Comments on: 2008: Honour Killings in Turkey http://corinamurafa.eu/2008/12/10/2008-honour-killings-in-turkey/ Analyze, Criticize, Reaction(ize)! Tue, 22 May 2012 03:35:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Corina Murafa http://corinamurafa.eu/2008/12/10/2008-honour-killings-in-turkey/comment-page-1/#comment-33541 Corina Murafa Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:12:36 +0000 http://corinamurafa.eu/2008/12/10/2008-honour-killings-in-turkey/#comment-33541 I tend to agree with you... As I said towards the end of my entry, atrocious violences occur everywhere in the world, including in so-called Westernized countries. However, you have to admit this is not the only case of human rights violations that occurs in Turkey (let's just consider their track record in front of the ECHR on property torts and other similar issues). As for Romania and Roma communities, from what I read about this situation and from some talks I've had with Roma people, it seems these situations occur in really isolated communities and that the custom is more complex than portrayed by the media. Which is not to say it is not a terribly negative phenomenon... I tend to agree with you… As I said towards the end of my entry, atrocious violences occur everywhere in the world, including in so-called Westernized countries. However, you have to admit this is not the only case of human rights violations that occurs in Turkey (let’s just consider their track record in front of the ECHR on property torts and other similar issues). As for Romania and Roma communities, from what I read about this situation and from some talks I’ve had with Roma people, it seems these situations occur in really isolated communities and that the custom is more complex than portrayed by the media. Which is not to say it is not a terribly negative phenomenon…

]]> By: Andreea-Loredana http://corinamurafa.eu/2008/12/10/2008-honour-killings-in-turkey/comment-page-1/#comment-32735 Andreea-Loredana Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:57:33 +0000 http://corinamurafa.eu/2008/12/10/2008-honour-killings-in-turkey/#comment-32735 How can Turkey pretend is modern because the cultural "backwards" behavior of their minority groups KURDISH!(because the movie doesn't emphasise the fact that those areas where this acts are still happening -Batman, Diarbakir, Urfa, Mardin, etc are populated by at least 90-95% hurdish. Well how did Romania managed to be a modern country even if inside of Roma people communities arranged marriage of young children (12-13 years old) are still happening? WE did it...they do it... In fact we know and we should confess that this doesn't reflect the whole country and population. How can Turkey pretend is modern because the cultural “backwards” behavior of their minority groups KURDISH!(because the movie doesn’t emphasise the fact that those areas where this acts are still happening -Batman, Diarbakir, Urfa, Mardin, etc are populated by at least 90-95% hurdish.

Well how did Romania managed to be a modern country even if inside of Roma people communities arranged marriage of young children (12-13 years old) are still happening?

WE did it…they do it…

In fact we know and we should confess that this doesn’t reflect the whole country and population.

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