Sep 1, 2014
Honour killings remain a major women's human rights violation in Turkey, as does the continuing practice of virginity testing. This is preformed in various public institutions, and even employed by families. The absence of an unmarried woman's virginity may cause their suicide; or, they may even be killed by their own families in the name of honour.
Eylem Atakav, Women and Turkish Cinema : Gender Politics, Cultural Identity and Representation (Routledge, 2012), 24.
Wow, that is depressing.