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According to the reports compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men killed at least 23 women and raped seven women in Turkey in October.
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The deaths of at least 14 women (in Mardin (1), Antep (1), Antalya (1), Karaman (1), Diyarbakır (2), Malatya (1), Zonguldak (1), İzmir (2), Düzce (1), Kayseri (1), İstanbul (1), Adıyaman (1) ) were reported in the news as suspicious in October.
One of the women whose death was "suspicious" was transgender.
Men attempted to kill a woman in Manisa. In Konya, a woman exercised the right to self-defense.
2019-2020 male violence In the first 10 months of 2019, men killed at least 284 women, raped 42 women, forced 485 women to sex work, harassed 178 women and abused 217 children. Men also inflicted violence on 502 women in the first nine months of 2019. In the first nine months of 2020, men killed at least 229 women, harassed 122 women, abused 226 children and raped 79 women. Men also forced at least 715 women to sex work and inflicted violence on at least 670 women in the first nine months of 2020. |
Murder/feminicide
Men killed at least 23 women in October. This figure was also 23 in the same month last year. One of the killed women was from Syria.
Men killed one woman after she applied to a police station for a "protection order" and three women despite "restraining orders."
Women killed by men in October 2020 Bihter Y., Büşra Gizem Güzelsoy, Döndü T., Emel O., Gamze Esgicioğlu, Gizem Önal, Gül Gülsüm, Gülay Güneş, Gülcan G. Gülya Barutçu, Hatice Tansu, Hazal Tektaş, Hiba Yusuf, Hülya Güllüce, Mahide Güneş Ünal, Makbule Can, Melek A., Melek Bulut, Nuran S., Seher Özkurt, Sıdıka Ü., Sinem Kaya, Tuğba Keleş |
Provinces where men killed women Adana (2), Antalya (1), Aydın (2), Çankırı (1), Diyarbakır (1), Düzce (1), Erzurum (1), Isparta (1), İstanbul (5), İzmir (2), Kayseri (1), Konya (2), Maraş (1), Mersin (1), Osmaniye (1) |
Men's excuses for killing 15 women were not reported in the press. Men killed four women because "they wanted to break up" or "they did not want to make peace," three women because of "jealousy," and one woman because of "honor."
In October, 11 women were killed by their husbands/ex-husbands, five women by their boyfriends/fiances, two women by their sons-in-law, one woman by her brother, one woman by a man she turned down, and one woman by a repairer who had come to her home. The degree of acquaintance between two women and the men who killed them was not reported in the press.
Men killed 13 women at home and six women in public places such as forestland, car, hairdresser's shop and street. The places where men killed four women were not reported in the news.
Men killed more than half of the women with firearms.
Men killed 16 women with firearms, five women with sharp objects such as knives and axes and two women by strangling them.
Judicial process There were at least 25 perpetrators who killed women. Only five perpetrators were arrested and 11 perpetrators were detained. Eight perpetrators committed suicide. The judicial process regarding one perpetrator was not reported in the press. |
Murder of children - Violence against children
Men killed at least four children in October. This figure was two in the same month last year. One child was killed by their mother and her boyfriend, and three children by their fathers.
The death of one child in Muğla, one child in Mersin and at least three children in Rize were reported in the news as "suspicious."
Names of the children who were killed by men Rüzgar E., Kumsal K. Öldürülen iki çocuğun ismi basına yansımadı. |
Provinces where men killed children İstanbul (2), Çorum (1), Antalya (1) |
Judicial process There were at least five perpetrators. One perpetrator committed suicide. Two perpetrators were arrested and two were detained. |
Rape
Men raped at least seven women in October. This figure was two in the same month last year.
One woman was killed by her boyfriend, three women by a man who introduced him as a "hodja," one woman by her employer, one woman by a newspaper executive, and one woman by her father. The places where men raped women were not reported in the news.
Provinces where men raped women Antalya (1), Aydın (1), İstanbul (1), Kütahya (3), Muğla (1) |
Judicial process There were five perpetrators who raped women. Only one perpetrator was arrested. Three perpetrators were detained and a lawsuit was filed against one perpetrator. |
Harassment
Men harassed at least seven women in October. This figure was 13 in the same month last year.
Women did not know five men who harassed them. One woman was harassed by the manager of the foundation which she applied for assistance and one by a cafe manager.
Men harassed five women verbally and physically, one woman by masturbating in front of her and at least one woman by photographing her.
