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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 31 women and seven children in August.
In June, the deaths of at least 13 women (in the provinces of (Aydın (1), Erzurum (1), İstanbul (2), İzmir (2), Samsun (1), Sinop (1), Tokat (1), Urfa (2), Zonguldak (2) ) were reported in the press as "suspicious."
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Men inflicted violence on at least 79 women, abused at least 12 girls and boys, harassed at least 13 women, and forced six women to do sex work.
2021-2022 In the first eight months of 2022, men killed 222 women, harassed 102 women, abused 1,175 children, inflicted violence on 534 women, and raped 21 women. Men forced at least 370 women to do sex work. In the first eight months of 2022, deaths of 132 women were reported in the press as "suspicious," and men killed 30 children in the first eight months of the year. In the first eight months of 2021, men killed 208 women, harassed 106 women, abused 98 children, and raped 73 women. Men forced at least 429 women to do sex work, and inflicted violence on at last 552 women. In the first eight months of 2021, deaths of at least 153 women were reported as "suspicious" in the press.
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Feminicide
Men killed at least 31 women in August. This figure was 34 in the same month last year. Men also killed seven men who were together with the women whom they killed.
At least six women were killed despite protection orders. One of the killed women was from Syria, and two were from Georgia.
Names of the women killed by men in August Ayşe K., Ayşe P., Ayşen Ç., Berivan U., Dilek K., Ezgi Ö., Fadim S., Fikriye Vatansever, Filiz G., Gülten İnan, H.Ö, Hacer A., Hanige Ç., Hediye Y., Khvicha Osanadze, Leyla K., Mehlika Derici, Melek Yıldırım, Mihriban Arduç, Necla A., Neriman G., Nura Hac S., Rita E., Sanem G., Sevtap Akbacı, Sibel U., Susanber Özdemir, Şenay A., Şeyh Müslim, Ülkü A., Zeynep D. |
Provinces where men killed women Adana (2), Afyon (1), Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Antep (1), Artvin (2), Aydın (2), Balıkesir (1), Çanakkale (2), Diyarbakır (1), İstanbul (3), İzmir (5), Kilis (1), Konya (2), Maraş (1), Sinop (1), Şırnak (1), Tekirdağ (1), Yozgat (1), Zonguldak (1). |
Men's "excuses" for killing 18 women were not reported in the press. Men killed at least 10 women because they wanted to break up or did not want to make peace.
Men killed one woman because of "jealousy" and two women because of "debt" and "land dispute."
22 women were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands and boyfriends, three women by their sons, one woman by her neighbor, two women by their relatives, and one woman by her friend. The degree of acquaintance between two women and the men who killed them was not reported in the press. One of the men who killed women was a juvenile.
Men killed 19 women with firearms, 10 women with sharp objects, and two women by strangling them.
Judicial proceedings There were 30 perpetrators who killed women. Only 14 perpetrators were arrested. Four perpetrators killed themselves. Six perpetrators were detained. The judicial process about one perpetrator was reported in the press as "sought" and two perpetrators were reported as "escaped." One perpetrator was released. Judicial proceedings about two perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
The feminicide solved in August 2022 In the case concerning Özlem Özoğlu (22), her husband Çağan Özoğlu (27), and his mother Emine Düzkaya (45), whose bodies were found buried in Kilis after they went missing 10 years ago, Özlem Özoğlu's father, A.A., and her brother M.F.A. were arrested. The two men were charged with "killing with honor motives" and "killing with monstrous feelings," but were eventually released because no elements of the crime could be found. A red notice against the suspects, who fled to Syria, was lifted because of lack of evidence. The case was filed again after the father and son returned to Türkiye illegally. |
Violence against children and child murder
Men killed seven children in August. This number was six in the same month last year.
Two children were killed by their father, one was killed by their elder brother, one was killed by a relative, and one was killed by hr boyfriend. The degree of acquaintance between the man and the two children whom he killed was not reported in the press.
Men killed five children with firearms and one child with sharp objects.
