The body of 26-year-old Rukiye G. was found in a pond in Sakarya while 34-year-old Defne Boz was discovered dead in her home in Istanbul; women's organizations have called for a comprehensive investigation.
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The lifeless body of 26-year-old Rukiye G. was found in a pond in Sakarya; in Istanbul, 34-year-old Defne Boz was discovered dead in her home. Both deaths have been placed under investigation due to suspicious circumstances.
According to reporting by Cumhuriyet, women's organizations and legal experts have expressed concern over the rising number of suspicious deaths of women, calling on authorities to launch comprehensive investigations. In both cases, the cause of death is still pending clarification through forensic examination.
The sustained pressure from civil society organizations regarding the documentation of violence against women and suspicious female deaths in Turkey has returned to the top of the agenda with these two cases. Legal experts emphasized that investigation protocols must be applied in full in these deaths.