There is something totally weird in this incident. It does not tally with the local traditions.

1. While the son of any girl´s uncle has the first right to claim her hand in marriage by local traditions, this mass murder by a rejected suitor is not normal, even by Kurdish standards.

2. Local traditions would not normally allow shooting people in prayers.

3. Family feuds are between men only. Women are never killed intentionally or indiscriminately.

The whole thing looks organized, with only a partial knowledge of local traditions.. Somebody wants the local village guards disbanded quick.

 I agree with you here AlphaF....as I said in my initial statement:

"There is a lot more to this story, I´m sure. "

It´s a very tragic event. I know that there´s a feudal structure in the southeast region of Turchia. Therefore it´s a reason for this massacre. I´m sending my condolences to the relatives of the victims.

Maybe most of aged ladies in this site won´t come to Turchia in order to protect their wrinkle butts. Maybe the gigolo market, servant market, estate-agency market (especially in Halicarnassos) are closed for them.

what a pity!

Thank you for your conern over TC´s wrinkled butted ladies but what about the plump butted ones?   

Some good analysis by Andy Finkel, covering all of the key issues:

http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/yazarDetay.do?haberno=174544

 Yes, an interesting article about this dispicable act. 

What Andy forgets to mention is that the first indiscriminate shooting during a wedding ceremony, recorded in the area (again on Kurds, but in Iraq) was by the invading American soldiers. Americans, later, apologised and said they had mistaken the wedding party with a terrorist riot.

Regarding the incident in Turkey, the second stage of the tragedy is now unfolding; the innocent part of the assasins´  family and close relatives are now desparately trying to flee from the area, well aware that their own days are numbered if they stick around much longer.

Poor people.

 I agree.  There is an (american) English expression.   "It has a strange smell to it".  I think it is not "what it seems".

Watch this short documentary. If you still can not figure out why local people seem to be at each others´ throats, in places like Iraq and Turkia....You must be dumb..

http://www.vidivodo.com/259494/amerikanin-dehset-planlari

NOTE: Try copy&paste, if your link does not work

This seems so backwards to me.   Sorry, I understand traditions but "claim" and "right" sounds like your purchasing a piece of property.  Those poor girls!