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MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT MARCH 2022

Men kill 25 women in March

In March 2022, men inflicted violence on at least 51 women, killed at least three children, abused at least 12 girls and boys, harassed at least five women and forced 93 women to do sex work in Turkey.

Evrim Kepenek

Infograph: Yağmur Karagöz / bianet

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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 25 women and raped three women in Turkey in March 2022.

In March, the deaths of at least 19 women (in the provinces of Diyarbakır (2), Kırıkkale (1), Antalya (1), Sinop (1), Bursa (1), İstanbul (4), Samsun (1), Van (1), Urfa (1), Edirne (1), Kayseri (1), Karaman (1), Mersin (1), Düzce (1), Yalova (1)) were reported in the press as suspicious.

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Feminicide

Men killed at least 25 women in March 2022; last March, this number was 36. Men also killed one man who were with the women.

One of the women killed by men was from Turkmenistan, one woman was from Afghanistan and one from Kyrgyzstan.

Men killed at least six women despite "protection" or "restraining orders".

Women killed by men in March

Adviye Özgür, Aıdanah Abykaliewa, Asya Pınar Üzümcü, Aynur K., Ayşe İşlek, Ayşe O., Ayşe P., Buket P., Çiçek Y., Ebru Cızdan, Eda Evli, Emine S., Fadime K., Fatma Çetin, Fatma Gümüş, Fatma S., Gülşen O., Kader Vural A., Marziye Salehzade, Nargul Jepbarova, Raziye Karabuğa, Remziye Y., Şeyma Demir, Tuba K., Yağmur Sönmez.

Provinces where men killed women

Adana (2), Adıyaman (1), Bursa (2), Denizli (1), Erzurum (2), Isparta (1), İstanbul (7), İzmir (1), Kırşehir (1), Kilis (1), Kocaeli (1), Konya (2), Ordu (1), Sakarya (1), Tekirdağ (1).

The "pretexts" of men for killing 18 women were not reported in the press. Men killed seven women because they wanted to break up and they killed two women because of economic problems.

19 women were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands, boyfriends. Two women were killed by their sons, one woman was killed by her father, one woman by her relative. The degree of acquaintance between two women and the four men who killed them was not reported in the news.

Men killed over half of the women inside the house.

Men killed 15 women inside the house while they killed 10 women in places outside the house such as workplaces, forests, streets, hospitals.

Men killed over half of the women with firearms.

Men killed 10 women with firearms, nine women with sharp objects, one woman by throwing her from the balcony, five women by strangling them.

Judicial process

There were at least 26 perpetrators who killed women. Only 20 perpetrators were arrested. Four perpetrators were reported in the press as "committed suicide" while one perpetrator was reported in the press as "taken into custody". The judicial process of one perpetrator was not reported in the press.

Child murder

In March 2022, men killed at least three children. Last March, this number was four. One child was killed by the man whom she was forced to marry at a young age; two children were killed by their father. In İstanbul, Edirne and Ankara, fathers inflicted violence on their children.

In Malatya, one child suspiciously died.

Names of children killed by men

Nuray Demir, Mehmet Ali A., Ömer Asil A.

Provinces where men killed women

Antalya (1), İstanbul (2)

Judicial process

There were two perpetrators who killed children. One perpetrator was arrested. One perpetrator committed suicide.

Sexual assault / Rape

According to the news reported in the press, men raped at least three women in March. Last March, this number was nine.

One woman was raped by her cousin, one woman was raped by her doctor, one woman was raped by the driver of the taxi she got on.

Provinces where men raped women

Aydın (1), Ankara (2)

Judicial process

There were three perpetrators who raped women. Only two perpetrators were arrested. The judicial process of one perpetrator was not reported in the press.

Harassment

Men harassed at least five women in March 2022. This figure was 11 in the same month last year.

Men harassed four women verbally and physically. Men published images of one woman on social media. Men harassed five women in places outside of the house. The degree of acquaintance between five men and women whom they harassed was not reported in the news.

Provinces where men harassed women

Mardin (1), İstanbul (2), Kocaeli (1), the province where men harassed one woman was not reported in the news.

