Trial of Woman Who Killed Her Husband Highlights Domestic Abuse in Turkey
The case against Melek Ipek, who is being supported by women’s rights groups, has become a touchstone issue in Turkish politics.
The police cordoned off the house where Melek Ipek fatally shot her husband in Antalya, Turkey, in January.Credit.Bulent Tatogullari/DHA
Published March 16, 2021Updated March 18, 2021
ISTANBUL Handcuffed and naked, Melek Ipek endured a night of beatings, sexual assault and death threats from her husband that left her and their two daughters battered and traumatized. By morning, after he went out and came back to the house, she had picked up a gun and killed him in a struggle.