Drawing on data from completed court cases the study found that 344 murders including 288 of women were committed since 2001 with the intention of “cleansing honour,” the Anatolia news agency said.
The study divided the murders into two groups, “tradition killings” in which a woman perceived as immoral or sullied is killed as a result of a family decision, and “honour killings” that can target men or women, chief researcher Osman Celbis was quoted as saying.
Verdicts showed that 172 murders were committed in each of the two categories, Celbis said.
The study also found that increased sentences for such killings has led to a trend for families to force women to commit suicide instead of murdering them.
Published by Mike Hitchen, Mike Hitchen Consulting
Putting principles before profits
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