Turkish women’s #metoo Twitter storm highlights abuse in literary world
22 Dec 2020
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Allegations of sexual assault and harassment that began with a single tweet about novelist Hasan Ali Toptas have shaken Turkey’s literary world with a #MeToo moment as scores of women speak out. Turkish novelist Hasan Ali Toptas. (TRTWorld)
Sexual assault and harassment allegations have shaken Turkey s literary world as more and more women share their #MeToo stories online, with the author who triggered the tweet storm denying responsibility and claiming he harassed women without realising .
The online testimonials have led to the suicide of one author who was singled out after allegedly sending a series of lewd text messages to younger women.