Names of the killed children Beyza Doğan, Derya K., Emirhan Aytemir, Firdevs B., Melek K. Muhammed, T.Ö. |
Provinces where men killed children Ankara (1), İstanbul (1), Kilis (1), Maraş (1), Şırnak (3) |
Judicial proceedings There were six perpetrators who killed children. Only two perpetrators were arrested. Two perpetrators killed themselves. Judicial proceedings about two perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Sexual assault/rape
Men raped at least one woman in August. This figure was 11 in the same month last year.
The degree of acquaintance between the five men and the woman whom they raped was not reported in the press.
Provinces where men raped women Bilecik (1). |
Judicial proceedings The judicial process about the five men who raped a woman was not reported in the press. |
Harassment
Men harassed at least 13 women in August. This figure was 28 in the same month last year. One of the women who was raped by men was from Iraq.
Men harassed at least 12 women verbally and physically. Men harassed one woman by showing their sexual organ to her.
Men harassed 10 women in places outside of the house. Places where men harassed three women were not reported in the press.
One woman was harassed by a specialist sergeant, four women by couriers, and one woman by a relative. The degree of acquaintance between the men and the seven women whom he harassed was not reported in the press.
Provinces where men harassed women Ankara (1), Antep (1), Bartın (1), Bolu (1), Dersim (1), Diyarbakır (1), İstanbul (6), Konya (1) |
Judicial proceedings There were 10 perpetrators who harassed women. The judicial proceedings regarding them were not reported in the press. |
Child abuse
Men abuse at least 12 boys and girls in August. This figure was 13 in the same month last year.
The degree of acquaintance between the seven men who abused at least eight children was not reported in the press. Two children were harassed by an imam, one child by a sports instructor, and one by a shopkeeper.
Provinces where men abused children Antalya ( 2), Bolu (1), Edirne (2), İstanbul (2), Manisa (1), Mardin (1), Samsun (1), Urfa (2). |
Judicial proceedings There were 10 perpetrators who abused children. Only four perpetrators were arrested. One perpetrator was released because he said, "The child consented." One perpetrator was detained. Judicial proceedings about four perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 79 women in August. This figure was 61 in the same month last year.
At least nine women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "serious" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least 11 women by violating "protection orders."
One of the women who was subjected to violence from men was from Syria, and one was from Tanzania. Men had been systematically violent with at least two women.
Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (3), Adıyaman (2), Afyon (1), Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Antep (1), Aydın (1), Batman (1), Çorum (1), Deniz (1), Diyarbakır (2), Edirne (24), Elazığ (1), Erzincan (1), Erzurum (2), Eskişehir (1), Hatay (3), İstanbul (8), İzmir (6), Karaman (1), Kastamonu (1), Kilis (3), Kocaeli (3), Konya (1), Muğla (1), Muş (1), Samsun (3), Tekirdağ (1), Urfa (1), Yozgat (1), Zonguldak (1). |
At least 55 women were subjected to violence from their husbands and boyfriends. 11 women were subjected to violence from family members such as their brothers and fathers. The degree of acquaintance between 10 women and the men who inflicted violence on them was not reported in the press.
Men's excuses for inflicting violence on 67 women were not reported in the press. Men inflicted violence on 12 women because they wanted to break up or did not want to make peace.
Men injured 54 women by battering them, 13 women with sharp objects and nine women with firearms. Men injured one woman by hitting them with a car, and two women by burning them.
Men injured 23 women in places outside of the house, such as workplaces, buses, and forests, and 46 women at home. The places where men inflicted violence on 10 women were not reported in the press.
Judicial proceedings There were 76 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only 14 perpetrators were detained. 10 of the perpetrators were arrested, and legal action was initiated against nine of them. Judicial proceedings regarding 39 perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Forced sex work
In august, men forced at least six women to do sex work. This figure was 20 in the same month last year. The women who were forced to do sex work were not citizens of Türkiye. There were children among those who were forced to do sex work.
Provinces where women were forced to do sex work Ankara (5), Muğla (1). |
Judicial proceedings Only one perpetrator who forced women to do sex work was reported in the press. One perpetrator was detained. The perpetrator was a police officer. |
Explanationbianet 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. |
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