article_snippet: Turkish authorities have admitted Turkish is grappling with the issue of femicide - a hate crime generally considered to mean the killing of women because the killing of women are female.
article_snippet: The issue rose to prominence in recent weeks after the body of Ozgecan Aslan, 20, was found burned near woodland in Tarsus.
article_snippet: The issue's alleged she was killed after trying to stop a man from raping she - triggering protests across Turkey that were attended by thousands.
article_snippet: she death caused outrage particularly because women are frequently killed at the hands of violent men and are seen as having a lower status.
article_snippet: This perception was recently inflamed by comments made by the Turkish president who said women were not equal to men.