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Date published: 6 September 2019 10:58

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MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT AUGUST 2019

Men Kill 40 Women in August

Men killed at least 40 women, forced 89 women into sex work, raped six women, harassed 14 women, and abused 19 children in August.

Evrim Kepenek

Infographic: Yağmur Karagöz

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According to reports compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news sites and agencies, men killed at least 40 women and six men who were with the women in August.

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Men committed violence against at least 89 women in August. Men raped at least six women and forced 42 women into sex work. Men sexually abused at least 19 children and harassed 14 women.

In the first eight months of 2019, men killed at least 224 women, raped 37 women, forced 367 women into sex work, harassed 152 women, abused 158 children. Men also committed violence against 401 women in the first eight months of 2019.

In the first eight months of 2018, men killed at least 160 women and 8 children, raped 46 women, harassed 140 women, forced 351 women into sex work, sexually abused 260 girls, injured 280 women.

At least 12 women (İstanbul [2], Çorum, Kütahya, Mardin, Adana, Uşak, Edirne, Ardahan, Siirt, Niğde, Bayburt) died in a suspicious manner.

A woman has been driven to suicide in Çanakkale. The deaths of two women in İzmir and Aydın were also reported in the press as "suspected suicide".

Murder

According to reports compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news sites and agencies, men killed at least 40 women and six men who were with the women in August. Men killed 20 women in the same month last year.

In August, one killed woman had a restraining order against the man. A woman had asked for protection at least twice before she was killed, but her demands were not accepted.

One of the women killed was staying at a shelter. Two of the women killed had mental disabilities. Two men who killed two women whom they were systematically torturing.

Women killed by men in July

Arzu E., Asiye A., Asiye G., Ayşe A., Ayşe G., Bedriye K., Burcu B., Ekim T., Emel Hac H., Emine B., Emine B., Emine N., Emine Ş., Emrah K., Emriye A., Fatma Hülya Y., Feher A., Filiz E., Gülsüm K., Halise N. İfakat D., Kader Ç., Kebire A., Melike B., Merve K., Meryem B., Meryem D., Meryem K., Münevver N. Nesibe C., Nuray T., Özge S., Rukiye E., Sultan Ü., Tuba E., Tuğba A., Ülviye İ., Zeynep Y., Zühre S., Zümrüt E.

The provinces where murders were committed

Adana (2), Ağrı (1), Ankara(3), Antalya (2), Antep (1), Aydın (2), Balıkesir (1), Batman (1), Diyarbakır (2), Elazığ (1), Eskişehir (1),Isparta (3), İstanbul (2), İzmir (1), Kayseri (1), Kırıkkale (2), Konya (2), Kütahya (1), Mersin (1), Muğla (1), Ordu (1), Samsun (3), Tekirdağ (1), Urfa (2), Yalova (1), Yozgat (1).

12 percent of women were killed because they wanted to break up.

Men killed four women on the pretext that they wanted to leave/did not want to make peace, two women because of jealousy, one woman because of insult, one woman because she did not give him money, one woman because she wanted to break up, one woman because wanted to stay home, and one woman on the pretext of honor. Men's pretext of killing 29 women was not reported in the press.

47 percent of women were killed by their husbands or ex-husbands.

At least 19 women were killed by her husband/ex-husband, 12 women by relatives (one father, three older brothers, two husbands' fathers, one grandson, two sons, one son-in-law), three women by her boyfriend, one woman by her friend's boyfriend, one woman by her boss, one woman by a burglar who broke into her house, one woman by her neighbor from the same village, one landlord. The degree of closeness of the man who killed a woman was not reported in the press.

50 percent of the women were killed inside the home.

Men killed 20 women inside the home and 14 women in public (street, workplace, restaurant, vacant land). Where men killed six women was not reported to the press.

Men killed 25 women with guns and nine women with cutting tools. Men killed two women by strangling them and using a cutting tool. Men killed one woman with acidic water, beat one woman to death and strangled one woman. The way a woman was killed was not reported in the press.

Judicial process

There was more than one perpetrator in one murder. More than one woman was killed in at least three murder cases. 19 of the perpetrators were arrested.

At least twelve perpetrators were detained. Seven perpetrators committed suicide. Two perpetrators were reported in the press as "escaped."

The murders previously committed by men, but reported in the press in July

Murders previously committed by men, but reported in the press in August

In Kayseri, E.K. (37) killed Merve K. (17) in 2011. E.K. he was arrested and five others were released from detention. The incident was reported in the press with the discovery of the man who had committed the murder.

Murder of children - Violence against children

According to reports compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news sites and agencies, three fathers in Kayseri, Antalya and Istanbul have been violent to their children. In Denizli and Çanakkale, a man attempted to kidnap girls playing on the street.

A girl was kidnapped in Samsun. The father, who was in the process of divorce in Ankara, kidnapped his two daughters.

