[Tequila]

Death reopens debate over 'honour' killings in Turkey, which account for half of all the country's murders.

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(The hole where a 16-year-old girl was buried alive by her relatives in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey)

Turkish police have recovered the body of a 16-year-old girl they say was buried alive by relatives in an "honour" killing carried out as punishment for talking to boys.

The girl, who has been identified only by the initials MM, was found in a sitting position with her hands tied, in a two-metre hole dug under a chicken pen outside her home in Kahta, in the south-eastern province of Adiyaman.

Police made the discovery in December after a tip-off from an informant, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on its website.

The girl had previously been reported missing.

The informant told the police she had been killed following a family "council" meeting.

Her father and grandfather are said to have been arrested and held in custody pending trial. It is unclear whether they have been charged. The girl's mother was arrested but was later released.

Media reports said the father had told relatives he was unhappy that his daughter – one of nine children – had male friends. The grandfather is said to have beaten her for having relations with the opposite sex.

A postmortem examination revealed large amounts of soil in her lungs and stomach, indicating that she had been alive and conscious while being buried. Her body showed no signs of bruising.

The discovery will reopen the emotive debate in Turkey about "honour" killings, which are particularly prevalent in the impoverished south-east.

Official figures have indicated that more than 200 such killings take place each year, accounting for around half of all murders in Turkey.

Source : Guardian

[sunny]

WTF!! thats totally against human rights!! thats the main problem in muslim countries....girls dnt have any rights!!....gosh, sick people :angry:

[MrDan]

Wow, thats just vile <_< And the girl was only a little older than me :mellow:

What is wrong with a 16 y/o girl having a bf?????

[sunny]

actually dan, in gulf or muslims countries, girls have no rights, even they cant talk to boys!! or cant go outsidewithout another person ( her husband, nieghbour lady or any relative )......those people are really cruel in these things, in some rural areas, girls killed bcoz they dnt want to marry a person whom they dnt knw or even never saw them......according to them luv is disgusting and against god laws......

This post has been edited by sunny: 06 February 2010 - 12:27 PM

[PikaBoo]

That's really sad and cruel :'(. My heart weeps for the victims when I read these stories..

[bonestonne]

oh the joys we have in a different culture.

this is life for many people. we can think it's vile, but to them, it's normal, and accepted.

[Scott]

more people die in the name god then any thing else. this wasnt the way god ment for us to be