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    Turkey struggles to stop violence against women. At least 71 have been killed this year

    by Ayse Wieting and Suzan Fraser Mar 07, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

    0500 GMT

    Muhterem Evcil was stabbed to death by her estranged husband at her workplace in Istanbul, where he had repeatedly harassed her in breach of a restraining order. The day before, authorities detained him for violating the order but let him go free after questioning.

    More than a decade later, her sister believes Evcil would still be alive if authorities had enforced laws on protecting women and jailed him.

    “As long as justice is not served and men are always put on the forefront,

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