1931: Fatma Demir, the first woman hanged in Turkey
December 14th, 2018 Headsman
The modern republic of Turkey executed a woman for the first time in 1931.
Fatma Demir (German Wikipedia page: there’s none on Turkish Wikipedia) broke the Ramadan fast with a friend whom she bludgeoned with an ax handle during a prayer. It seems that it was at the instigation of others, like the victim’s husband and that husband’s mistress, both of whom helped Demir sink the body in a river.
Her hanging took place in public.
There’s a 2013 Turkish-language documentary about her case, titled Dar Agacina Takilan Düsler (Dreams Hanged from the Gallows).
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Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Capital Punishment,Common Criminals,Crime,Death Penalty,Execution,Hanged,Milestones,Murder,Public Executions,Turkey,Women
Tags: 1930s, 1931, december 14, fatma demir
I can provide her picture taken just after her execution showing her hanging body. Get in touch with me.