In Bursa, a man assaulted his daughter. A father also beat his two children in Eskişehir. A child was driven to suicide in Diyarbakır. The death of a child in Bursa was reported in the press as "suspicious". The incident where two children jumped from a building under construction in Kayseri was reported in the press as a "suspected suicide attempt".

A 17-year-old boy killed a 15-year-old girl in Denizli. The boy who killed him was taken into custody. (Peer violence)

Two girls have not been heard from in Denizli.

Judicial process

No orders were imposed on the father in Kayseri. The father in İstanbul was imposed a restraining order against.

A man was arrested trying to kidnap a child in Denizli. The girl in Samsun has not been found.

A search warrant was issued for the man who kidnapped his two daughters in Ankara. The perpetrator who killed the girl in Denizli has been taken into custody.

The father who assaulted his daughter in Bursa has been released from detention.

Rape

According to reports compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news sites and agencies, men raped at least six women in August. That number was four in the same month last year.

In August 2019, one of the women raped by men had a mental disability. Men also attempted to rape a woman (Antalya).

Five women did not know men who raped them. A woman was also raped by the driver of the cab she was riding in.

Men raped two women in cars, one woman in a park, one woman in a wooded area. Where men raped a woman was not reported in the press.

The provinces where women were raped

Antep (1), Aydın (1), Denizli (1), İstanbul (1), Kocaeli (1), Trabzon (1).

Judicial process

There were seven perpetrators who raped the women. Of the perpetrators, six were arrested and one was taken into custody.

The raped previously committed by men, but reported in the press in July

*In Isparta, M.Ö. raped a woman, systematically harassed and threatened her with messages. The man's nephews also threatened the woman. The incident in May was reported in the press after the woman filed charges against five people.

* Politician D.A., raped Z.D., an executive in the same region, in March 2015. He continued to rape her through threats. He beat her in May 2019 because she refused him. The woman filed charges against the man. The city where the incident happened was not reported in the press.

Forced sex work

In August, men forced at least 42 women into sex work. In the same month last year, that number was 13. Of the women forced into sex work in August, 35 are not citizens of Turkey. In one of the cases, women were forced into sex work at gunpoint.

Judicial process

There were a total of 59 perpetrators. 40 of the perpetrators were arrested.

The 14 perpetrators were released on probation. Five of the perpetrators were released.

Harassment

According to reports compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news sites and agencies, men harassed at least 14 women in August. That number was 10 in the same month last year.

One woman was harassed by a fake dentist, one woman by a relative, one woman by a neighbor. The degree of closeness of men who harassed at least 11 women was not reported in the press, nor was it reported as "a man."

Men harassed two women by shooting videos of them, one woman by spying her home. Men who harassed 10 women verbally or physically, one woman via social media. Men harassed eight women in public spaces such as streets, markets. Men harassed one woman on the internet, one woman at work, and five women at home.

Provinces where men harassed women

Aydın (1), İstanbul (3), Kocaeli (2), Konya (4), Manisa (1), Sakarya (1), Tekirdağ (1). Where men harassed a woman was not reported in the press.

Judicial process

Four of the perpetrators were arrested. The two perpetrators were released from detention. One perpetrator's legal status after being detained was not reported in the press. One perpetrator was deported.

A two-month restraining order was imposed against men. A woman killed the man who harassed her and was taken into custody.

Incidents of male harassment that happened previously but reported in the press in July

Lecturer K.T. harassed his student S.G. The incident was revealed to the press after the woman blackmailed the man and. Men and women filed complaints against each other. The time and place of the incident, which happened years ago, was not reported in the press.

A male in İstanbul had systematically harassed B.T. and threatened her for nine months. The man was charged with sexual harassment, threats and defamation. There's a restraining order against the man. The abuse was reported in the press in August.

Child abuse

Men sexually abused at least 19 children, including boys, in August. That number was 29 in the same month last year.

The children did not know 13 of those who had sexually abused them. Three girls were abused by a relative and two by a neighbor. A boy abused by the owner of the grocery store where he went shopping.

Where men abused eight children were not reported in the press. Men abused four children on the street, two children at home, one child in a car, one child in a park, one child in a cafe, one child in a convenience store and one child on social media.

One of the abused boys was selling handkerchiefs.

Provinces where men sexually abused children

Adana (2), Antalya (2), Antep (1), Bilecik (1), Dersim (1), Isparta (1), İstanbul (2), Manisa (1), Sakarya (1), Samsun (1), Urfa (2), Yalova (1).

Judicial process

Eleven of the perpetrators were arrested. Five perpetrators were taken into custody and two perpetrators were sent to the courthouse. One perpetrator reported in the press as "escaped."

Incidents of child abuse that happened previously but reported in July

In Antalya, M.A. (72) B.T. abused his grand-child (12) at home in 2015. The case was revealed to the press in August when the girl described the incident. The man was arrested and then released.

