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Teenager Oya Budak was violently raped and impregnated by her attacker.
But when her fiance discovered she was five-and-a-half months pregnant with the rapist’s child, he shot the 18-year-old to death in what’s being described as an honour killing.
The tragic teen was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest but succumbed to her injuries. Her baby also died.
According to Turkish media, Budak was raped by another man in Istanbul just weeks before her engagement. When her fiance learned of the rape pregnancy, he called off the engagement.
On the night she was murdered, cops say the ex-fiancé lured Budak to meet, pretending that he wanted them to talk. But when they met, he pulled out a gun and shot her in the chest and ear.
The suspect was arrested shortly after. The man who raped Budak was convicted of her sex attack along with several others and has been jailed.
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“When she said she was in pain, her fiancé took her to the hospital and learned she was pregnant,” her grandfather, Orhan, told reporters.
Even her own family had not been aware of the rape and pregnancy. The accused’s family demanded that he call off the marriage to Budak. The 19-year-old accused killer has reportedly confessed.
Budak’s murder was the 209th femicide in Turkey so far this year. Women’s groups have accused the fundamentalist government of turning a blind eye to the crisis.
On Sunday, the Governor’s Office stated that International Women’s Day protests and marches in the city had been banned. Women’s groups say they will move forward with the marches despite the ban.
They said: “We have walked for 19 years and will walk on the 20th year, too.”
Femicides remain a deeply rooted and urgent problem in Turkey with at least 420 women murdered in 2024 by partners, ex-partners or other men from within their immediate circle.
Women’s groups have also highlighted the growing violence against young girls, a disturbing trend that became one of the most publicly debated issues in the country last year.
