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'''Ka-Mer''' is a [[Turkey|Turkish]] women's group that finds shelter for and offers legal aid to women who have been threatened by their relatives.
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'''Ka-Mer''' is a [[Turkey|Turkish]] women's group that finds shelter for and offers legal aid to women who have been threatened by their relatives.
: ''We have to bring these killings out from the shadows and teach women about their rights. The laws have been changed, but the culture here will not change overnight.''&nbsp; Ayten Tekay, a caseworker for Ka-Mer in [[Diyarbakır]].<ref name="Bilefsky2006-07-12" />


: ''We have to bring these killings out from the shadows and teach women about their rights. The laws have been changed, but the culture here will not change overnight.'' &mdash; Ayten Tekay, a caseworker for Ka-Mer in [[Diyarbakır]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/12/world/europe/12iht-virgins.2184928.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 |title='Virgin suicides' save Turks' 'honor' - Europe - International Herald Tribune |first=Dan |last=Bilefsky |work=The New York Times |date=July 12, 2006}}</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Honor killing]]s
* [[Honor killing]]s
* [[Honor suicide]]
* [[Snow (novel)]]
* [[Snow (novel)]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}


{{reflist
==External links==
| refs =
* [http://www.kamer.org.tr/ Ka-Mer official website (English, Kurdish, and Turkish)]

<ref name="Bilefsky2006-07-12">
{{cite news
| last = Bilefsky
| first = Dan
| authorlink = Dan Bilefsky
| title = 'Virgin suicides' save Turks' 'honor'&nbsp;– Europe&nbsp;– International Herald Tribune
| date = 2006-07-12
| newspaper = The New York Times
| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/12/world/europe/12iht-virgins.2184928.html
| accessdate = 2006-05-13
}}
</ref>

}}

== External links ==
* {{official|http://www.kamer.org.tr/}}


[[Category:Turkish society]]
[[Category:Turkish society]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Turkey]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Turkey]]
[[Category:Honor killing]]
[[Category:Honor killing]]


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Revision as of 10:39, 13 May 2011

Ka-Mer is a Turkish women's group that finds shelter for and offers legal aid to women who have been threatened by their relatives.

We have to bring these killings out from the shadows and teach women about their rights. The laws have been changed, but the culture here will not change overnight. — Ayten Tekay, a caseworker for Ka-Mer in Diyarbakır.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bilefsky, Dan (2006-07-12). "'Virgin suicides' save Turks' 'honor' – Europe – International Herald Tribune". The New York Times. Retrieved 2006-05-13.