In Turkey, Not Even Posters of Women Are Safe From Violence
After a deadly sexual assault on a minibus, a hidden-camera campaign gains new meaning.
Olga Khazan Mar 25 2015, 8:00 AM ET
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On February 11, a 20-year-old college student named Ozgecan Aslan was riding in a minibus in the southern Turkish town of Mersin. When she was the last passenger still aboard the bus, the driver allegedly pulled over and attempted to rape her. As she fought him off, he allegedly bludgeoned her with a crowbar, stabbed her to death, and cut off her hands to hide the evidence.
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