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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 27 September 2021)
Traveling man and the obsession he loves to hate.
Şilan Narman was living in Istanbul and just 13-years-old when she met
Mithat Topal and they became friends. However, Topal threatened her,
saying that "you have five older brothers. I'm going to tell them what
we've been doing.", and he took her to Bingöl in eastern Anatolia, where
the two hid out in a village and Topal became a shepherd.
Eventually, the two families came to an agreement and Şilan married
Topal. But although the rift between the families had mended, Şilan's
relationship with Topal never did. He would beat her for invented
reasons like "why did you go outside?" or "you didn't turn the herd the
right way." As time went by, the level of the beatings' violence increased
to the point that some days Şilan could not walk but, nevertheless, she
never saw a doctor or went to a hospital.
Thinking that having a child might change Topal's behavior, Şilan gave
birth but the beatings continued. Topal was then convicted of using
narcotics and he became even more aggressive. He tied Şilan up and put
a bag over her head, stepping on her hands and feet. The next day, Şilan
got a medical report and filed a complaint against Topal but rescinded it a
few days later.
As the beatings continued, Şilan filed another complaint and the court
put Topal in jail. At this point, Şilan fled Bingöl and took refuge in a
women's shelter. But wherever she went, be it Istanbul, be it Bilecik,
Topal tracked her down and continued with his threats. He told Şilan
in a message that "if you leave me I'll take your little sister. You've
passed 18, so I need someone younger. I'll blow up your house with
dynamite."
Şilan filed for divorce and asked for custody of their child and
100,000 TL (about $10,000) in compensation. The court decided to
put an electronic tracking device on Topal and forbade him from coming
within 950 meters of Şilan. However, on 10 September Topal kidnapped
Şilan, even though he had the tracking device on his foot. Şilan was
rescued in a police operation and is currently at an undisclosed location,
waiting for her nightmare to end.
Trail of tears.
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