Konca Kuris

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Konca Kuriş (1960–1999)[1] was a Muslim Turkish feminist writer who was murdered in Konya, Turkey on 20 July 1999 after having disappeared in 1998.[2]

Death

Kuriş was allegedly a former member of the Turkish Hizbollah,[3] but later denounced the organisation and criticised dogmatic interpretations of the Qur'an. Kuriş disappeared in 1998. She was tortured for 38 days and then killed and buried in a shallow grave. Torture sessions were recorded by the killers.[4] Her body was found in January 2000 after the operation in which Hüseyin Velioğlu, the Hizbollah leader was killed.[4][5] She was 38.[6]

Perpetrators

The Turkish Hizbollah claimed responsibility for her abduction.[3]

Personal life

Kuriş was married and had five children.[3] She was a devout Muslim.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Biografien, Frauenporträts: Konca Kuris". Retrieved 9 August 2007.  (German)
  2. ↑ "It's official: Konca Kuris murdered by the Hizbullah terrorists". Hurriyet Daily News. 23 January 2000. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Mater, Nadire (6 March 2000). "Slain Muslim Feminist Writer Honoured". HWP. Retrieved 26 July 2012. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Huggler, Justin (2 September 2000). "Did Turkish army kill the feminist Konca Kuris?". The Independent. Retrieved 26 July 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Did Turkish army kill the feminist Konca Kuris?". The Independent. 2 September 2000. 
  6. ↑ Dyer, Gwynne (February 3, 2000). "Konca Kuris: Remembering a Muslim heroine". The Day. 


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