Human rights icon in Turkey, Emine Ocak dies at 89

Emine Ocak, 30-year human rights vigil icon in Turkey, dies at 89_1

Emine Ocak, a leading figure in Turkey’s decades-long campaign against enforced disappearances, has died aged 89. She was one of the founding members of the Saturday Mothers (Cumartesi Anneleri), a group of families who have held weekly vigils demanding justice for relatives abducted by Turkish state forces and never seen again.