Another sad case

[Scunner]

It was sad to read from the father who (quite understandably) now concludes that young British women in Turkey are exposed to huge risk and should avoid it at all costs.

[cef]

Sad but true, but the warning from her dad should apply to all lone women thinking of going to Turkey by themselves

RIP, No woman deserves such cruelty & blatant disrepect for a human life.

[cheffy]

Really sad and Shocking, but not just confined to Turkey, R.I.P :0(

[Scunner]

the warning from her dad should apply to all lone women thinking of going to Turkey by themselves

The warning from her dad is that no woman should travel to Turkey alone. Are you seriously saying that is good advice?

[savoyboy]

Very sad !
 Once again we seem to have shown how awful we are in 2013.

[cef]

the warning from her dad should apply to all lone women thinking of going to Turkey by themselves

The warning from her dad is that no woman should travel to Turkey alone. Are you seriously saying that is good advice?

Yes keith I am saying that, for a variety of reasons!  Western women are just not (in the majority of cases) prepared or equipped for the difference in 'cultural values' that is real life in Turkey................

[Highlander]

Surely that would be to admit that the thugs, rapists and murderers had "won".

Is it not the case that the poor mowan could have meant a similair low life had she moved to a different part of the UK.

[Anne]

I agree Mr H.  Terrible things happen the world over not just Turkey.  The poor woman could have had the same life wherever she chose to live.
Men who rule and batter their wives and partners are not something new unfortunately.

[Scunner]

I've added a poll at the top of the page. I can't see how the sad death of one girl in a "domestic" situation means that Turkey should now be a place where women should not go alone. 

[Liz 101]

CEF, I appreciate you've had your problems in this area, they have been well documented on CBF, but I cannot recall any of these being as a result of thugs, murderers & rapists. I think that to say that, in effect, no lone western woman is safe in Turkey is totally unfair.

I speak as a lone western woman, who has holidayed, bought property & am now living here. I feel less vulnerable here than I did in many of the major cities back in the UK & I have been to most of them over the years.

I'm not blinkered to potential problems, nor do I look at Turkey through rose coloured spectacles, I simply keep my wits about me, just as I did when living in the UK.