Turkish man tried in absentia for ‘honor killing’ of gay son
A Turkish man accused of killing his gay son has gone on trial this week in Istanbul. Yahya Yildiz, 49, is on the run and is being tried in absentia for the crime of shooting his son Ahmet, 26, dead in June last year. Another man, thought to be a local resident, was also injured, reports news agency Sapa-dpa. He allegedly shot his son, after he revealed he was having a relationship with a man from Cologne, Germany.
