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Date published: 3 June 2020 11:30

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MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT MAY 2020

Men Kill 19 Women in May

Men inflicted violence on at least 46 women and killed one child in May. Abusing eight children, men harassed at least eight women and forced two women to sex work.

Evrim Kepenek

* Infographic and photo: Yağmur Karagöz

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According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men killed at least 19 women, one girl and five men who were with them in May 2020.

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In May, the deaths of at least 23 women were reported in the press as suspicious (in Ağrı 3, Ankara 1, Antalya 1, Batman 1, Denizli 2, Diyarbakır 1, Hatay 1, Isparta 1, İstanbul 2, Mersin 1, Muğla 1, Ordu 1, Sakarya 2, Tokat 1, Trabzon 1, Urfa 2, Van 1).

The death of one woman in Şırnak was reported in the news as an "unidentified murder" in May 2020. Men threatened six women, including journalists, politicians and artists, with sexual assault and death (in Sakarya 2, İstanbul 4 Adana 1, Ankara 1).

Three women used their right of self-defense in Adana, Antalya and Malatya. In Denizli, one woman and two children were reported "missing".

2019-2020 Male Violence

In the first five months of 2019, men killed at least 126 women, harassed 70 women, abused 85 children and raped 17 women. According to the news reported in the press, men wounded 148 women and forced at least 186 women to sex work in the first five months of last year.

In the first five months of 2020, men killed 102 women, harassed 48 women, abused 88 children and raped 24 women. Forcing at least 351 women to sex work, men also inflicted violence on at least 230 women in this period.

Feminicide / Murder

Men killed 19 women in May 2020 while they killed 27 women in the same month last year.

One woman was killed despite having requested protection. One man killed a woman after being released based on the amended law on criminal enforcement. One man mugged a woman after killing her.

Women killed by men in May 2020

Bahriye D.,Fatma G., Fatma K., G.T., Gül K., Gülnur K., Hülya Ö., Münevver A.,, Nurcan P., Rukiye Ç., Seher A., Selda B., Selda G., Selma T., Sema A., Sevilay A., Şeriye D., Zekiye O. Zeynep Ş.

Provinces where men killed the women

Aksaray (1), Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Batman (1), Çanakkale (1), Diyarbakır (1), Edirne (1), Erzurum (1), Isparta (1), İstanbul (2), Kars (1), Manisa (1), Mersin (1), Muğla (1), Rize (3), Sivas (1).

The "excuses" of men for killing 12 women were not reported in the press. While men killed three women "over a disputed estate," they killed four women because they did not want reconciliation / wanted to break up.

In May 2020, nine women were killed by their husbands / boyfriends, five women by their relatives, two women by their sons together with their neighbors, one woman by her neighbor and one woman was killed by her friend. The relationship / acquaintance between one woman and one male perpetrator was not reported in the press.

Men killed 11 women with firearms, six women with sharp objects, one woman by strangling her and they killed one woman by crushing her head with a stone. While men killed nine women outside the home, eight women were killed inside. The scenes of incident in two feminicides were not reported in the news.

Judicial process

At least 20 perpetrators killed 19 women this month. Five of them were arrested. Seven perpetrators were taken into custody.

Four perpetrators committed suicide. While the judicial processes of two perpetrators were reported in the press as "fled," two perpetrators reportedly turned themselves in. The judicial process of one perpetrator was not reported in the news.

Previously committed murders reported in the press in May 2020

M.K. (35), a citizen of Iran, killed his mother-in-law Fatemah A. (65) and father-in-law Siavash Galeh B. (71) in İstanbul and kept their dead bodies in the fridge for three months. On May 13, he went to the Consulate of Iran and confessed that he had killed two people. Police officers found the bodies in the fridge at M.K.'s home, they were cut into pieces.

Murder of children

Men killed one child in May 2020. The murder took place in Manisa province and the perpetrator said that "he mistook her for his ex-girlfriend."

Name of the child killed by the man

Ceren K.

The province where the man killed the child

Manisa (1)

Judicial process

The perpetrator was first detained, then arrested.

