<text>  CNNHer murder shocked a nation, but according to the slain womans father, it also woke Turkey up. Ozgecan Aslans body was found last month, burned and abandoned, just days after her family reported her missing. She allegedly fought off a sexual assault before being killed by the driver of a bus shed taken to go home. Her death sparked widespread protests. A country woke up, Aslans father, Mehmet Aslan, told CNN in a phone interview. There was no way for so many people to come together over a single killing. But, I know that my Ozgecan was sent for a reason. And as devastating it is, it was her part, her destiny to wake people up. Aslan, 20, was a first-year university student. She studied psychology. My Ozge lived for peace, her father said. For peace, love and beauty. She believed in a better tomorrow. Since her death, hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets and online, demanding Turkey do more to protect women. They say the problem is cultural; its also criminal. Bianet, a Turkish group that tracks violence against women, reports that at least 281 women were killed in Turkey in 2014 -- up 31 from the previous year. According to Hulya Gulbahar, a Turkish activist and womens rights lawyer, laws are irregularly applied. In a majority of Turkeys female abuse cases, the perpetrators receive mitigations in their sentences due to courts detection of consent granted by the victim, Gulbahar said. In some cases, wearing a miniskirt or some cleavage got the womans rapist mitigation in his punishment, while in some cases the consent was attached to her wearing red. Its unclear what will happen in Aslans case. Three suspects have been arrested in her death, Turkeys semiofficial news agency Anadolu has reported. The agency identified the main suspect as 26-year-old Ahmet Suphi Altindoken and said that he had confessed. Aslan reportedly fought him using pepper spray, which had been given to her by her mother. Although he is heartbroken and angry, Mehmet Aslan isnt out for revenge. In fact, his family has received donations from across the country and is planning to use those to set up a rehabilitation center -- not for women who are abused but for men who abuse. We must surrender to love, he told CNN. Otherwise, we all lose. Aslans murder is similar in many ways to well-known case in India. There, a student was attacked by five men on a public bus in 2012. She was raped and later died from her injuries. Like Aslans murder, her death triggered massive outrage and nationwide protests. And like Turkey, India has a serious problem when it comes to womens rights. Out of 142 countries, Turkey ranks 125th India ranks 114th on the World Economic Forums 2014 gender gap index. On Sunday, some 3,000 women marched in Istanbul to mark International Womens Day, Anadolu reported. The female-only rally was dedicated in Aslans memory. Ozgecans screams have indeed been heard. Maybe not that very instant, but later -- and in millions of hearts, said Mehmet Aslan. 