Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Despite Legal Gains, Turkish Women Are Still Dying Over The Right To Divorce

Despite Legal Gains, Turkish Women Are Still Dying Over The Right To Divorce
Posted: 11/19/2014 2:47 pm EST Updated: 11/19/2014 2:52 pm EST

ISTANBUL -- Serdar Gocmen didn't hesitate last year when he killed his wife with a kitchen knife, witnesses say. He walked into the Cumhur Hair Salon in Istanbul and stabbed Muhterem Gocmen, 30, while she was working as a hairdresser.

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