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According to news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites, and agencies, men killed at least 31 women in August.
In August, the deaths of at least 20 women were reported in the press as "suspicious."
Provinces where the "suspicious" deaths occurred Adana (2), Diyarbakır (1), Erzurum (1), Hatay (1), İstanbul (4), İzmir (1), Kayseri (1), Kocaeli (1), Mardin (1), Samsun (3), Tekirdağ (1), Urfa (3). |
Men subjected at least 92 women to violence, abused at least 13 girls and boys, and harassed at least 11 women in August. Men also committed sexual assault against at least two women in August.
There were no reported news of women forced into sex work in August 2023. The absence of news reports does not imply that such incidents did not occur.
Male violence reported in the press in 2023-2022-2021 In the first eight months of 2023, men killed 205 women, harassed 45 women, abused 88 children, subjected 512 women to violence, and sexually assaulted eight women. Men forced at least 188 women into sex work. While the deaths of 170 women were "suspicious," men also killed at least 17 children. In the first eight months of 2022, men killed 222 women, harassed 102 women, abused 175 children, subjected 534 women to violence, and sexually assaulted 21 women. Men forced at least 370 women into sex work. During the first eight months of 2022, the deaths of 132 women were "suspicious," and men also killed at least 30 children. In the first eight months of 2021, men killed 208 women, harassed 106 women, abused 98 children, and sexually assaulted 73 women. Men forced at least 429 women into sex work and subjected at least 552 women to violence, injuring them. While the deaths of 153 women were "suspicious" in the first eight months of 2021, men also killed at least 21 children. |
Feminicide
In August, men killed at least 31 women. This number was the same as in the same month last year. One of the women killed by men was a French citizen. Men killed at least four women despite protection orders.
Names of the women killed in August Ayla O., Ayşe Çetin, Binnaz D., Büşra A., Deniz S., Derin S., Derya P., Elif B., Esma Kalanderli, Fatma Duygu Ö., Fatma S., Fouza Lounici, Gamze A., Gizem Kılınç, Gülfidan Öztürk, İklime B., Ivanna C., Leyla K., Melek Y., Merve Acar, Meryem Ç., N.A., Nalie S., Nazlı Duman, Nuket G., Safa R., Sümeyye Y., Şerife Başaran, Uygun İncirli, Yıldız Çınar, Züleyha A. |
Provinces where men killed women Adana (2), Adıyaman (1), Ankara (2), Antalya (2), Bursa (2), Denizli (2), Giresun (1), İstanbul (7), Kastamonu (1), Kocaeli (1), Konya (2), Nevşehir (1), Niğde (1), Ordu (1), Tekirdağ (1), Urfa (1), Zonguldak (3). |
Men killed six women because they "wanted to leave, didn't want reconciliation," one woman because of jealousy, and one woman because she "asked for the TV remote." Men's "excuses" for killing 23 women were not reported in the press.
Husbands, ex-husbands, and boyfriends killed 24 women, while friends or colleagues killed three women, and sons killed two women. The degree of acquaintance between a man and the two women whom he killed was not reported in the press.
Men killed two women in the garden, two women on the street, one woman in a beauty salon, two women in a car, one woman in a park, one woman in a hotel, one woman in a warehouse, and one woman in a grocery store. Men killed 15 women at home. The places where men killed five women were not reported in the press .
Men killed 12 women with sharp objects, 12 women with firearms, and strangled two women. Men killed one woman through physical assault and pushed three women off balconies. How men killed one woman was not reported in the press.
Judicial proceedings In August, there were at least 37 perpetrators who killed women. Only 11 of them were arrested. Ten perpetrators killed themselves, 13 were taken into custody, and one perpetrator's legal process was reported as "at large." The legal process of two perpetrators was not reported in the press. |
Male violence reported in August In İstanbul, a man named T.E. shot and killed his girlfriend, Güler Gökgöz, with a firearm in front of their children at home. The man fled the scene but was later detained. In Manisa, a 27-year-old man named O.U. shot and killed his mother, Beyaz U. (52), with a gun during an argument at home. The man fled the scene but was captured in front of his girlfriend's house in İzmir, where he had threatened her with death. In Ankara, Akif Ünal (81) shot and killed his wife, Döndü Satılmış Ünal (45), in the street with a firearm due to "jealousy," then killed himself with the same weapon. In Mersin, a man named M.B. killed his girlfriend, Esra Asena Temir (27), by assaulting her. The man was arrested. |
Child murder
In August, men killed two children. This number was seven in the same month last year. One child was killed by their father, and the other was killed by their friend. Men killed one child with a sharp object and another through torture.
