KA-MER
“PROJECT FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERMANENT METHODS
IN THE
STRUGGLE AGAINST KILLINGS COMMITTED
UNDER THE
GUISE OF ‘HONOR’
IN THE
SOUTHEAST AND EAST ANATOLIA REGIONS”
2005
REPORT
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“WHO‘S TO BLAME?”
THE KA-MER FOUNDATION
Ali Emiri 4. Sk. Dışkale Apt. No:2/4 Yenişehir/Diyarbakır
Telephone: 0 412 228 10 53
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Written and prepared for publication by: KA-MER
Translation: Amy Spangler
Cover illustration: Ayça Tüyloğlu
Cover design: Deniz Akkol
Page layout: Murat Oğurlu
KA-MER 2005
KA-MER’s “Project
for the Development of Permanent Methods in the Struggle Against Killings
Committed Under the Guise of ‘Honor’ in the Southeast and East Anatolia Regions”
and this publication were made possible thanks to the support of the OAK
Foundation and the Swedish Consulate General in Istanbul.
CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter 1: 2005 Project
Results: Good news, summary evaluations, findings, answers to the most
frequently asked questions, and our suggestions Sayfa
*...*
Chapter 2: Short description
of the project Sayfa *..*
Chapter 3: Work done in
2005
Chapter 4: Applicant
stories
Chapter 5:
Assessment
Chapter 6: No more “if
only”s: What we can do to stop “honor” killings now
Appendix 1: Prof. Dr. Aytekin
Sır
Appendix 2: Contact information for women’s organizations in the East and Southeast Anatolia Regions