At 13, this girl had to marry a paedophile. Her father-in-law raped her and then cut off her nose
From Suna Erdem in Istanbul
She was forced to marry her paedophile rapist at the age of 13, and when she refused efforts by her father-in-law — who also raped her — to force her into prostitution, she had her nose cut off.
If Rodja is still alive, Birgul Isik soon may not be. The Turkish mother of three is in a coma after she was shot by her 14-year-old stepson for talking on television about fleeing from her abusive husband.
Ayse Aydin, 18, is dead. Her family says that she committed suicide. Her husband, who was often away from home for work, says that her family mutilated her sexually and killed her for allegedly consorting with other men.
All these crimes have been committed in the name of honour in Turkey, a country that will begin membership talks with the European Union in October.
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