A shocking discovery in Istanbul has ignited fresh anger over violence against women.
Who could ignore a story like this — a woman found dead, her body mutilated and dumped in a rubbish bin in the Sisli district?
It’s the kind of brutality that makes people ask: How has this become so normal?
The victim, a 37-year-old Uzbek woman, was found wrapped in a sheet by a recycling collector on Saturday evening.
Her head and legs were missing, and investigators later spotted two men on security footage dumping a suitcase near another bin.
Hours later, police detained two Uzbek suspects at Istanbul Airport as they tried to flee the country, and a third suspect was arrested soon after.
The case quickly sparked outrage. Women’s groups called for protests in Istanbul and Ankara, and thousands answered the call.
Protests Demand Justice
In Sisli, crowds gathered at Osmanbey metro station, holding banners reading “Stop male violence!” and “Migrant women are not alone.”
“Women will no longer be silent!” they chanted as they marched toward the site where the body was found.
In Ankara, hundreds joined a rally organized by the Stop Femicides platform, demanding justice and accountability.
“The perpetrators were so confident nothing would happen to them,” said Isil Kurt of Stop Femicides, “that they could just leave the body in a bin in plain view.”
And yet, despite the city, the year, the headlines — the violence remains the same. When will it end?
