To mehmet re gentle Turks

Submitted by yasemin (Canada), Mar 8, 2009 at 14:11

This response is a bit tardy but since it's International Women's Week, it's nonetheless timely.

Mehmet, you suffer the delusion that Turkish men are gentle. You also suggest that the poster's thinking is the result of a sick society ( ie. western society ). In case you were unaware, in western society women have the right to seek protection and family-related matters are not just a private ( = hidden ) concern.

Read the following statistics on violence against women in Turkish society and try to clear this myth from your head.. http://www.stopvaw.org/Turkey.html.

Again, I'm not saying that all Turkish men are violent, and indeed some can be very gracious and warm, but the stats should make a western woman stop and consider before jumping into a relationship.

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