Men killed 26 women in September

2021-2022

In the first nine months of 2022, men killed 248 women, harassed 118 women, abused 187 children, inflicted violence on 605 women, and raped 24 women. Men forced at least 372 women to do sex work. In the first nine months of 2022, deaths of at least 145 women were reported as "suspicious" in the press. Men killed 32 women in the first nine months of the year.

In the first nine months of 2021, men killed 234 women, harassed 116 women, abused 11 children, and raped 78 women. Men forced at least 507 women to do sex work, inflicted violence on and injured at least 617 women. In the first nine months of 2021, deaths of at least 170 women were reported as "suspicious" in the press. Men killed at least 25 children.

Names of the women who were killed by men in September

A.E., Arzu A., Arzu E., Ayşe Kılıç, Berna Kargı B., Damla Çubukçu, Dilek Ç., Dilek K., Ezgi Deler, Fadime Cuma, Fatma Zehra Koruyan, Handan Ö., Hatice T., Hava S., Havva D., Jelana S., Kiraz B., Nur Efşan T., Pakistan D., Sabiha B., Sunay Aslan Kaya, Şermin Sarı, T.S, Vildan B., Y.B., Zeliha D.

Provinces where men killed women

 Adana (2), Amasya (1), Antalya (2), Antep (1), Bartın (1), Bursa (1), Erzincan (1), Giresun (3), İstanbul (3), İzmir (1), Kırşehir (1), Mardin (1), Mersin (2), Niğde (1), Rize (1), Samsun (1), Şırnak (1), Urfa (2).

Judicial process

There were 24 perpetrators who killed women. Only eight perpetrators were arrested. Four perpetrators killed themselves. Seven perpetrators were detained. Judicial processes regarding two perpetrators were reported as "escaped." Judicial processes regarding three perpetrators were not reported in the press.

Feminicide reported in the press in September 2022

The body of Yasemin D. (34), who has been searched for for two years in Diyarbakır, was found buried. The woman's husband, R.D., confessed that he had committed the murder.

Names of the killed children

Z.B., Nazlı E.

Provinces where men killed children

Mersin (1), İstanbul (1).

Judicial process

There were three perpetrators who killed children. One killed himself, and two were arrested.

Provinces where men raped women

Antalya (1), Diyarbakır (1), Eskişehir (1).

Judicial process

There were four perpetrators who raped women. Three perpetrators were arrested, legal action was initiated against one perpetrator.

Provinces where men harassed women

Ankara (1), Bursa (7), Denizli (2), Dersim (2), İstanbul (4), Karabük (1).

Judicial process

There were nine perpetrators who harassed women. Only one perpetrator was arrested.

Three perpetrators were banned from their professions. Judicial processes regarding four perpetrators were not reported in the press. A lawsuit was filed against one perpetrator.

Provinces where men abused children

Aydın (1), Burdur (1), İstanbul (5), İzmir (1), Kocaeli (1), Maraş (1), Rize (1), Tekirdağ (1)

Judicial process

There were 13 perpetrators who abused children. Only six perpetrators were arrested. A lawsuit was filed against one perpetrator, one perpetrator was detained, two perpetrators were released, and legal action was initiated against one perpetrator. Judicial proceedings regarding two perpetrators were not reported in the press.

Provinces where men inflicted violence on women

Adana (2), Adıyaman (1),  Ankara (2), Antalya (1), Aydın (1), Bursa (3), Denizli (1), Düzce (1), Edirne (25), İstanbul (20), Kayseri (3), Kırıkkale (1), Kocaeli (1), Mersin (1), Niğde (1), Sakarya (2), Samsun (1),

Tekirdağ (2), Urfa (2).

Judicial process

There were 72 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only three perpetrators were arrested. Judicial proceedings regarding eight perpetrators were reported in the press as "legal action has been initiated," three perpetrators were reported as "escaped" and "wanted." 12 perpetrators were detained. Judicial proceedings regarding at least 46 perpetrators were not reported in the press.

Provinces where women were forced to do sex work

Antalya (2)

Judicial process

There were three perpetrators who forced women to do sex work. All of them were arrested.

Explanation

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.