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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 26 women and raped five women in Turkey in September 2021.
The deaths of at least 17 women (in the provinces of Urfa (1), Samsun (2), Antalya (1), İzmir (1), İstanbul (1), Siirt (2), Dersim (1), Bursa (1), Mersin (1), Tekirdağ (1), Aydın (1), Sakarya (1), Ankara (1), Tokat (2)) were reported in the press as suspicious.
The death of one child in Dyarbakır was also reported suspicious.
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Men attempted to kill a woman in Konya.
2021 - 2020 In the first nine months of 2021, men killed 234 women, harassed 116 women, abused 111 children and raped 78 women. Men forced at least 507 women to sex work, injured and inflicted violence on at least 617 women. In the first nine months of 2021, the deaths of 170 women were reported in the press as "suspicious". Men killed at least 25 children. In the first nine months of 2020, men killed at least 206 women, harassed 115 women, abused 201 children and raped 72 women. Men forced at least 666 women to sex work and inflicted violence on at least 590 women. |
Feminicide / Murder
Men killed at least 26 women and two men who were with the women in September 2021. This number was 20 last September.
One of the male perpetrators was a specialist sergeant. One of the women killed by men was from Afghanistan, one woman was from Russia and one woman killed by men in September 2021 was from Azerbaijan. One of the women killed by men was trans.
Women killed by men in September Aynur M., Ayşe B., Eda A., Ela S., Emine P., Fatma Haideri, Fatma K., Fehime Tüfenk, Filiz Akgöz, Gurbet F., Gülten Y., Hatice S., Kadrie A., Melike C., Mercan B., Murat Sözübir*, Nermin G., Nurgül Altıntaş, Özlem K., S.Ö., Şennur Ç., Şura Asena Altıntaş, Tarhana Yaman, Tatyana Feodorava, Tuğba D., Yüksel S. |
* The trans who was killed.
Provinces where men killed women Adana (1), Antalya (1), Aydın (1), Çanakkale (1), Diyarbakır (1), Düzce (2), Giresun (1), Hatay (1), İstanbul (7), Kayseri (1), Kırşehir (1), Kocaeli (1), Maraş (1), Mardin (1), Mersin (1), Muğla (1), Nevşehir (1), Tokat (1), Zonguldak (1). |
The "excuses" of men for killing 20 women were not reported in the press. Men killed six women because "they did not want to make up" and "they wanted to have a divorce."
18 women were killed by their husbands, boyfriends, ex-husbands. One woman was killed by her house owner, three women were killed by their sons, two women were killed by their relatives. The relation between two women and the man who killed them was not reported.
Men killed 20 women inside the house and they killed four women in places outside the house such as a forest and park. The scenes of incident in two feminicides were not reported in the news.
Men killed 10 women with firearms, seven women with sharp objects, three women by strangling them. Battering two women to death, men tortured one woman to death and killed one woman by throwing her out of the balcony. The methods of killing in two feminicides were not reported in the press.
Judicial Process There were at least 26 male perpetrators who killed women. 15 perpetrators were arrested. 5 perpetrators were taken into custody. The judicial process of one perpetrator was reported in the press as "fled" and one perpetrator as "turned himself in." At least four perpetrators reportedly committed suicide. |
Murder of Children
In September, men killed at least four children. Last September, this number was four.
Men inflicted violence on five children in Kayseri, Antep, İzmir and Karabük.
One child was killed by her "husband" whom she was forced to marry at a young age and three children were killed by their fathers.
The names of children killed by men Amara D., Aleyna M., Mehmet Ali M., Gülseren Mamuş |
Provinces where men killed children Urfa (1), İstanbul (1), Hatay (2). |
Judicial Process There were three perpetrators who killed children. All three were arrested. |
Sexual Assault / Rape
Men raped at least five women in September. This number was 19 last September. One of the women raped by men had mental disabilities.
One woman was raped by her boss and at least one woman was raped by a man who alleged that he was a religious official. The relation between the women and the male perpetrators in three incidents was not reported.
