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Men kill 23 women in October

Men kill 23 women in October

Men inflicted violence on at least 80 women, killed four children, abused 25 children, including boys, harassed seven women and forced 49 women to sex work.

3 November 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Man faces aggravated life sentence for killing Pınar Gültekin

FEMINICIDE

Man faces aggravated life sentence for killing Pınar Gültekin

The court has accepted the indictment lodged against Cemal Metin A. for killing university student Pınar Gültekin. He is now facing aggravated life imprisonment on charge of “killing with monstrous feeling.”

Men kill 20 women in September

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT SEPTEMBER 2020

Men kill 20 women in September

Men inflicted violence on at least 97 women and killed at least four children in September. Abusing at least 20 children, including boys, men harassed 18 women. Men also forced at least 59 women to sex work.

6 October 2020 Evrim Kepenek

One more person arrested over feminicide of Pınar Gültekin

One more person arrested over feminicide of Pınar Gültekin

As part of the investigation launched into the killing of Pınar Gültekin in Muğla, a man named Mertcan A. has been arrested on charge of “spoliation of evidence”. Mertcan A. is also the brother of Cemal Metin A., who has been arrested for killing Gültekin.

Perpetrator given aggravated life imprisonment without any sentence reduction

FEMINICIDE OF MÜZEYYEN BOYLU

Perpetrator given aggravated life imprisonment without any sentence reduction

Speaking to bianet, lawyer Aslı Pasinli notes that the aggravated life sentence given to Mesut I. for killing Müzeyyen Boylu will be a deterrent factor for other possible perpetrators of violence as his sentence has not been reduced.

28 September 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Feminicide: Zafer P. given life sentence for killing Güleda

Feminicide: Zafer P. given life sentence for killing Güleda

Charged with “wilful killing” of 19-year-old university student Güleda Cankel in Isparta, male perpetrator Zafer P. has been sentenced to life imprisonment on the offense charged.

Mother of Emine Bulut: Our wound will never heal

1 YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE HER FEMINICIDE

Mother of Emine Bulut: Our wound will never heal

It has been a year since Emine Bulut was killed by Fedai V. in Kırıkkale. While her father says that “those who know the grief of losing a child know what he is talking about,” her mother says, “Our wounds will never heal.”

'Why was the man who killed Fatma Altınmakas released?'

FEMINICIDE

'Why was the man who killed Fatma Altınmakas released?'

Three HDP deputies have submitted parliamentary questions about the killing of a woman by her spouse in the southeastern Muş province.

Pınar Gültekin’s mother says ‘there was more than one person involved’ in the murder

FEMINICIDE

Pınar Gültekin’s mother says ‘there was more than one person involved’ in the murder

Speaking at the funeral of her daughter Pınar Gültekin, who was murdered in Muğla, mother Gültekin said that she went to the scene of incident and watched the camera footage, alleging that “there was not only one person, but a single person was caught.”

Pınar Gültekin laid to rest

FEMINICIDE

Pınar Gültekin laid to rest

Found dead in a forest area in Muğla five days after she was reported missing, university student Pınar Gültekin has been laid to rest in Bitlis province.

Murder suspect of Pınar Gültekin arrested

FEMINICIDE

Murder suspect of Pınar Gültekin arrested

Having confessed that he killed university student Pınar Gültekin in Muğla, the man named Cemal Metin A. has been arrested on charge of “killing with monstrous feeling.”

Feminicide: Man taken into custody for killing Pınar Gültekin

Feminicide: Man taken into custody for killing Pınar Gültekin

Missing for five days, the dead body of university student Pınar Gültekin has been found in the woods in Muğla. The man named Cemal Metin A. has been detained in relation with her death. He reportedly killed her “because she refused to be with him.”

Defendant given aggravated life sentence for killing Merve Kotan

MALE VIOLENCE

Defendant given aggravated life sentence for killing Merve Kotan

Put on trial for killing Merve Kotan, defendant Muhammet G. has been sentenced to life imprisonment aggravated for two times without any reductions in his prison term.

‘We want justice for Merve Kotan’

FEMINICIDE

‘We want justice for Merve Kotan’

Standing trial for killing Merve Kotan in Aydın, Muhammet G. will have his hearing at the Aydın 1st Heavy Penal Court on June 18. Kotan's elder sister Cemre Esra has spoken to bianet ahead of tomorrow's hearing.

