Alleged Sexual Assault of a Young Disabled Woman in Gaziantep: Four People Detained

In Gaziantep, Turkey, a 23-year-old hearing and speech-impaired young woman has alleged that she was sexually assaulted, leading to the detention of four individuals. The young woman had left her home to go to a nearby store but failed to return, prompting her family to report her disappearance to the police.Acting on the family's tip, police teams found the young woman hours later in the Vatan Mahallesi district. She told her family and the police that she had been forcibly taken to a location where she was sexually assaulted by unknown individuals.Four people, identified as M.Ş.E. (25), M.T. (27), S.B. (28), and F.R. (17), were taken into custody in connection with the alleged assault.The young woman's account of the attack, including , has sent shockwaves. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.