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According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and news agencies, men killed at least 17 women and raped nine women in April 2021.
In April, the deaths of at least 13 women (in the provinces of Konya, Kocaeli, Siirt (2), İzmir (2), Mardin, Kars, Malatya, Hatay, Urfa, Maraş, Hakkâri) were reported in the press as suspicious.
In Diyarbakır, the death of one child was reported as "suspicious".
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In at least seven provinces of Turkey, men threatened women with "killing" them or "inflicting violence" on them. In Uşak province, one man attempted to kill the wife of the child of his lover.
In Samsun, one woman exercised her right of self-defense against her husband who had been inflicting violence on her and killed the man.
2020 - 2021 In the first four months of 2020, men killed 83 women, harassed 40 women, abused 80 children and raped 23 women. Men forced at least 349 women to sex work and inflicted violence on at least 184 women. In the first four months of 2021, men killed 108 women, harassed 37 women, abused 49 children, raped 39 women. Men forced at least 256 women to sex work, inflicted violence on/ injured at least 253 women. In the first four months of 2021, the deaths of at least 74 women were reported in the press as "suspicious". Men killed at least seven children in this period. |
Feminicide/ Murder
In April 2021, men killed at least 17 women and one man who was with the women; this number was the same last April. Two women killed by men in April 2021 had protection or restraining orders. One man killed the woman after he had been released from prison.
Women killed by men in April 2021 Arzu İlhan K., Aygül Y., Ayşe C., Berrin Dalyanoğlu K., Emine Fulya Akçelebi, Esra Çelik, Fatma Abravcı, Filiz G., Hatice Işık, Koçer D., Melek Yıldız, Mevlüde P., Mültezim I., Seda K., Selma Ö., Tuba M., Yıldız Gül |
Provinces where men killed women Afyon (1), Ağrı (1), Balıkesir (1), Burdur (1), Bursa (1), Elazığ (1), İstanbul (2), Kayseri (1), Kırıkkale (1), Konya (1), Mersin (2), Samsun (2), Sivas(1), Van (1). |
The "excuses" of men for killing 11 women were not reported in the press. Men killed three women "out of jealousy", one woman because of "honor", one woman because "she had not prepared food before fast-breaking" and one woman because "she wanted to break up."
In April 2021, 12 women were killed by their husbands, boyfriends or ex-husbands. Three women were killed by their family members such as elder brothers and sons; one woman was killed by her friend who is a police officer. The degree of acquaintance/ relation between one woman and the male perpetrator was not reported in the press.
Seven women were killed in places outside the house such as on the street and in a car park, while 10 women were killed inside the house.
Men killed six women with firearms and nine women with sharp objects. Men killed one woman by crushing her head with a stone. The method of killing in one feminicide was not reported in the press.
Judicial Process There were 23 male perpetrators who killed women; 16 of them were arrested. Seven perpetrators were taken into custody. |
Previously committed murders reported in the press in April * Emine Akkesen (34) was killed in Turkey's western province of Aydın in 2003. It was detected that she had been killed by a man named E.A. It was understood that no action was taken against E.A. in 2003 on the grounds of "lack of evidence" and that the man is currently arrested as part of another lawsuit. * Leyla Ganigülü (31) got missing in Antep in 2011. Seven people detected to have killed her were detained. The man named M.N.A. was arrested on charge of "wilful killing." |
Murder of children
In April, men killed at least one child. One child was killed by her father.
In Adana, one man took his child hostage.
The name of the child killed by men in April Zeynep Yılmaz |
The province where the child was killed İstanbul (1) |
Judicial Process The perpetrator committed suicide. |
Sexual assault/ Rape
According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and news agencies, men raped at least nine women in April 2021. This number was three last April.
In April 2021, three of the women raped by men had mental disabilities. Five women were raped by male strangers, two women by her relatives and two women were raped by their husbands.
Men raped two women in places outside the house such as in the woods and car park. The scenes of the incident where seven women were sexually assaulted were not reported in the news.
Provinces where men raped women Adana (1), Aydın (1), Bursa (1), İstanbul (3), Kocaeli (2), Mardin (1) |
Judicial Process There were at least 10 perpetrators who raped women. No action was taken against one perpetrator. One perpetrator was detained, two men were released from detention. Five perpetrators were arrested. An investigation was launched against one perpetrator. |
Harassment
In April 2021, men harassed at least eight women. Last April, this number was nine.
Five women were harassed by five male strangers. Two women were harassed by a driver and one woman by a male passenger.
Men harassed six women verbally and physically and two women by showing them their sexual organ.
Men harassed eight women in places outside the house such as on the street and at a bus stop.
Provinces where men harassed women Aydın (1), Çorum (1), İstanbul (4), Kars (1), Kayseri (1) |
Judicial Process There were eight perpetrators who harassed women, only one of them was arrested. Two perpetrators were taken into custody. The judicial processes of five perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Child abuse
In April 2021, men abused at least eight children, including boys. This figure was three in the same month last year.
Four children did not know the eight men who abused them. One child was abused by his/her cousin, one by his/her mother's boyfriend, and two children by their 10 neighbors.
Men abused seven children outside (streets, schools) and one child on social media.
Provinces where men abused children Denizli (1), Düzce (1), Kastamonu (2), Kocaeli (1), Maraş (2), Tekirdağ (1) |
Judicial process There were at least 20 perpetrators who abused children. Only 13 of them were arrested. Seven perpetrators were detained. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 68 women in May. this figure was 38 in the same month last year.
Nine women who were subjected to violence by men were hospitalized in "critical" condition. Men had been systematically violent with at least four women.
One of the women who were subjected to violence by men was a citizen of Iran and one was from Somalia. One was not a citizen of Turkey but no information about which country she was from was reported in the press. Men inflicted violence on at least eight women despite "restraining" and "protection" orders.
Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (5), Adıyaman (1), Afyon (1), Aksaray (3), Ankara (1), Antalya (4), Antep (1), Aydın (1), Balıkesir (1), Bursa (5), Çorum (1), Denizli (1), Edirne (19; Giresun (1), İstanbul (9), İzmir (1), Kayseri (1), Kütahya (1), Mardin (1), Samsun (2), Sivas (1), Tokat (1), Van (2), Zonguldak (4). |
At least 39 women were subjected to violence by their husbands, boyfriends and fiances. 10 women were subjected to violence from family members such as fathers and sons, one woman from her neighbors, one woman from a friend. The degree of acquaintance between 17 women and men who inflicted violence on them was not reported in the press.
Men inflicted violence on eight women because "they wanted to break up," five women because of "jealousy," one woman because of theft and one woman because she did not sell her animal. Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 53 women were not reported in the press.
Men injured 59 women by battering them, five women with sharp objects, and three women with firearms. Men injured one woman by running over her with a car.
Men inflicted violence on 16 women at home and 24 women outside (streets, agricultural fields). The places where men inflicted violence on 28 women were not reported in the press.
Judicial process Only 11 of the perpetrators were arrested. At least 15 perpetrators were detained. "Restraining" orders were issued against at least eight perpetrators. Investigations were opened against 28 perpetrators. Judicial processes about at least perpetrators were reported as "escaped" or "sought" in the press. Judicial processes about at least 10 perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Forced sex work
In April 2021, men forced at least 58 women to sex work. This figure was 11 in the same month last year. 11 of the women were not citizens of Turkey.
Judicial process There were 26 perpetrators who forced women to sex work. Only 11 of them were arrested. 15 perpetrators were detained. |
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/SD-VK)
