What is Behind the Suspicious Death of Nadira Kadirova?

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Nadira Kadirova had been working at ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) MP Şirin Ünal's home for a year when she allegedly committed suicide with his weapon on Monday (September 23).

In the first eight months of this year, suicides of 15 women were reported as "suspicious" in the press, according to the bianet Male Violence Monitoring Reports.

Leyla Niyazova, a close friend of Kadirova who spoke with her one day before her death, said that MP Ünal harassed her, daily Cumhuriyet reported.

"She called me at night on September 22. We talked for two hours. She cried a lot. She said, 'Leyla, I am too tired, I am sick of everything. When I asked what happened, she would say, 'I can' tell' and then cry," Niyazova said.

Allegation of harassment

"When I insistently asked what happened, she said, 'Two weeks ago, I was lying in the room. My boss came in. He locked the door and lied behind me. He cuddled me.'

"I asked, 'Did he rape you?' She said, 'No, he didn't touch' but then cried. 'My dreams are broken. How can look my brother in the face now?'

"She made me promise not to tell anyone about this.

"She said, 'I found my boss' gun. I hid a bullet in my shoe.' She didn't even hold a knife in her life, I thought she was joking. I didn't even think she would do such a thing."

It was also revealed that Ankara Security Directorate, which announced on Wednesday that the incident is suicide, did not take a statement from Niyazova.

Kadirova's funeral was held in Uzbekistan yesterday. Ünal chauffeur closely followed the proceedings of her autopsy which was unusually completed within one day, the Cumhuriyet reported.

Muhammet Ali Kadirova, the brother of Kadirova told radio Sputnik, "There is not a situation that would make my sister suicide. She was going to begin a course for university exams in the following days."

Questions on Kadirova's death

• Why did not the security directorate receive a statement from Kadirova's friends?
• Where is the note that Kadirova allegedly left before her death?
• Are the investigations of harassment investigated?
• How were the proceedings of funeral and sending her body to Uzbekistan so quick?
• How could Kadirova acquire Ünal's weapon?
• Can a person shot herself in the heart?
• Is it true that the autopsy of Kadirova will be performed in Uzbekistan?
• Why did the chauffeur of Ünal family go to Uzbekistan with Kadirova's body?
• Did the members of the Ünal family give statements to the police?
• Are necessary efforts made to enlighten the case, which is seen as a suspicious suicide?
• Where is the evidence on the moment of the incident?

(EMK/VK)