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Emine Ocak, a a member of Saturday Mothers Turkish group is detained by Turkish female riot police during a demonstration on August 25, 2018 in Istanbul.
Emine Ocak, a a member of Saturday Mothers Turkish group is detained by Turkish female riot police during a demonstration on August 25, 2018 in Istanbul. Source: Getty

Saturday Morthers aka Turkey's Mothers of Plaza De Mayo, were to stage a vigil for 700. week since they started demanding justice for their loved ones, victims of forced disappearances back in 90s. Hanim Tosun, wife of Fehmi Tosun who disappeared in custody after being detained on 19 October 1995, tells her story of 23 years.


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Saturday Morthers aka Turkey's Mothers of Plaza De Mayo, were to stage a vigil for 700. week since they started demanding justice for their loved ones, victims of forced disappearances back in 90s. Hanim Tosun, wife of Fehmi Tosun who disappeared in custody after being detained on 19 October 1995, tells her story of 23 years.



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