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According to reports compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men killed at least 31 women and five women with them and raped 13 women.
In November, the deaths of at least 26 women were reported as "suspicious" (Uşak (1), Balıkesir (1), Aydın (1), Maraş(2), Sakarya (1), Kayseri (3), Hatay (1), Kastamonu (1), Antep (5), Samsun (2), İstanbul (1), Elazığ (1), Urfa (2), İzmir (1), Tekirdağ (1), Sivas (1), Karaman (1) ).
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In Nevşehir, a man attempted to kill a woman. Men threatened two women with death in İzmit and İstanbul. In Afyon, the killing of Meliha T. was reported as "unsolved murder". In Bursa, a woman named Z.Y. exercised the right to self-defense against her boyfriend's sexual assault.
2019 and 2020 Male Violence Monitoring Reports In the first 11 months of 2019, men killed 305 women, raped 46 women, forced 551 women to sex work, harassed 204 women, abused 247 children and inflicted violence on 556 women. In the first 11 months of 2020, men killed at least 260 women, harassed 136 women, abused 257 women, raped 92 women, forced 775 women to sex work and inflicted violence on 731 women. |
Feminicide
Men killed at least 31 women in November. This figure was 21 in the same month last year. Men killed three women despite a protection order.
Erkekler, Kasım 2020'de en az 31 kadını; Kasım 2019'da bu sayı 21’di. Erkekler, en az üç kadını koruma kararına rağmen öldürdü.
Names of the women who were killed by men in November 2020 Alev Seçen, Cemile Nur A., Cennet Tuğba Tokbaş, Çilem Kılıç, Elif Yakın, Emine P., Fatma Mavi, Gülizar Ö., Güllü D., Gülser Ç., Hafize Günakın, Hasret Yüksekkavas, Hayriye Z., Leyla Ö., Makbule Sarı, Melike K., Mislina Yılmaz, Nagihan K., Nefik. Ö, Nergüzel K., Neslihan Yılmaz, Nilay K., Nuran Altunay, Saadet Korkmaz, Seher Ö., Serap Çetiner, Serap Ö., Serpil Ş., Tülay Sivil, Yurdagül Ö., Zeliha Uysal |
Provinces where men killed women Afyon (1), Aksaray (1), Ankara (2), Antalya (1), Antep (1), Bilecik (1), Bursa (1), Çorum (2), Denizli (1), Edirne (1), Eskişehir (1), İstanbul (2), İzmir (5), Kocaeli (1), Konya (1), Malatya (1), Maraş (2), Mersin (4), Muğla (1), Ordu(1). |
Men's "excuses" for killing 25 women were not reported in the news. Men killed four women because "they wanted to break up" and "they didn't want to make peace," one woman because of "jealousy," and one woman because of "economic reasons."
14 women were killed by their husbands/ex-husbands, five women by their boyfriends/finances, nine women by their family members such as sons-in-law, fathers, sons and brothers, one woman by a thief, and one woman by a friend. The degree of acquaintance between one woman and the man who killed her was not reported in the news. One of the men who killed women was a noncommissioned officer.
Men killed 20 women at home and nine women outside (forest areas, cars, streets). The places where men killed two women were not reported in the news.
Men killed 18 women with firearms, seven women with sharp objects such as knives and axes, one woman by strangling, one woman by burning and one woman by beating. How men killed three women was not reported in the news.
Judicial process There were at least 31 perpetrators who killed women. Only four of them were arrested and 16 perpetrators were detained. Nine perpetrators killed themselves. The judicial processes regarding two perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Previous feminicides that were reported in November It was found that two men killed Hatice Çetinbaş, whose death was reported as "suspicious" on January 24. R.K. (35) and Z.K. (42) were indicted for "looting," "sexual assault," and "causing a death by negligence." It was revealed that the men put a drug in the woman's coffee to sexually assault her, then they sexually assaulted her and the woman died because of poisoning. In Amasya, a man named M.Ş. (33) took her ex-wife, whom he was divorced with eight years ago, and their child Y.Ş. (10) to a mountainous place "to speak with them." He killed the woman with a gun here and took the child to his sister's home. After Y.Ş. told what happened to his/her aunt, she reported M.Ş. to the police. He killed himself in his car when gendarmerie officers stopped him. The incident happened on September 31 and was reported in the news on November 4. |
Child murder - Violence against children
Men killed two children in November. One child was killed by five men whom she/he did not know and one was killed by his/her father.
One child's death in Çanakkale was reported as an "unsolved murder."
One child's suicide in Ankara was reported as "suspicious." In Bursa, one baby was found dead in the crib. Three children's killings were reported as "suspicious" in the news. In Mersin, a man beat his four children. In Çorum, a man injured his daughter with a firearm.
Names of the children killed by men Gamze Açar, Mehmet A. |
Provinces where men killed children Ankara (1), Konya (1) |
Judicial process There were six perpetrators. Only three perpetrators were arrested. Two perpetrators were released from detention and one was released on probation. |
Previous child murders that were reported in November Hande Ç. (12) was killed in İstanbul 19 years ago. His/her father N.Ç. and step-mother Ş.Ç. were arrested for stabbing the child to death. N.Ç. and Ş.Ç., who were detained after DNA tests and mobile phone signals were examined, reportedly blamed each other for the incident. |
Sexual assault
Men raped at least 13 women in November. This figure was four in the same month last year.
