The Bride Wore Handcuffs

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Hürriyet Newspaper, 28 August 2019)


        Bride exchanging one set of handcuffs for another.


Aliye Yamaçlı, an inmate at the women's prison in Balıkesir, has
married businessman İbrahim Küpeli in Mersin.  The couple met
6 years ago and their friendship soon turned to love. However,
because Yamaçlı was involved in setting up a 'paravan' (sham)
company, she was sentenced to 5 years in jail in the Balıkesir
Ayvalık Women's Open Prison.

When Yamaçlı and Küpeli decided to get married, the bride
obtained special permission to attend the wedding ceremony in
Mersin.  Küpeli met Yamaçlı at the prison gate by spreading out a
red carpet for her.  The couple headed off to a honeymoon (!) after
the wedding but when 'the honeymoon's over' (as they say) Yamaçlı
must return to prison to complete the remaining 22 months of her
sentence.



Wedding gifts have begun to arrive...