Rape

In May, men raped at least one woman. Last May, this figure was at least three. While she was raped by her ex-husband, it was not reported in the press where the man raped the woman.

The province where the man raped the woman

Kocaeli (1).

Judicial process

Despite having been detained on the same charge for many times before, he was released from detention three days later. There are reportedly criminal suits against the perpetrator on 48 similar charges.

Harassment

Men harassed at least eight women in May. This figure was 28 in the same month last year. It was revealed that one perpetrator previously harassed at least 42 women in various provinces.

Six women did not know the six perpetrators who harassed them. One woman was harassed by her colleague and at least one woman was harassed by an academic. Men harassed five women verbally and physically and three women on social media.

Men harassed five women in places outside the home, such as the KYK dormitories, traffic and street.

Provinces where man harassed women

Ankara (1), Bursa (1), Dersim (1), İstanbul (2), İzmir (1). Where men harassed two women was not reported in the press.

Judicial process

There were seven perpetrators who harassed women. None of them was arrested. Judicial process about three perpetrators was reported as "not any legal action was taken" in the press. An investigation was opened against one perpetrator, a case was opened against one perpetrator and a woman submitted a criminal complaint against a perpetrator to the prosecutor's office.

Child Abuse

Men abused at least eight children in May. In the same month last year, this figure was 39.

One child was abused by his father and two children were abused by their fathers-in-law. Two perpetrators who abused children were employed at a mufti's office. The degree of acquaintance of seven perpetrators was not reported in the press.

Men abused three children at home, three children in places outside the home, such as streets and construction yards. Where men abused two children was not reported in the press.

Provinces where men abused children

Aydın (1), Bartın (2), Çorum (1), İstanbul (2), İzmir (1), Sinop (1).

Judicial Process

There were at least 11 perpetrators who abused children. Only five of them were arrested. Two civil servants at the mufti's office were suspended from duty and an investigation was opened against them. At least three perpetrators were detained. The judicial process about one perpetrator was reported as "at large" in the press.

Violence / Injury

Men inflicted violence on at least 46 women in May. This number was 53 in the same month last year.

The medical condition of at least six women was reported as "severe" in the press. Men had been systematically inflicted violence on two women they injured.

One of the women the men used violence on was from Russia and one was from Azerbaijan. Men inflicted violence on at least four women despite "restraining" and "protection" orders.

Provinces where man inclifted violence on women

Adana (4), Afyon (1), Antalya (2), Aydın (4), Balıkesir (1), Burdur (1), Bursa (2), Çorum (1), Diyarbakır (1), Edirne (2), Isparta (1), İstanbul (8), Karaman (1), Kırıkkale (1), Konya (1), Kütahya (2), Maraş (1), Mersin (3), Niğde (1), Rize (1), Sakarya (3), Urfa (2), Zonguldak (1). Where men inflicted violence on women was not reported in the press.

The degree of acquaintance of nine men who used violence on women was not reported in the press. 32 women were subjected to violence from their husbands/boyfriends, ex-husbands and ex-boyfriends. Three women were subjected to violence from their sons, one woman from the neighborhood mukhtar and one from a neighborhood guard.

While men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 33 women were not reported in the press, they used violence on six women because they wanted to break up or did not want to reunite.

Men injured 32 women by beating, eight women by firearms, and six women by knives. In at least three cases, men attempted to abduct the women they battered.

Judicial Process

Only three of the perpetrators were arrested. A restraint order was given against one perpetrator. At least 15 perpetrators were only detained. One perpetrator was sentenced to house arrest.

The judicial process regarding one perpetrator was reported as "at large," one as "legal action was not taken" and one as "released from detention." The judicial process regarding at least 11 perpetrators was reported as "the women filed a complaint/an investigation was opened." The judicial process regarding at least 12 perpetrators was not reported in the press.

Forced sex work

In May, men forced at least two women to sex work. In the same month last year, this figure was 64. One of the women was above 54 years of age and both were citizens of Turkey. One of the perpetrators was the husband of the woman.

Judicial Process

There were at least three perpetrators who forced women to sex work. "Judicial" action was taken against two perpetrators, not any action was taken against the "husband."

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)

Evrim Kepenek

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