Overview
- In new posts on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, Can Sürücü retraces his childhood in Tempelhof, visiting his former home, kindergarten and the memorial at the crime scene.
- He recalls police removing him from his home on the night of the murder and says, “This night will follow me my whole life.”
- Now an adult, he explains he grew up under a new name with foster or adoptive parents in Reutlingen after authorities kept his whereabouts confidential.
- He describes Hatun Sürücü as a symbol of freedom and women's rights and says he wants to inform others and offer strength to people facing hardship.
- The 2005 killing by Hatun’s younger brother sparked a national debate on so‑called honor killings, with one juvenile conviction, two acquittals and a reported retrial now underway in Turkey.