Women killed to save male face
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Turkish law condones the south-eastern Turkish practice of murdering a woman who has relations with a man outside marriage. Such women are seen as having disgraced their family, and are therefore murdered to restore the family's honour. Under Turkish law, a woman who has relations with a man outside marriage is seen as having provoked her family to murder her, so sentences are short in these cases. In many cases, the murder is carried out by a minor, as minors receive even shorter sentences.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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Yet again, Turkey digs frantically for survivors
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An earthquake centred on the hilly region of Bolu in northwest Turkey is known to have killed 34 people and injured 1,000. It is feared that many more victims are still trapped under rubble. There is a severe shortage of drugs to treat the injured in Duzce, Turkey, where the hospital has been damaged. There have also been urgent calls for help from Bolu, where the winters are very cold.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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Milosevic and his henchmen lie low to escape justice
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Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic remains in hiding in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, as do many indicted war criminals who worked for him. They include Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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