In İstanbul M.C. (58) harassed his neighbor's daughter İ.B. (13) on the beach on June 8. The incident was revealed to the press after M.C. and his wife A.C. beat İ.B. and her mother. It was revealed that the man had also been abusing a 14-year-old girl for four years.

Violence/injury

Men committed violence against at least 89 women in August. In the same month last year, that number was 32.

In August 2019, at least three of the women who we used violence against were granted protection. Three women had requested protection but were refused. One of the women had been exposed to violence for 19 years and had requested protection 10 times. In at least three cases of male violence, men burned women's homes.

Men threatened six women with death, violence and spreading their photos on social media.

According to reports compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, at least 62 women in August were exposed to violence by their, husband/lover/ex-husband, nine women by relatives such as son/older brother, two women by neighbors, two women by boyfriend of daughter, one woman by driver of a taxi she was riding in, and one woman by her boss. The degree of closeness of men who committed violence against at least 12 women was not reported in the press.

Men committed violence against three women on the "pretext" that they did not want to reunite or wanted to divorce. Dört kadına para, bilezik vermediği bahanesi ile şiddet uygulayan erkekler, iki kadına kıskandığı için şiddet uyguladı.

Men committed violence against a woman for not agreeing to have sex, one woman for refusing inheritance by her mother, woman for she wanted to see her family, one woman for coming home late, and one woman for her social media posts. Men's "pretexts" of violence against 74 women were not reported in the press.

Men inflicted violence on 30 women inside the home and on 19 women in public spaces such as streets, workplaces, parks, beaches, and taxis. Where men were violent to 40 women were not reported in the press.

Men battered 50 women, injured two with guns, stabbed five women. En az iki kadını silahla yaralayan erkekler, beş kadını bıçakladı. The method of violence men used on 32 women was not reported in the press.

Provinces where men used violence against women

Adana (3), Adıyaman (1), Afyon (1), Aksaray (1), Ankara (2), Antalya (2), Antep (2), Aydın (1), Batman (1), Bursa (6), Çorum (1), Denizli (1), Diyarbakır (1), Düzce (2), Edirne (23), Elazığ (1), Eskişehir (2), İstanbul (5), İzmir (4), Kastamonu (1), Kırklareli (1), Kocaeli (2), Konya (4), Kütahya (1), Malatya (2), Mardin (1), Muğla (1), Sakarya (2), Samsun (2), Sivas (2), Trabzon (2), Van (1), Yozgat (1), Zonguldak (5).

Judicial process

There were at least 99 perpetrators of violence against women. Of those perpetrators, only 10 were arrested, and no sanctions were imposed on at least two perpetrators.

22 of the perpetrators were investigated, 25 perpetrators were detained and four perpetrators were referred to the courthouse.

One of the perpetrators committed suicide. Two perpetrators were reported as "wanted," and three perpetrators were reported as "escaped" in the press.

A woman has been detained for committing violence against a man who committed violence against her.

A woman was been arrested for killing the man who injured himself. In one case of violence, the woman's brothers were also detained.

The legal status of 27 of the perpetrators was not reported in the press.

Incidents of violence that happened previously but reported in this month

A man who works in a market in Istanbul battered A.T., another employee, at the market on July 30. Following his release, the man began threatening A.T. No orders were imposed on the man.

In Elazığ, a man systematically abused his wife for ten years. The incident was revealed after the woman talked to the press.

In Diyarbakır, F.V. systematically committed violence against R.A (28) whom he has been living together with. After she broke up with him, he continued threats. No orders were imposed on the man. The incident was revealed after the woman talked to the press.

In Van, V.Y. battered his wife N.Y. at home. No orders were imposed on the man. It was revealed that the man had been systematically using violence against the woman for 19 years and the woman had requested protection ten times.

Explanation

Explanation
The bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report only covers women who lost their lives as a result of male violence. We do not include any violence cases or crimes that are not gender-based.

Throughout the year, we keep track of unidentified murders and suspicious deaths of women in separate monthly tallies but do not add them to the number presented in the headline.

At the end of the year, we examine these cases of unidentified murders and suspicious deaths to determine whether the crimes were gender-based. We add the gender-based incidents into the report.

We do not include any murders in the reports that are committed by people with psychological disorders (such as murders committed by people with schizophrenia).

We include suicide or suicide attempt incidents in the tally only if the woman was subjected to violence/ systematic violence in her past. We cover these suicide incidents in a separate category and do not add suicide cases to the number presented in the headline.

In addition, we don't include femicide cases that occur in a mass murder in which the woman was not directly targeted under the condition that the debated incident is not gender based either.

Occupations of the offenders only included in the reports when the incident of violence is related to the occupation of the offender. For example, "Woman was murdered at home by his husband, who is a professional soldier."

We add the violence committed on children by men, to make the extent of violence visible.

(EMK/VK)

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Evrim Kepenek

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