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| A Turkish woman who has been competing in a national televised song contest is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head, according to reports. | A Turkish woman who has been competing in a national televised song contest is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head, according to reports. |
| Mutlu Kaya, 19, from the conservative region of Diyarbakir in the Kurdish-majority south-east of of the country, had reportedly received death threats after appearing on the show. | Mutlu Kaya, 19, from the conservative region of Diyarbakir in the Kurdish-majority south-east of of the country, had reportedly received death threats after appearing on the show. |
| Kaya was attacked at her home in Ergani district in the early hours of Monday, Dogan news agency reported. The assailant reportedly fired a bullet into the house through a back window in the garden. | Kaya was attacked at her home in Ergani district in the early hours of Monday, Dogan news agency reported. The assailant reportedly fired a bullet into the house through a back window in the garden. |
| The victim had been appearing on Sesi Çok Güzel, a show similar to Britain’s Got Talent. Her mentor is Sibel Can, one of Turkey’s best-known folk-pop singers. | The victim had been appearing on Sesi Çok Güzel, a show similar to Britain’s Got Talent. Her mentor is Sibel Can, one of Turkey’s best-known folk-pop singers. |
| The Posta newspaper reported on Sunday that Kaya had been threatened by relatives after travelling to Istanbul to take part in the contest. | The Posta newspaper reported on Sunday that Kaya had been threatened by relatives after travelling to Istanbul to take part in the contest. |
| Local officials told the state Anatolia news agency that the attack was being investigated. | |
| “My beautiful girl Mutlu, how could they wound you? I am very sad,” Can wrote on her Instagram account. “Her health situation is now critical, I wish for a speedy recovery.” | “My beautiful girl Mutlu, how could they wound you? I am very sad,” Can wrote on her Instagram account. “Her health situation is now critical, I wish for a speedy recovery.” |
| The Kurdish community in south-east Turkey is known for its conservative customs and women are expected to perform a traditional role. | The Kurdish community in south-east Turkey is known for its conservative customs and women are expected to perform a traditional role. |
| The attack on Kaya comes amid intensifying anger nationwide over violence against women, with hundreds of wives killed by their husbands every year. | The attack on Kaya comes amid intensifying anger nationwide over violence against women, with hundreds of wives killed by their husbands every year. |
| The murder and attempted rape of a 20-year-old student, Özgecan Aslan, by a Turkish bus driver this year triggered protests and calls for tougher punishments on men who assault women. | The murder and attempted rape of a 20-year-old student, Özgecan Aslan, by a Turkish bus driver this year triggered protests and calls for tougher punishments on men who assault women. |