Nation on trial

Religion | Murder case shows Turkey has a long way to go in protecting minorities | Jill Nelson

Seven months after the brutal torture and murder of three Christians in Malatya, Turkey, the nation continues to watch the victims' widows with intrigue and bewilderment. Semse Aydin and Susanne Geske have been both honest about their grief and steadfast in their faith. Two days after her husband's death, Aydin publicly declared she had forgiven the five confessed murderers.

The two women and their children captured the spotlight once again on Nov. 23, the opening day of the trial. "Mommy, when will they kill us?" read the headline in Turkey's largest newspaper the next day as pictures of the children at their fathers' funerals saturated the lead stories across the nation. "They are asking me if they will also be killed because they are Christians," Aydin told the court in a brief opening statement.

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December 22, 2007, Vol. 22, No. 47

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