May 1, 2004

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   Father strangles 14-year-old daughter in Turkey's latest ``honor'' killing

  
  

  SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press Writer

  
  

  (04-29) 11:37 PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) --
  

  Ignoring the pleas of his 14-year-old daughter to spare her life, Mehmet Halitogullari pulled on a wire wrapped around her neck and strangled her -- supposedly to restore the family's honor after she was kidnapped and raped.
  

  Nuran Halitogullari is the latest victim in a long history of so-called "honor" killings.
  

  Each year, dozens of girls are killed in Turkey by their relatives for allegedly disgracing their families -- some for merely being seen speaking to men.
  

  Halitogullari was abducted in Istanbul on her way back from a trip to the supermarket and raped over six days. She was rescued by police and returned to her family.
  

   

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