Men harassed four women in public places such as streets and in front of an ATM. The places where men harassed women were not reported in the news.
Provinces where men harassed women Bursa (1), Edirne (1), İstanbul (2), İstanbul (2), Nevşehir (1) |
Judicial process There were at least seven perpetrators who harassed women. Only one of them was arrested. At least two perpetrators were detained. An investigation was launched against one perpetrator and one perpetrator was suspended from duty. One perpetrator was sentenced to house arrest. The legal process of one perpetrator was not reported in the media. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least 25 children in October, including boys. This figure was 33 in the same month last year. One of the children who were abused by men had mental disabilities. At least two cases of abuse were systematic.
Three incidents of abuse were revealed because the children were impregnated.
Two children did not know the five men who abused them. Two children were abused by their fathers, one child by their elder brother, four children by a mukhtar, one child by a street vendor, one child by a bus conductor, two children by their relatives, and one child by a grocery store manager. Information about the 11 men who abused children was not reported in the news.
Men abused one child at home and six children in public places such as streets, grocery stores and buses. The places where men abused 18 children were not reported in the press.
Provinces where men abused children Adana (2), Antep (2), Aydın (1), Edirne (2), Erzurum (1), Giresun (1), İstanbul (1), İzmir (1), Kocaeli (3), Maraş (1), Mardin (2), Mersin (1), Muğla (1), Sivas (1), Tokat (4), Trabzon (1) |
Judicial process There were 21 perpetrators who abused children. Only nine of them were arrested. Two perpetrators were released upon "judicial control measures." A lawsuit was filed against one perpetrator, legal action was taken against two perpetrators. Two perpetrators were detained and one perpetrator was sentenced to house arrest. Judicial processes about four perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 80 women in October. This figure was 41 in the same month last year.
Men threatened at least two women with "death" and two women with sexual assault, one woman with killing her children and one woman with sharing her footage on the internet. Men inflicted violence on at least two women by digital means.
Seven of the women who were subjected to violence by men were hospitalized in "serious" condition. Men inflicted violence on four women despite "protection" orders.
Two women who were subjected to violence by men were from Syria and one was from Ukraine. One woman's nationality was not disclosed. It was reported as "not a citizen of Turkey."
Systematically inflicting violence on at least five women, men inflicted violence on at least three women despite "restraining" and "protection" orders.
Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (3), Antalya (2), Aydın (3), Batman (1), Bursa (1), Çorum (1), Denizli (1), Diyarbakır (2), Edirne (27), Elazığ (1), Isparta (1), İstanbul (15), İzmir (1), Kayseri (2), Kırıkkale (1), Kocaeli (2), Konya (1), Mardin (1), Nevşehir (2), Sakarya (3), Samsun (3), Trabzon (1), Urfa (2), Yozgat (1). Erkeklerin iki kadına hangi şehirde şiddet uyguladığı basına yansımadı. |
At least 54 women were subjected to violence from their husbands, men whom they married with an unofficial religious ceremony, boyfriends and ex-boyfriends. 16 women did not know 21 men who inflicted violence on them. At least seven women were subjected to violence from their family members such as fathers, sons and relatives. At least two women were subjected to violence from their colleagues and one woman from the driver of the car she rode in.
Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on at least 69 women were not reported in the press. Men inflicted violence on two women because of "jealousy," one woman because of a "fight over garbage," at least five women because "they wanted to break up" or "did not want to make peace."
Men battered 68 women, injured six women by stabbing and four women with firearms burned two women with boiling water.
Men inflicted violence on 28 women at home and 32 women in public places such as hospitals, vehicles, offices, car parks and grocery stores. The places where men inflicted violence on 18 women were not reported in the press. Men inflict digital violence on women.
Judicial process There were at least 86 perpetrators of violence on the women. Only ten perpetrators were arrested, electronic handcuffs were attached to two perpetrators. At least 11 perpetrators were detained. The judicial processes about at least 25 perpetrators were reported as "legal action was taken" or "an investigation was opened." The judicial processes about five perpetrators were reported as "being sought." One perpetrator committed suicide. The judicial processes regarding 32 perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Forced sex work
In October, men forced at least 49 women to sex work. This figure was 85 in the same month last year. Four of the women were not citizens of Turkey.
Judicial process There were 77 perpetrators who forced women to sex work. Only five were arrested and 72 were detained. |
ExplanationThe 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 |
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