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Murder Of Pınar Gültekin
Pınar Gültekin (1 October 1993 – 16 July 2020) was a Turkish woman who disappeared on 16 July 2020. Her body was found in the rural neighborhood of Yerkesik in Menteşe (district), Menteşe on 21 July 2020 after she was murdered. In July 2020, a global Instagram hashtag campaign called ''ChallengeAccepted'' was relaunched by a group of Turkish women in wake of the murder of Gültekin. Her body was later discovered in a plastic box in the woods. Disappearance On 16 July, Gültekin who was a student at Muğla University, Muğla University School of Economics, left her house in the Akyaka neighborhood in the town of Ula, Muğla, Ula where she lived alone. She could not be reached by her family and friends afterwards. Her younger sister Sibel Gültekin and her mother Şefika Gültekin came to Muğla and reported her disappearance to Akyaka Gendarmerie General Command and asked for help through social media. Murder In the testimony of 32-year-old Cemal Metin Avcı, who was iden ...
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Hizan
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Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
Its population is 12,409 (2021). The town is populated by Kurds of the Kurdish tribes, Bekiran tribe.


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Hizan is located in the valley of the Gindig Su, a tributary of the Botan River. In this area, the Gindig Su generally flows from north to south, but its course is very snaky and "often deflected by the butts of the mountain crests". Its valley is steep and rocky and, at least historically, covered with oak trees. This area, along with the neighboring district of Müküs, formed part of the ancient province ...
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