Provinces where men killed children Adana (1), Bursa (1). |
Judicial proceedings There were two perpetrators who killed children. One killed himself and one was arrested. |
Harassment
In August, men harassed at least 11 women. This number was 13 in the same month last year. One of the harassed women was from Kazakhstan. One harassment case was systematic.
Men verbally and physically harassed eight women. A man harassed a woman by experiencing sexual gratification in front of her. A man harassed a woman by taking their photos or filming them.
Men harassed three women inside homes and eight women on the streets, at hospitals, bus stops, and public transportation vehicles.
One woman was harassed by a sports instructor, and one was harassed by her neighbor. The identities of the nine men who harassed women were not reported in the press.
EProvinces where men harassed women Antalya (4), İstanbul (5), Kocaeli (1), Trabzon (1). |
Judicial proceedings There were 10 perpetrators who harassed women. Only one perpetrator was arrested. Three perpetrators were taken into custody. One perpetrator's legal process was reported as "at large." An investigation was initiated against one perpetrator. There was no information reported in the press regarding the legal status of four perpetrators. |
Child abuse
In August, men abused at least 13 girls and boys. This number was 12 in the same month last year. Some perpetrators had committed the same crime before and had been tried.
While 11 children were abused in non-residential areas such as mosques, streets, and parks, two children were abused inside homes.
The identities of the seven men who abused children were not reported in the press. One child was abused by a neighbor, one by a sibling, one by a doctor, one by a friend, one by their father, and one by a neighborhood shop owner.
Provinces where men abused children Antalya (2), Burdur (1), Çorum (1), İzmir (1), Kocaeli (2), Konya (1), Muğla (1), Sakarya (1), Urfa (1). |
Judicial proceedings There were 12 male perpetrators who abused children. Nine of them were arrested, one was taken into custody, and one was released. The legal process of one perpetrator was reported as "at large." |
Sexual assault/rape
In August, men raped two women. This number was one in the same month last year.
A caregiver who provided caregiving support to a woman committed rape, and another woman was raped by a village guard.
Provinces where men sexually assaulted women Trabzon (1), Van (1). |
Hukuki süreç İki fail vardı. İkisi de gözaltına alındı. |
Violence/injury
In August, men injured at least 92 women. This number was 79 in the same month last year. Sixteen women were hospitalized with severe injuries. At least 12 women were injured by men despite protection orders. One of the women was transgender.
Provinces where men subjected women to violence Adana (3), Adıyaman (3), Ankara (6), Bilecik (1), Bursa (1), Çorum (2), Denizli (2), Edirne (42), Eskişehir (1), Hatay (2), İstanbul (10), İzmir (3), Kars (1), Kastamonu (1), Kocaeli (2), Manisa (1), Mardin (1), Sakarya (3), Samsun (1), Siirt (1), Trabzon (1), Urfa (1), Uşak (1). Erkeklerin hangi 2 ilde kadınlara şiddet uyguladığı bilgisi basına yansımadı. |
At least 70 women were injured by their husbands or boyfriends. One woman was injured by her friend, three women by their sons-in-law, and seven women by family members such as fathers and sons. The degree of acquaintance between at least 11 men and the women whom they injured was not reported in the press.
Men injured at least 26 women because of "jealousy," and at least 26 women because they "didn't want reconciliation or wanted separation." The "excuses" for men injuring 63 women was not reported in the press.
Men injured 70 women through physical assault, 11 women with firearms, two women through sliding, and eight women with sharp objects. One man also sprayed a fire extinguisher on a transgender woman.
Men injured 54 women inside homes and 38 women outside, in places like streets, parks, and hospitals.
Judicial proceedings There were at least 92 men who injured women, but only eight perpetrators were arrested. The legal process for nine perpetrators was reported as "wanted" or "fled." Legal proceedings were initiated against 38 perpetrators. Twenty-one perpetrators were taken into custody, and the legal process of 16 perpetrators was not reported in the media. |
Explanation bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report only covers women who lost their lives as a result of male violence. We do not include any 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 gender-based incidents to 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 are 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. |
(EMK)
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