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Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pregnant teen who was raped is murdered by fiance in honour killing
Teenager Oya Budak was violently raped and impregnated by her attacker. But when her fiance discovered she was five-and-a-half months pregnant with the rapist's child, he shot the 18-year-old to death in what's being described as an honour killing. The tragic teen was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest but succumbed to her injuries. Her baby also died. According to Turkish media, Budak was raped by another man in Istanbul just weeks before her engagement. When her fiance learned of the rape pregnancy, he called off the engagement. On the night she was murdered, cops say the ex-fiancé lured Budak to meet, pretending that he wanted them to talk. But when they met, he pulled out a gun and shot her in the chest and ear. The suspect was arrested shortly after. The man who raped Budak was convicted of her sex attack along with several others and has been jailed. 'When she said she was in pain, her fiancé took her to the hospital and learned she was pregnant,' her grandfather, Orhan, told reporters. Even her own family had not been aware of the rape and pregnancy. The accused's family demanded that he call off the marriage to Budak. The 19-year-old accused killer has reportedly confessed. Budak's murder was the 209th femicide in Turkey so far this year. Women's groups have accused the fundamentalist government of turning a blind eye to the crisis. On Sunday, the Governor's Office stated that International Women's Day protests and marches in the city had been banned. Women's groups say they will move forward with the marches despite the ban. They said: 'We have walked for 19 years and will walk on the 20th year, too.' Femicides remain a deeply rooted and urgent problem in Turkey with at least 420 women murdered in 2024 by partners, ex-partners or other men from within their immediate circle. Women's groups have also highlighted the growing violence against young girls, a disturbing trend that became one of the most publicly debated issues in the country last year. bhunter@ @HunterTOSun
Daily Mail
27-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Horror as teenager pregnant with her rapist's baby is shot dead by her fiance in 'honour killing' after he found out about the sex attack in Turkey
A teenager pregnant with her rapist's baby was brutally murdered by her fiance after he found out about the sex attack in Turkey, according to reports. Oya Budak, 18, was five-and-a-half months pregnant when she was shot dead in the apparent honour killing, Turkish news agencies said. She was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest but died along with her baby, local media reports. Ms Budak reportedly became pregnant after being raped by another man several weeks before her engagement. Her fiance is said to have ended the relationship when he became aware of the situation. The man, 19, was arrested in Istanbul and confessed, says Turkish media. Orhan Budak, the grandfather of Ms Budak, said, 'When she said she was in pain, her fiance took her to the hospital and learned she was pregnant.' It was learned that Ms Budak's family was unaware that she had been raped and became pregnant. When her fiancé's family found out about the pregnancy, they reportedly did not want him to marry Ms Budak. The killing, which occurred in Istanbul overnight, was the 209th femicide this year in Turkey, according to a women's rights group. Sarıyer'de, eski nişanlısı 18 yaşındaki Oya Budak'ı öldüren katil zanlısı, emniyetteki işlemlerinin ardından adliyeye sevk edildi. Muhabirimizin, 'Neden yaptın, hiç mi vicdanın sızlamadı?' sorusuna ise 'İyi yaptım, pişmanlık duymuyorum. Hadi, yürü lan!' diye cevap verdi. — Ekol TV (@ekoltvv) June 26, 2025 Women's rights groups in Turkey accuse the authorities of failing to act to stop a wave of femicides. It comes as the country has seen femicide and transphobic crimes skyrocket in recent years. In 2022 defiant female activists took to the streets of Istanbul to protest against femicide, despite the Governor's Office yesterday announcing that International Women's Day protests and marches in the city were banned. The organisers of the Feminist Night march, attended by thousands of women, took to Twitter to say that they would press ahead with the demonstration despite the ban: 'We have walked for 19 years and will walk on the 20th year, too'. As women tried to push through riot police barriers to march to Taksim Square, they were met with officers who barricaded them and fired pepper spray and at least 38 were arrested. Despite police barricading women, they sang, danced and chanted the powerful slogan: 'If you feel helpless, remember this crowd', the phrase used on International Women's Day by women and girls worldwide. The Feminist Night March has been organised in Istanbul for almost twenty years and is a space for women to stand up for what they believe in. The march came after Turkey withdrew from the Council of Europe Convention in 2021 which aims to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence. It lays out the framework to deliver justice and support to women who have suffered gendered violence.
