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Men have killed 236 women, raped 71 women, sexually abused 368 girls between January 1, 2016-November 20, 2016.
22% of the women were killed for seeking divorce/break up.
9% of the murders were committed in the middle of the street.
67% of the women were killed by their partners or ex-partners: 37 women were killed by their ex-husbands or ex-lovers, 121 women were killed by their husbands, lovers or fiancées.
At least 368 children were abused
Reports of sexual abuse cases against 368 girls took place in media in the first 11 months of 2016.
According to the reports covered between January 1, 2016-November 20, 2016, 55% of the girls were sexually abused by their teachers. School staff constitutes 7%, girls’ relatives constitute 6%, café-market staff constitute 3.5% of the abusers.
At least 13% of the girls were raped. 4% were subjected to digital harassment through sexually explicit photos and/or sexually explicit messages. 5% were subjected to both physical and digital harassment.
3% of the girls subjected to sexual abuse were handicapped.
In 368 sexual abuse cases against children, only 126 of the perpetrators were arrested. 18 men were released on probation. Three teachers were suspended, one religious high school teacher was assigned to another school. Harassment by a vice principle wasn’t even notified to judicial authorities.
59% of the sexual abuse cases occurred in schools. Other than this, girls were subjected to sexual abuse in the houses where they were taken by force, in the cars they were seized, buses and parks. (ÇT/TK)
