13.11.2025 00:37
During the 2026 budget discussions of the Ministry of Family and Social Services, CHP Ankara Deputy Semra Dinçer addressed Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş with a photo and the sweater of Saliha Akkaş, a staff member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly who was stabbed to death by her husband during their divorce process. She stated, "This sweater is a symbol of your silent government, your delayed justice, and the cries that have been ignored. Saliha's children have been left orphaned."
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The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) Planning and Budget Commission convened under the chairmanship of Samsun Deputy Mehmet Muş to discuss the 2026 budget and final accounts of the Ministry of Family and Social Services.
SEMIHA AKKAŞ'S PHOTO AND CARDIGAN CALLING OUT TO MINISTER GÖKTAŞ CHP Ankara Deputy Semra Dinçer, who placed the photo and cardigan of Saliha Akkaş, a GNAT staff member who was stabbed to death by her husband during the divorce process, on the row she was sitting in, addressed Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, saying: "Today we are discussing women's right to live, the future of our children, and the social conscience of this country. I brought this cardigan with me today. Its owner is Saliha Akkaş. Saliha was a woman who worked under this roof with her labor. On August 4, she was stabbed 37 times by her husband, who had a restraining order against him, during their divorce process. This cardigan is all that remains of Saliha. This cardigan is a symbol of your silent government, your delayed justice, and your ignored cries. Saliha's children are now orphaned.
"35,500 LIRA IS CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT FOR TWO SONS WITHOUT A MOTHER OR FATHER" Dear Minister, you told me this morning, 'We are taking care of the children.' You cannot boast about keeping Saliha alive. But you boast about taking care of them after the children have been orphaned. I spoke with the family. Now, for two sons, one a high school student and the other a university student, who no longer have a mother or father, 35,500 lira is considered sufficient for them to get by. Last week, the son, who is a law student, had to seek help to buy books. If you are truly sincere, support these children. Their pain will certainly not go away. But provide them with scholarships through your Ministry, offer rent assistance, provide book support, and food assistance so that at least they do not experience poverty to the core until they can stand on their own.
WHO IS SALİHA AKKAŞ? Saliha Akkaş was a 37-year-old public servant working in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Originally from Çorum, Akkaş was attacked with a knife by her husband during their divorce process last August. She was severely injured with more than 40 stab wounds to various parts of her body and passed away despite the interventions in intensive care. The incident was met with outrage by Assembly staff and women's rights advocates, sparking discussions about the inadequacy of violence against women and protection mechanisms in Turkey.
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