is attempting to fight back against the tradition, as are some of the liberated kidnapping victims.