Özgecan Aslan was a Turkish university student who was murdered while resisting attempted rape on 11 February 2015 on a minibus in Mersin, Turkey. Her burnt body was discovered on 13 February.
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The grave of Özgecan Aslan, Mersin Interfaith Cemetery.
Protests held after the murder of Özgecan Aslan in İstiklal Avenue, Istanbul
Graffiti and a poster in North Nicosia at the headquarters of a political party, reading "speak out against violence against women", following the murder
The Göksu Park in Silifke was renamed as the "Özgecan Aslan Park"About this person
Özgecan Aslan was a Turkish university student who was murdered while resisting attempted rape on 11 February 2015 on a minibus in Mersin, Turkey. Her burnt body was discovered on 13 February. The murder was committed by minibus driver Ahmet Suphi Altındöken, and his father Necmettin Altındöken and friend Fatih Gökçe were accomplices in covering up the murder. All perpetrators were handed aggravated life sentences without the possibility of parole.
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