TURKEY, — According to Firat News Agency a 19 year old pregnant woman was beaten by Turkish police during a demonstration leading her to miscarriage.
A 19 year old pregnant woman was beaten by Turkish police during a demonstration leading her to miscarriage.
University students protesting the Turkish prime minister’s meeting with university rectors at Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace on Saturday were violently beaten by police forces who also deployed pepper gas to subdue the demonstration.
19 year old O.E. was hit by Turkish police several times on her abdomen despite crying out “I am pregnant”.
She was taken to Taksim First Aid Hospital and lost her baby after heavy bleeding hours after the incident.
Speaking to ANF Turkish Service O.E. said several policemen beat her and she was half unconscious with the effect of intense gas sprayed by the police.
She also said the police prevented doctors to treat her when she was first taken to hospital.