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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 24 women and raped seven women in Turkey in June 2021.
In June, the deaths of at least 21 women (in Antalya (3), Aydın (1), Diyarbakır (2), Giresun (1), İstanbul (2), İzmir (1), Kayseri (1), Kocaeli (1), Manisa (1), Maraş (1), Mardin (1), Samsun (2), Urfa (2), Van (1), Zonguldak (1)) were reported in the press as suspicious deaths.
The deaths of two children in Antalya and İstanbul provinces were also reported in the news as suspicious in June.
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In at least for provinces (Antalya, Kilis, İstanbul, Zonguldak), men threatened women with "death" or "inflicting violence." The deaths of two women in Diyarbakır and Mersin were reported in the press as "unidentified murders." In İstanbul, one man attempted to kill one woman.
2021 - 2020In 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. |
Feminicide / Murder
Men killed at least 24 women and four men who were with them in June 2021. Last June, this number was 21.
One of the women killed by men was from Ukraine.
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). |
Men's excuses for killing 10 women were not reported in the press. Men killed eight women "because they wanted to break up/ refused to get back together", five women for "inheritance", "money" and "estate". A racist man killed a woman because of his "hatred and political rage."
13 women were killed by their husbands, boyfriends, ex-husbands. Three women were killed by their neighbors, three women by their relatives and one woman was killed by a male friend. While one woman was killed by her son, three women were killed by eight male strangers.
Men killed 12 women inside the house and eight women in places outside the house such as on the street, in a forest and the office of a political party. The scenes of the incidents where men killed four women were not reported in the press.
Men killed 15 women with firearms, four women with sharp objects. Men burned one woman to death, threw one woman from a balcony, strangled two women. How men killed one woman was not reported.
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. |
Child murder
Men killed at least three children in June. This number was also three last June. Men battered two children in Bursa and Antalya.
One child was killed by her/his mother's boyfriend, one child was killed by her male relative whom she was forced to marry and one child was killed by her/his father.
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. |
Sexual assault / Rape
In June 2021, men raped at least seven women. Last June, the number of men raped by women was seven. The relation/ acquaintance between six women and the four men who raped them was not reported in the press. One woman was raped by her therapist.
Men raped one woman inside the house and six women outside the house.
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. |
Harassment
In June 2021, men harassed at least seven women. This figure was 13 in the same month last year.
Four women did not know the five men who harassed them. Two women actors were harassed by their colleagues.
Men harassed seven women in places outside of home, such as streets, offices and subways.
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. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least seven girls and boys in June 2021. This figure was 46 in the same month last year.
Men abused seven children in places outside of home, such as streets and building entrance ways.
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. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 94 women in June. This figure was 61 in the same month last year.
14 women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "serious" conditions. Men had been systematically violent with at least four women. Men who inflicted violence on at least six women had "protection" or "restraining" orders against them.
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. |
At least 52 women were injured by their husbands or boyfriends. The degree of acquaintance between the women and the men who inflicted violence on them was not reported in the news. One woman was subjected to violence from two police officers, 10 women by their ex-fiances, ex-boyfriends and ex-husbands, three women by their managers, one woman by a courier who came to her home, one woman by the driver of the taxi she took, three women were by their friends and six women by their relatives.
Men inflicted violence on 16 women because they "wanted to divorce," one woman because of "jealousy," one woman because "she did not want to loan money to him," one woman because "she fed animals," four women because "their clothes were too revealing or covering their body too much." Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 71 women were not reported in the news.
Men injured 68 women by battering them, 16 women with firearms and at least nine women with sharp objects. Men also attempted to kidnap two women.
Men injured 40 women in places outside of home such as hospitals, buses, forest areas and courthouses and 42 women at home. Where men injured 12 women was not reported in the press.
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. |
Forced sex work
In June 2021, men forced at least 63 women to sex work. This figure was 93 in the same month last year. 55 women who were forced to sex work were not citizens of Turkey. There were children among those who were forced to sex work.
Judicial process There were 89 perpetrators who forced women to sex work. Only 10 perpetrators were arrested. 79 perpetrators were detained. |
| Explanation 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. |
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