Girl's death in 'honor killing' angers main Turkish opposition

A 19-year-old woman is dead following an alleged ‘honor killing’ at the hands of her brother in the southern province of Mersin. Republican People Party Deputy Canan Arıtman has urged the government to take measures on women’s murders in response to the death. ‘The state should consider the reasons for the increase in such murders,’ she saysWomen carry Hatice Fırat's coffin after the 19-year-old