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Report: 315 women murdered in 2023
A grim report has revealed that 315 women were murdered in 2023 in Türkiye, drawing attention to the persistent issue of femicide in the country.
The report titled, "2023 Femicide and Suspicious Deaths of Women," was prepared by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform women's assemblies.
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Turkish violations of Greek airspace – Two F-16s flew over Greek isles
Turkey continues to provoke
Public furious over court’s reason for reducing jail term of Gültekin’s killer
The elements of deliberately killing with monstrous feelings or causing torment did not exist in the murder of 27-year-old Pınar Gültekin, a local court has stated while announcing the reason behind the reduction of the jail term of the murderer Cemal Metin Avcı in the country's high-profile femicide case.
Gültekin went missing in the southwestern province of Muğla on July 16, 2020.
Justice minister criticizes court ruling in high-profile femicide case
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has joined the public anger by criticizing the "unjust provocation discount" a court has given in the case of Cemal Metin Avcı, the murderer of university student Pınar Gültekin.
Speaking at a conference on the law on June 23, Bozdağ highlighted that the issue of "unjust provocation discount" should be discussed.
Court ruling in high-profile femicide case faces backlash
The murderer of university student Pınar Gültekin, Cemal Metin Avcı has been served with a reduced prison sentence of 23 years on the grounds of "unjust provocation" on June 20.
The 13th hearing of the case was held at the Muğla 3rd High Criminal Court.
Avcı stated that he was remorseful and said that he committed the murder alone.
Russia: Bucha dead civilians footage ‘ordered by the US’
“Who are the masters of provocation? Of course, the United States and NATO,” ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said
Government, ND trade barbs over illegal buildings
As local authorities in northern Greece carried out a small-scale demolition in an apparently symbolic move, the main opposition accused the leftist-led government of hypocrisy, pointing to documents suggesting that it put off the demolition of the illegal structures it is now pledging to knock down.
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