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A 19-YEAR-OLD Turkish woman competing in a national televised song contest was in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head.
Mutlu Kaya, who is from the conservative region of Diyarbakir in the Kurdish-majority southeast of Turkey, had according to Turkish press reports previously received death threats for appearing on the talent show.
Kaya was shot while she was at her home in the Ergani district of Diyarbakir province in the early hours of Monday, the Dogan news agency reported. She is now in intensive care in Diyarbakir.
Reports said she was shot by an unknown assailant who fired a bullet from the garden through the back window into the house.
She had been appearing on the show “Sesi Cok Guzel”, similar to “Britain’s Got Talent”, on the Turkish private channel Fox.
She had been mentored by Sibel Can, one of Turkey’s best known folk pop singers who has been a household name for decades.
The state Anatolia news agency said a suspect had been arrested and was being interrogated by police but did not give further details.
The Posta newspaper had reported earlier this week before the attack that Kaya had been threatened from within her own family for going to Istanbul to take part in the contest.
“My beautiful girl Mutlu, how could they wound you? I am very sad,” Can wrote on her Instagram account.
“Her health situation is now critical, I wish for a speedy recovery.”
The Kurdish majority southeast of Turkey is known for its strongly conservative values, with women expected to perform a traditional role.
The attack on Mutlu comes at a time of intensifying anger in Turkey over the extent of violence against women, with hundreds of wives killed by their husbands every year.
The murder and attempted rape of 20-year-old female student Ozgecan Aslan by a Turkish bus driver earlier this year sparked protests and calls for tougher punishments.
“I just want my daughter to be healthy and don’t want anything else,” Mutlu’s father Mehmet Kaya was quoted as telling reporters outside the hospital. “I am expecting help from Sibel Can, she is like a mother to Mutlu,” he said.
Mehmet Kaya said that his daughter had been rehearsing at home when the attack happened.
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My local shop already put his cigarettes up the 50 cent. I had the pleasure of telling him I’d go somewhere else. He’s a creepy little FF councillor.
maybe you should quit smoking
Maybe you should shed a few
Ha! I’m sure he’s absolutely gutted you had the pleasure of wasting 10 euros of your money on fags somewhere else
It’s better than the many thousands your parents wasted on your education and upbringing John.
Easy – report them and ensure you have a receipt.
No such twitter account! FF ? What bullshit
You couldn’t of said it better. If only they knew I already know everything they could have saved a few quid on schools and colleges. Well at least I suppose me lungs are good and don’t have to waste tons a money destroying them:) I must be clever or something. Enjoy the 50 cent you saved today:) you must be thrilled;)
It’s been a long day for all of us, hasn’t it. Group hug?
Can someone explain the logic of the Christmas bonus? if a person is on disability and unable to work then fair enough, same for oap’s. But why the he’ll are the rest of us going to work to cover a Christmas bonus for career dole dossers??
Early childcare and education scheme for 3 year olds to 5 1/2 years. When does this begin?
September 2016
Bang goes my vote then! If it came in in January I would have got some benefit out of it but my young lad is due to start his one and only year of ECCE in September
Sandra, is it not enough that other people will benefit?
People used to fight in wars on the basis that future generations (i.e. Us) would have their freedom, despite knowing that they were facing almost certain death.
€50m to commemorate the Easter rising? Surely would be much wiser to spend it on taking homeless off the streets / investing in healthcare / affordable housing etc etc
Nothing in the budget for single people, it’s all families and the same mullarkey every year from the government! How are we supposed to save money for mortgages for the start we need to settle and make a life for ourselves? Sure every cent we earn is gone to the government and tax man! And €50 million for the Easter rising celebrations….come on would ya? Get some party food in aldi like instead of taking more money out of our pockets and having plush parties! Seriously would consider leaving Ireland to work abroad and tell all my colleagues to do the same! Once proud to call Ireland home but ye have screwed us once again!! And when ye come canvassing again for the general election, walk the other direction the lot of ye. Each party in the dail is as bad as the other. Let the ordinary individuals who work hard to let ye throw money about the place take over altogether! We are the ones who stayed thru the hardship and suffered to let ex government ministers have massive pensions! Enda Kenny…..get out of government now!!!
If child is currently in preschool and I’m paying for it this year and free year next year, will the announcement of second free year not benefit children who are currently started in the system? Ie- am I going to have to continue paying preschool fees for him for this year?? Reallllly would like an answer on this!! Thx!
No. I’m in same position. have to pay exorbitant childcare for another 11 months. They could have announced it next year for all the good it will do.
Isn’t LPT changes not until 2019….
50 million on the easter rising is ridiculous. It should of gone towards sorting out the homeless crisis. Priorities are all mixed up.
Does anyone know if they changed the price of medication? TIA
i thought the social welfare bonus was coming in for this xmas no?
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