Men kill 24 women in June

2021 - 2020

In the first six months of 2021, men killed 150 women, harassed 57 women, abused 72 children and raped 55 women. They also forced at least 373 women to sex work and inflicted violence on at least 414 women. In the first six months of 2021, the deaths of 120 women were reported in the press as "suspicious" and at least 11 children were killed.

In the first six months of 2020, men killed 123 women, harassed 61 women, abused 134 children and raped 31 women. Men also forced at least 444 women to sex work and inflicted violence on at least 291 women in the first half of 2020.

Women killed by men in June 2021

Adalet B., Anzelika Sraufant, Arzu Rahman Gök, Aysel K., Bircan D., Deniz Poyraz, Döndü Özyiğit, Emel D., Firdevs Öztürk, Hacer B., Halime Uyar, Handan Ç., İlknur Ç., Kader Oktay, Medine Seyis, Nazife T., Nuran Ş., Sadriye Ş., Sevgi D., Sibel Koçan, Şahigül Buluş, Şengül G., Yasemin A., Yemen A.

Provinces where men killed women

Adana (1), Aksaray (1), Antalya (1), Balıkesir (2), Bursa (1), İstanbul (6), İzmir(1), Kayseri (1), Kırıkkale (1), Kocaeli (1), Konya (1), Manisa (2), Niğde (1), Sakarya (1), Samsun (1), Trabzon (1), Yozgat (1).

Judicial process

Of the 29 male perpetrators who killed women, 20 were arrested. While six perpetrators reportedly "committed suicide" or "died", it was reported in the press that a group of perpetrators were being searched and one perpetrator was released after giving his statement. One perpetrator was taken into custody.

Previously committed feminicides reported in the press in June

A man opened fire with a pump rifle on Destina Masal Güler (31) and her boyfriend H.M. in Ankara on May 13. While Destina Masal Güler lost her life, H.M. was wounded. H.M. said it was a man named K.Ç. who opened fire on them. Turning himself in to the gendarmerie, K.Ç. alleged that he did not kill the woman; the pump rifle used in the murder was found in his house. K.Ç. was arrested for "deliberate killing" on June 29, 2021.

Reported as a suspicious death in bianet male violence monitoring report, the death of Tuğçe Mutlu Ünal (27) on May 30 was solved in June 2021. It was understood that the woman who was found dead in her house was killed by a man named O.K. (35), the boyfriend of Ünal's flatmate S.S.

Names of children killed by men

Kerem G. Emine K., Funda B.

Provinces where men killed children

Çanakkale (1), Diyarbakır (1), İstanbul (1)

Judicial process

There were four perpetrators who killed children. Two perpetrators were arrested. The judicial process of one perpetrator was reported in the press as "wanted". One perpetrator committed suicide.

Provinces where men raped women

Bursa (2), Hatay (1), İstanbul (1), İzmir (1), Sakarya (2).

Judicial process

There were five perpetrators who raped women. Only two of them were arrested. Legal action was taken against one perpetrator. Two perpetrators were detained.

Provinces where men harassed women

Aydın (1), İstanbul (2), Kastamonu (2). In which province men harassed two women was not reported in the news.

Judicial process

There were six men who harassed women, only one of them was arrested. Legal action was taken against two perpetrators. Judicial processes about two perpetrators were not reported in the press. A restraining order was issued against one perpetrator.

Provinces where men abused children

Antalya (2), Bingöl (1), İstanbul (1), İzmir (1), Kayseri (1), Kocaeli (1).

Judicial process

There were eight perpetrators. Only two perpetrators were arrested. The judicial process regarding one perpetrator was reported as "escaped," and one was reported as "released."

Seven perpetrators were detained. Judicial processes regarding two perpetrators were not reported in the news.

Provinces where men inflicted violence on women

Adana (2), Adıyaman (1), Antalya (3), Antep (1), Aydın (1), Bursa (1), Çanakkale (1), Denizli (2), Dersim (1), Diyarbakır (3), Edirne (38), Eskişehir (4), İstanbul (12), İzmir (2), Kastamonu (1), Kocaeli (1), Manisa (2), Muğla (1), Sakarya (3), Samsun (5), Sivas (1), Zonguldak (7). In which province men inflicted violence on one woman was not reported in the news.

Judicial process

Only four of the perpetrators were arrested. Judicial processes regarding at least 39 perpetrators were not reported in the press. Legal action was taken against 20 perpetrators.

Judicial processes about 15 perpetrators were reported as "escaped" or "sought." 10 perpetrators were detained and five were released.

Judicial process

There were 89 perpetrators who forced women to sex work. Only 10 perpetrators were arrested. 79 perpetrators were detained. 

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.