17 June 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Aktürk Commemorated by Her Colleagues: ‘We will Not Lose One More Woman’

MALE VIOLENCE / FEMINICIDE

Aktürk Commemorated by Her Colleagues: ‘We will Not Lose One More Woman’

Colleagues of Ayşegül Aktürk, who was killed by Muharrem E., laid carnations on the Emergency Service of Süreyyapaşa Training and Research Hospital, where they used to work together. “We will not lose one more woman,” they said.

Feminicide in Rize Amid Increasing Male Violence Against Women During Pandemic

Feminicide in Rize Amid Increasing Male Violence Against Women During Pandemic

A man named Savaş D. killed Gamze P. in Rize province. Calling on local authorities to make sure that the man is given the severest punishment, women say, “There is no room for male violence in our district, home or world! We want to live!”

16 April 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Human Chain Against Male Violence in Diyarbakır: Enough is Enough

Human Chain Against Male Violence in Diyarbakır: Enough is Enough

The women of Diyarbakır have come together in Yenişehir district and formed a human chain against male violence. Joining hands to defend women’s right to life, women have said, “We want to live” and “Enough is enough.”

23 January 2020

Verdict in Ceren Özdemir Murder Case: Aggravated Life Sentence

Verdict in Ceren Özdemir Murder Case: Aggravated Life Sentence

Having stabbed university student Ceren Özdemir to death in Ordu, murder suspect Özgür Arduç has been sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment.

20 January 2020

Women Lawyers Prepare Day-to-Day Report on Feminicide of Ayşe Tuba Arslan

MALE VIOLENCE

Women Lawyers Prepare Day-to-Day Report on Feminicide of Ayşe Tuba Arslan

Women lawyers have prepared a report on the process leading to the feminicide of Ayşe Tuba Arslan, who was killed in Eskişehir by her ex-husband despite having filed a criminal complaint against him for 23 times.

‘Men Kill 3 Women, Inflict Violence on 838 Women in Diyarbakır in 5 Months’

REPORT ON MALE VIOLENCE IN DİYARBAKIR

‘Men Kill 3 Women, Inflict Violence on 838 Women in Diyarbakır in 5 Months’

The Diyarbakır Network for Struggle with Violence Against Women has shared the results of its five-month application and monitoring report with the public: "Men killed three women and inflicted violence on 838 women in Diyarbakır in five months.”

17 December 2019

Council of Judges and Prosecutors to Investigate Feminicide of Ayşe Tuba Arslan

Council of Judges and Prosecutors to Investigate Feminicide of Ayşe Tuba Arslan

Deputy President of the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) and 2nd Chamber Chair Mehmet Yılmaz has announced that the Council has given permission to inspect the negligences leading to the feminicide of Ayşe Tuba Arslan.

2 December 2019

Defendant Given Aggravated life Sentence in Feminicide Case

Defendant Given Aggravated life Sentence in Feminicide Case

Süleyman Kara was under trial for the murder of Cemile Balcı in northwestern Kocaeli province.

20 November 2019

Emine Bulut Asked For Help from Police Before Being Murdered

FIRST HEARING OF EMİNE BULUT CASE

Emine Bulut Asked For Help from Police Before Being Murdered

The first hearing of the case filed into feminicide of Emine Bulut by her ex-husband Fedai Varan has been held. While the prosecutor has demanded aggravated life sentence for Varan, the court has ruled that his arrest shall continue.

Attorney Yıldırım: They Want to Cover Up Şule Çet Case

Attorney Yıldırım: They Want to Cover Up Şule Çet Case

Yıldırım says a lip-reading expert could not be found to examine key video evidence in the suspicious death of Şule Çet.

25 September 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Banner of Emine Bulut on Pyramid of Louvre Museum in Paris

Banner of Emine Bulut on Pyramid of Louvre Museum in Paris

A group of feminist activists have written the name and last words of Emine Bulut, who was murdered by her ex-husband Fedai Varan on August 18, on the pyramids in front of Louvre Museum in Paris.

17 September 2019

Prosecutor Requests Aggravated Life Sentence for Emine Bulut's Ex-Husband

Prosecutor Requests Aggravated Life Sentence for Emine Bulut's Ex-Husband

Bulut's ex-husband has been charged with "premeditated murder with monstrous feeling," which requires an aggravated life sentence.

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