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| Turkey dating show contestant reveals he killed ex partners | Turkey dating show contestant reveals he killed ex partners |
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| A man who appeared on a Turkish television dating show shocked the audience by revealing he had murdered his former wife and a former lover. | A man who appeared on a Turkish television dating show shocked the audience by revealing he had murdered his former wife and a former lover. |
| Sefer Calinak, 62, told Flash TV's Luck of the Draw he had served prison sentences for both murders and had been released under an amnesty programme. | Sefer Calinak, 62, told Flash TV's Luck of the Draw he had served prison sentences for both murders and had been released under an amnesty programme. |
| "I'm an honest person looking for a new wife," he said. | "I'm an honest person looking for a new wife," he said. |
| Calinak was asked to leave the show by the host, in an episode that made headlines in Turkish newspapers. | Calinak was asked to leave the show by the host, in an episode that made headlines in Turkish newspapers. |
| He explained that he had murdered his first wife - also his cousin - out of jealousy. | He explained that he had murdered his first wife - also his cousin - out of jealousy. |
| He said he then his killed his subsequent lover accidentally, "when I swung an axe". | He said he then his killed his subsequent lover accidentally, "when I swung an axe". |
| In an interview after the show, the man vowed not to kill his next partner. | In an interview after the show, the man vowed not to kill his next partner. |
| "Women would leave me after I told them that I murdered my previous wives. But I spent 14 years in jail. I have changed," he told the Haberturk newspaper. | "Women would leave me after I told them that I murdered my previous wives. But I spent 14 years in jail. I have changed," he told the Haberturk newspaper. |
| The head of Turkey's Media Monitoring Group , Hulya Ugur Tanriover, was quoted by Hurriyet newspaper as saying a complaint should be filed against the programme. | |
| She said the criminal records of the participant should have been checked. | She said the criminal records of the participant should have been checked. |