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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 28 women and one child in July.

In June, the deaths of at least 14 women (in the provinces of (Adıyaman (2), Aydın (2) Antalya (1), Kastamonu (1), Erzincan (1), İstanbul (2), Muğla (1), Kocaeli (1), Edirne (1), Urfa(1), Sakarya (1)) were reported in the press as "suspicious."

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Men inflicted violence on at least 64 women, abused at least 16 girls and boys, harassed at least 17 women, and forced 12 women to do sex work.

Feminicide

Men killed at least 28 women in July; this figure was 24 in the same month last year. Men also killed three men who were with the women whom they killed.

At least five women were killed despite protection orders. One of the killed women was from Uzbekistan.

Men's "excuses" for killing 17 women were not reported in the press. Men killed 10 women because they wanted to break up or they did not want to make peace. Men killed one woman because her daughter "wanted to break up."

18 women were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends, two women were killed by their brothers, one woman by her son, one woman by her son-in-law, one woman by her relatives, and one woman by her friend. The degree of acquaintance between four men and the four women whom they killed was not reported in the press.

Men killed 15 women at home, and six women in places outside of the house such as workplaces, forests, streets and hospitals. The places where men killed seven women were not reported in the press.

Men killed 21 women with firearms, four women with sharp objects, one woman with acid, one woman by beating her, and one woman by strangling her.

Violence against children-child murder

Men killed one child in July.

In Eskişehir, two children said their step-father had inflicted violence on them. In Adana and Kars, two men inflicted violence on their children.

One child was killed by their father.

Sexual assault/rape

Men raped at least five women in July 2022. Last year, the number of women raped by men was seven.

One woman was raped by two relatives, two women were raped by two men, with the degree of acquaintance between them not reported in the press, one woman was raped by her boyfriend, and one woman was raped by a friend.

Men raped two women at home, and three women in places outside of the house such as hostels, grocery stores and workplaces.

One of the raped women was not a citizen of Türkiye. One woman had disabilities.

Harassment

In July 2022, men harassed at least 17 women. This figure was 21 in the same month last year.

One woman was harassed by her boss. The degree of acquaintance between 11 perpetrators and the women whom they harassed was not reported in the press.

Men harassed five women verbally and physically. Men harassed 11 women by taking photographs of them or filming them. Men harassed one woman by showing their sexual organs to her.

Men harassed all 17 women in places outside of the house.

Child abuse

Men abused at least 16 girls and boys in July. This figure was 13 in the same month last year.

The degree of acquaintance between the nine men and at least six children whom they abused. Two children were abused by their relatives, and seven children by an imam.

Men abused thee children at home, and 16 children in places outside of the house such as Quran courses and streets.

Violence/injury

Men inflicted violence on at least 64 women in July. This figure was 77 in the same month last year.

16 women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "serious" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least 12 women by violating "protection orders."

Among the women subjected to violence from men, three were trans women. Police officers and neighborhood guards were among those who inflicted violence on women.

One of the women who were subjected to violence from men was from Turkmenistan and one was from Syria.

At least 41 women were injured by their husbands or ex-boyfriends. The degree of acquaintance between 13 men and 12 women whom they inflicted violence on was not reported in the press. One woman was injured by her neighbor, three women by their sons, one woman by a relative, one woman by her brother, three trans women by neighborhood guards, one woman by her patient, and one woman by her son-in-law.

Men inflicted violence on 15 women because they wanted to divorce or did not want to make peace, one woman with "religious motives," and one woman to "sexually assault" her. Men's excuses for inflicting violence on 47 women were not reported in the press.

Men injured 45 women by battering them, eight women with firearms, and 11 women with sharp objects.

Men injured 16 women in places outside of the house, such as workplaces, buses, and forests, and 36 women at home. The places where men inflicted violence on 12 women were not reported in the press.

Forced sex work

Men forced 12 women to do sex work in July. This figure was 36 in the same month last year. The women who were forced to do sex work were not citizens of Türkiye. Children were among those who were forced to do sex work.

(EMK/VK) 

*Photo: Abluka Hukuk