"Scots help Turkey to put an end to 'honour killings'
By Merial Beattie in Ankara
24 April 2005
Experts from Glasgow University are helping Turkey in a new drive to stamp out 'honour killings' - where women and young girls are murdered by their relatives for allegedly bringing shame on the family.
Human rights activists estimate that hundreds of Turkish women are murdered in honour killings each year. Behaviour regarded as 'dishonourable' can include being a rape victim or resisting an arranged marriage. In one recent case, a girl was thrown off a rooftop by her brother for wanting to wear trousers to a family wedding."
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