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Femicide Rates in Turkey & The #challengeaccepted Trend

Following the murder of 27 year old Turkish student Pinar Gultekin, social media has seen thousan...

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11.27 1 Aug 2020


Femicide Rates in Turkey & The #challengeaccepted Trend


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11.27 1 Aug 2020


Following the murder of 27 year old Turkish student Pinar Gultekin, social media has seen thousands of black & white portraits posted online with the accompanying hashtag #challengeaccepted.

The trend is meant to draw attention to the high rates of gender-based violence in Turkey where "honour-killings" are a serious issue.

Turkish Philanthropist, Zeycan Rochelle joined Susan to discuss.

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