One incident of rape was revealed after it was understood that the woman was pregnant. One woman was systematically raped. Two women raped by men had disabilities. One woman was from Uzbekistan.
Who raped nine women was not reported in the news. One woman was raped by her ex-husband, one woman by an imam, one by her employer and one by a man who was a member of a political party.
Men raped five women at home and five women outside (workplaces, schools). The places where men raped three women were not reported in the news.
Provinces where men raped women Elazığ (1), İstanbul (6), Konya (1), Muğla (1), Samsun (1), Tekirdağ (1), Tokat (1), Zonguldak (1) |
Judicial process There were 16 perpetrators who raped women. Only six perpetrators were arrested. Two perpetrators were detained. Lawsuits were filed against four perpetrators. An investigation was opened against one perpetrator. Judicial processes regarding three perpetrators were not reported in the news. |
Harassment
Men harassed at least 14 women in November. This figure was 26 in the same month last year.
At least four women did not know the men who harassed them. Four women were harassed by their two colleagues, one by an attorney, one by a lecturer and two by a TV series actor.
Men harassed 12 women verbally and physically and two women by masturbating in front of them.
Men harassed 10 women outside (street, ferry). The places where men harassed were not reported in the news.
Provinces where men harassed women Adana (3), Ardahan (1), Aydın (2), Bursa (1), Dersim (1), Eskişehir (1), İstanbul (3), Nevşehir (1), Urfa (1). |
Judicial process There were at least 13 perpetrators who harassed women. Only one of them was arrested. At least two perpetrators were detained. An investigation was opened against one perpetrator and an inquiry was started against three perpetrators. One perpetrator was dismissed from duty, one perpetrator's place of duty was changed. Lawsuits were filed against two perpetrators. A restraining order was issued against one perpetrator. The judicial process regarding one perpetrator was not reported in the news. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least 31 children, including boys. This figure was 30 in the same month last year. One incident of abuse was revealed after the child was impregnated.
18 children did not know 14 men who abused them. Five children were abused by a relative, four children by a teacher, one child by his/her father and three children by a doctor.
Men abuse 10 children in places outside of home (schools, streets) and three children at home. The places where men abused 18 children were not reported in the news.
Provinces where men abused children Adana (2), Antalya (7), Batman (1), Isparta (8), İstanbul (9), Kastamonu (1), Kocaeli (1), Sakarya (1), Samsun (1) |
Judicial process There were at least 18 perpetrators who abused children. Only three of them were arrested. Three perpetrators were detained, two were released. Cases were filed against three perpetrators. Investigations were opened against four perpetrators. Judicial processes regarding three perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women in November. This figure was 54 in the same month last year.
Six women who were subjected to violence by men were hospitalized in critical condition. Men were systematically inflicting violence on three women. One of the women subjected to violence by men was "not a citizen of Turkey" and one was from Azerbaijan.
Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (2), Afyon (1), Aksaray (2), Ankara (2), Antalya (3), Aydın (1), Edirne (12), Hatay (1), İstanbul (10), İzmir (1), Karabük (1), Karaman (1), Kayseri (1), Kilis (1), Kocaeli (2), Konya (1), Manisa (1), Mersin (1), Nevşehir (9), Ordu (1), Sakarya (1), Tekirdağ (3), Trabzon (1), Zonguldak (1), erkeklerin bir kadına nerede şiddet uyguladığı basına yansımadı. |
At least 32 women were subjected to violence by their husbands/ex-husbands, 10 women by their boyfriends/ex-boyfriends, 13 women by 11 men whom they did not know, four women by family members (fathers, sons), one woman by a thief and one woman by a bar owner.
Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 51 women were not reported in the news. Men inflicted violence on four women because they wanted to break up/divorce, one woman because "she became pregnant," one woman because "she did not get on the motorcycle," one woman because "she did not make breakfast" and at least three women because of "jealousy."
Men beat 45 women. They injured at least nine women with sharp objects, four women with firearms and one woman by burning her. Men used digital violence against two women.
Men used violence against 27 women at home and 22 women outside (car park, car, hotel). The places where men inflicted violence on 10 women were not reported in the news. Men used digital violence against two women.
Judicial process There were at least 59 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only six of them were arrested. The judicial processes regarding at least 17 perpetrators were reported as "legal action was taken" and "an investigation was launched." Nine perpetrators were reported as "sought." Two perpetrators killed themselves. Restraining orders were issued against 12 perpetrators. Two perpetrators were released. Judicial processes regarding 11 perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Forced sex work
Men forced at least 60 women to sex work in November. This figure was 66 in the same month last year. 27 of the women were not citizens of Turkey.
Judicial process There were 79 perpetrators who forced women to sex work. Only nine perpetrators were arrested. Monetary penalties were imposed on six perpetrators. 64 perpetrators were released from detention. |
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/VK)
