Thursday, May 18, 2006

Germany: The murder of Hatun Sürücü and the debate over "honour killings"

"Germany: The murder of Hatun Sürücü and the debate over “honour killings”
By Justus Leicht
17 May 2006

The murder of a young Turkish woman, Hatun Sürücü, in February 2005, has been followed one year later by a judgement of the Berlin regional court—and an aggressive campaign in sections of the German media and the political elite. The killing of the 23-year-old second-generation Turkish immigrant has horrified broad layers of the population."

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