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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 14 April 2023)
"Director" Erkan T. readying a video production.
Erkan T., the married father of two children who works at a cargo
company in Kayseri's Melikgazi district, invited down-on-their-luck
women to his home, blindfolded them, handcuffed their feet and tied
them with scarves before smacking their bare feet with a stick in the
"bastinado" torture technique (known in Turkish as "falaka"). (!)
Erkan T. gave the women 500 TL or 250 TL depending on their looks
and sent the videos he took to other women. However (!), a woman
named N.K., who received a "falaka" invitation from Erkan T.,
informed the public prosecutor and Erkan T. was taken into custody,
but released.
Now, though, he has been given a 2 year 1 month sentence for
"obscenity", which was reduced because of his "good behavior" (!), by
the Kayseri court. In another case brought against Erkan T.for "cruelty
to his wife" he was acquitted because of a lack of evidence.
Erkan T.'s wife H.K., who did not file a complaint against her husband,
explained that "he didn't force me to do anything. He had me watch
a video and asked me to let him take a similar video of me. At first
I said no but then I relented. For a change of pace we did it, like a
fantasy. He tied my feet in the 'falaka' style but I only pretended to
feel pain. I really didn't feel any pain. I would have said so if I did.
I didn't see my husband do this to any other woman. He didn't tell
me that he had posted videos to make money. I don't have a complaint
against him."
Not all traditions are good.
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