Ozgecan Aslan X 2015 X 20"x24" Ozgecan Aslan 2015 Ozgecan, a student, was traveling alone when she was stabbed and beat to death by a man who attempted to rape her. Her burned body was found in a river. There has been a surge of women being murdered in Turkey. The women of Turkey have held massive protests urging the Sunni Muslim government to speak out against violence toward women.