Men raped five women in places outside the house such as a forest, workplace and bus.
Provinces where men raped women Bolu (2), İstanbul (1), Muğla (1), Samsun (1) |
Judicial Process There were six perpetrators who raped women. Five perpetrators were arrested. An investigation was launched against one perpetrator. |
Harassment
In September 2021, men harassed at least 10 women. This figure was 18 in the same month last year.
One woman was harassed by a political party executive, one by her neighbor, one by her boss, one by a passenger, and one by an association manager. The degree of acquaintance between five women and men who harassed them was not reported in the press.
Men harassed eight women verbally and physically, one by taking photographs/videos of them and one woman verbally during a conference.
Men harassed nine women in places outside of home such as streets and workplaces and one woman on the internet.
Provinces where men harassed women Bursa (1), Erzurum (1), İstanbul (5), İzmir (1), Kütahya (1), Samsun (1) |
Judicial Process There were 10 perpetrators who harassed women, only one perpetraor was detained. Judicial processes about one perpetrator was reported as "wanted" and one perpetrator was reported as "released." While judicial processes about three perpetrators were not reported in the press, no action was taken about one perpetrator. Legal action was taken against at leat three perpetrators. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least 13 girls and boys in September. This figure was 20 in the same month last year. Men had been systematically abusing at least one child.
Two children were abused by a cleaning worker, one by their relative, one by their father and one by their grandfather. The degree of acquaintance between eight children and seven men who abused them was not reported in the press.
Men abused on child at home and 12 children in places outside of home such as parks, the vicinity of schools and streets.
Provinces where men abused children Ankara (2), Bursa (2), Denizli (1), İstanbul (2), İzmir (1), Manisa (3), Şırnak (1), Zonguldak (1). |
Judicial Process There were nine perpetrators who abused children. Seven perpetrators were detained. One perpetrator was released. The judicial process about one perpetrator was not reported in the press. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 65 women in September. This figure was 97 in the same month last year.
Five women whom men inflicted violence on were hospitalized in "critical" condition. Men had been systematically violent with at least three women.
Men inflicted violence on at least eight women by violating "protection orders."
One of the women whom men inflicted violence on was from Syria and one was from Iran.
Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (5), Aksaray (2), Ankara (3), Antalya (3), Antep (2), Aydın (2), Balıkesir (2), Bursa (6), Edirne (12), Elazığ (1), Eskişehir (1), Hatay (1), İstanbul (11), İzmir (4), Kayseri (1), Kocaeli (2), Konya (1), Kütahya (1), Sakarya (1), Sivas (1), Tekirdağ (2), Zonguldak (1). |
At least 49 women were injured by their husbands, boyfriends, ex-husbands and ex-boyfriends. One woman was subjected to violence from her students, one woman from her grandchild, and three women from her elder family members, such as elder brothers and sons. The degree of acquaintance between nine women and 11 men who inflicted violence on them was not reported in the press.
Men inflicted violence on 12 women because "they wanted to break up or they did not want to make peace," one woman because of "jealousy," and one woman because "she did not make coffee." Men inflicted violence on three women after they broke into their home for thievery. Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 47 women were not reported in the press.
Men injured at least 49 women by battering them. They injured eight women with firearms and four women with sharp objects.
Men injured 19 women in places outside of home such as cars, workplaces, buses and forests and 38 women at home. The places where men injured eight women were not reported in the press.
Judicial Process There were 64 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only seven perpetrators were arrested. Nine perpetrators were detained. The judicial process about one perpetrator was reported as "escaped," and one perpetrator was reported as "sought." One perpetrator was released. One perpetrator killed himself. Legal action was taken against 20 perpetrators. Judicial processes about at least 24 perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Forced sex work
Men forced at least 78 women to sex work in September. This figure was 59 in the same month last yeat. 77 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 42 perpetrators who were forced to sex work. All of them 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. |
(EMK/SD-VK)