Judicial process

There were five men who harassed women. Only one man was arrested. Legal action was taken regarding one perpetrator. Judicial processes about three perpetrators were not reported in the news.

Child abuse

Men abused 12 girls and boys in March. This figure was 25 in the same month last year.

The degree of acquaintance between 10 men and at least 7 children whom they abused was not reported in the news. Two children were abused by their teacher, one by their boss, one by their relative, and one by a school employee.

Men abused 12 children in places outside of the house, such as schools and streets.

Provinces where men abused children

Aydın (1), Balıkesir (1), Çanakkale (1), Düzce (1), İstanbul (6), Şırnak (1), Urfa (1)

Judicial process

There were 15 perpetrators who abused children. Only six perpetrators were arrested. Two perpetrators were detained. One perpetrator was dismissed from his duty. Legal action was taken against one perpetrator. The judicial process about one perpetrator was not reported in the news.

Violence/injury

Men inflicted violence on at least 51 women in March. This figure was 68 in the same month last year.

At least nine men who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "serious" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least six women by violating "protection orders."

Two of the women who were subjected to violence from men were from Syria and one was from Iraq.

Provinces where men inflicted violence on women

Adana (10), Antalya (1), Bolu (1), Denizli (1), Edirne (18), Eskişehir (1), İstanbul (6), İzmir (2), Kars (1), Kırklareli (1), Mersin (1), Muğla (1), Samsun (3), Tekirdağ (1), Trabzon (1), Zonguldak (1). The province where men inflicted violence on one woman was not reported in the news.

At least 41 women were subjected to violence from their husbands, boyfriends, ex-husbands and ex-boyfriends. Two women were subjected to violence from their sons and one woman by a driver. The degree of acquaintance between seven women and the men who inflicted violence on them was not reported in the news.

While men's excuses for inflicting violence on 39 women were not reported in the news, men inflicted violence on 12 women because they wanted to break up or did not want to make peace.

Men injured 39 women by battering them, six women with firearms and six women with sharp objects.

Men inflicted violence on 20 women in places outside of the house such as hair salons, workplaces, buses and forests and 27 women at home. The places where men inflicted violence on four women were not reported in the news.

Judicial process

There were 51 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only three perpetrators were arrested. Legal processes about 25 perpetrators were reported as "legal action has been initiated."

Six perpetrators were detained. A lawsuit was filed against one perpetrator. Judicial processes about three perpetrators were reported as "sought" and one was reported as "released."

Forced sex work

In March, men forced 93 people to do sex work. This figure was 66 in the same month last year. 36 women who were forced to do sex work were not citizens of Turkey. There were children among those who were forced to do sex work.

Judicial process

There were 51 perpetrators who forced women to do sex work. 35 perpetrators were detained and 12 perpetrators were arrested. Four perpetrators were released.

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.

(EMK/SD-VK)

*Photo: Leyla Koç Üzüm

Origin

BIA News Desk

male violence monitoring report

Evrim Kepenek

@kepenekevrimm

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Editor of bianet Women’s News (2018). Editor of bianet Women’s and LGBTI+ News from October 2018 to February 2025. She conducts workshops on gender-focused journalism...

Editor of bianet Women’s News (2018). Editor of bianet Women’s and LGBTI+ News from October 2018 to February 2025. She conducts workshops on gender-focused journalism and reporting on gender-based violence. She is among the founders of the Women and LGBTI+ Commission of the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS). She is a board member of the TGS Istanbul Branch for the 2023–2027 term. She received the Musa Anter Journalism Award in 2011 and the Turkish Psychiatric Association’s Best News Award in 2024. She worked as a reporter for Cumhuriyet, BirGün, İMC TV, DİHA, Jinha, and Jin News, and also worked for local newspapers in Rize. Her news reports and articles have been published in Sivil Sayfalar, Yeşil Gazete, Journo, and trade magazines. She is one of the founding writers of GOR, a Hemşin culture magazine. She contributed writings to the books Yeşilden Maviye Karadenizden Kadın Portreleri, Sırtında Sepeti, and Medya ve Yalanlar. She was a bianet intern in 2000. She graduated from the Department of International Relations at Istanbul Bilgi University.