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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 34 women and two men who were with the women in Turkey in November 2021. Men raped at least two women in the country in this period.
In November, the deaths of at least 16 women (in Aydın (1), Akşehir (1), Denizli (2), Sivas (1), İstanbul (4), Bartın (1), Maraş (1), Kocaeli (1), Rize (1), Sakarya (1), Van (2)) were reported as suspicious.
One of the suspicious deaths was of a trans woman.
In İstanbul, one woman, exercising her right of self-defense, killed the man who wanted to kill her and her children.
In Eskişehir, Zonguldak and İstanbul, men threatened three women with "death". The death of one woman in Zonguldak was reported in the press as an "unidentified murder". In Iğdır, one woman was allegedly driven to suicide. Men drove one woman to suicide in İstanbul.
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2021 – 2020-2019 In the first 11 months of 2021, men killed 290 women, harassed 412 women, abused 171 children and raped 89 women. Men also forced at least 642 women to sex work, inflicted violence on and wounded at least 732 women. In the first 11 months of 2021, the deaths of 199 women were reported in the press as "suspicious" and men killed at least 30 children. In the first 11 months of 2021, men killed at least 260 women, harassed 136 women, abused 257 children and raped 92 women. Men forced at least 775 women to sex work and inflicted violence on at least 731 women. In the first 11 months of 2019, men killed at least 305 women, raped 46 women, forced 551 women to sex work, harassed 204 women and abused 247 children. In the first 11 months of 2019, men inflicted violence on 556 women. |
Feminicide / Murder
Men killed at least 34 women in Turkey in November 2021; last November, this number was 31. One of the women killed by men this November was a trans woman while one woman was from Afghanistan.
Women killed by men in November Aysel D., Ayşegül Sert, Azize Gülmez, Başak Cengiz, Behice Ç., Berrak*, Ekin Gökçe Yıldız, Esra M.Ç, Fatma T., Gülsüm Yarış, Hanife D., Hanife Mutlu, Hatice Mercan, Huriye Ş., İlknur Gökay Tuncel, Meltem Layıker, Neslihan Batur, Neslihan Kaya, Nilgün Akman Sümer, Nurcan T., Nurdan B., Nurhan A., Nursel T., Sahra Gizem Aksu, Sanem K., Selime P., Sevda Ş., Songül Değirmenci, Sultan Karabulut, Şahibe A., Şahinder K., Şefika Mercan, Zeynep Uçar, the name of one woman not reported in the press. * Killed trans woman. |
Provinces where men killed the women Adana (1), Afyon (3), Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Antep (4), Aydın (2), Bartın (1), Batman (1), Bursa (1), Çanakkale (1), Erzurum (1), Hatay (1), İstanbul (5), İzmir (1), Kayseri (2), Kırklareli (1), Malatya (1), Muğla (1), Niğde (1), Ordu (1), Samsun (1), Tekirdağ (1), Van (1). |
The "excuses" of men for killing 21 women were not reported in the press. Men killed six women because "they did not want to reconcile" and "wanted to divorce." Men killed one woman because "she wanted alimony", they killed one woman "due to the increase in rent", killed two women "out of jealousy" and three women "because of hostility".
47 percent of the women were killed by the men nearest to them such as husbands and boyfriends.
16 women were killed by their husbands, boyfriends or ex-husbands. Five women were killed by family members such as father and son. One woman was killed by her neighbor, one woman by her elder sister's boyfriend and three women by a male relative. The relation/ acquaintance of eight women and nine men who killed them was not reported.
Half of the women were killed inside the house.
Men killed 17 women inside the house while they killed 16 women in places outside the houses such as a wedding hall, market and park. The place where men killed one woman was not reported in the news.
Men killed more than half of the women with firearms.
Men killed 20 women with firearms while they killed seven women with sharp objects, killed two women by strangling them, two women by running over them and two women by battering them. The method of killing in one feminicide was not reported in the press.
Judicial process There were at least 32 male perpetrators who killed women; 14 perpetrators were arrested. Three perpetrators were taken into custody. Five perpetrators committed suicide. The judicial processes of two perpetrators were reported in the press as "wanted". The judicial processes of two perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Child murder
Men killed at least three children in November 2021. Last November, this number was two.
One child was killed by her grandfather, one baby was killed by her father and one child was killed by a male stranger.
Names of children killed by men Müslime Y., Ayşegül Aydın, Elif Ada T. |
Provinces where men killed the children Antalya (1), Mersin (1), Kocaeli (1), |
Judicial process There were three perpetrators who killed the children. Two perpetrators were arrested; the judicial process of one was reported as "detained". |
Sexual assault / rape
Men raped at least two women in November 2021. Last November, the number of women raped by men was 13.
One woman was sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend and one woman was sexually assaulted by her friend.
Men raped two women in places outside the house such as a forest and street.
Provinces where men raped the women İstanbul (2). |
Judicial process There were two perpetrators who raped women. The judicial processes of both were reported in the press as "lawsuit filed" and "legal action taken". |
Harassment
Men harassed at least 16 women in November. This figure was four in the same month last year. One of the women was a citizen of Czechia.
One woman was harassed by a friend, one by a plastic surgery specialist, four women by a municipal worker, one woman by a taxi driver, and one woman was harassed by her manager. Eight women did not know the men who harassed them.
Men harassed 15 women verbally and physically and one woman by taking photographs of her.
Provinces where men harassed women Ankara (1), Bursa (1), Denizli (3), Giresun (1), İstanbul (3), Kırklareli (4), Nevşehir (1), Urfa (1). The province where men harassed one woman was not reported in the news. |
Judicial process There were 13 perpetrators who harassed women. Only one perpetrator was arrested. The judicial process about two perpetrators was reported as "legal action has been taken" and the judicial process about six perpetrators was reported as "detained." Judicial processes about four perpetrators were not reported in the news. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least 11 girls and boys in November. This figure was 31 in the same month last year.
One of the children had disabilities. A school counselor revealed one of the cases of abuse.
At least four children were abused by their teachers and two children were abused by their fathers. No information was disclosed about the three men who abused five children.
Men abused two children at home and nine children outside (school, streets).
Provinces where men abused children Adıyaman (1), Ankara (1), Antep (1), Balıkesir (1), Denizli (1), Düzce (1), Nevşehir (3), Ordu (1), Tekirdağ (1). |
Judicial process There were 10 perpetrators who abused children. Four perpetrators were arrested. One perpetrator was detained. Two perpetrators were released. Legal action was taken against two perpetrators. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 62 women in November. This figure was 61 in the same month last year.
12 women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "critical" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least 13 women by violating "protection orders."
Men were systematically violent with at least six women. Two of the women were trans women.
Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (1), Aksaray (1), Ankara (3), Antalya (2), Antep (3), Denizli (1), Diyarbakır (1), Edirne (18), Hakkari (1), İstanbul (15), İzmir (4), Kayseri (1), Kocaeli (3), Konya (1), Malatya (1), Maraş (1), Mersin (1), Samsun (1), Tekirdağ (1),Van (1). The province where men inflicted violence on one woman was not reported in the press. |
At least 38 women were subjected to violence from their fiances, husbands and boyfriends. No information was reported about who the 17 men who inflicted violence on 15 women were. One woman was subjected to violence from her friend, one from her relative, one from her son-in-law, three women from employees of a bar, two women from their two neighbors and one woman from a relative of her husband.
Men inflicted violence on 12 women because they "wanted to break up or did not want to make peace." Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 41 women were not reported in the news.
Men injured 49 women by battering them, five women with sharp objects, seven women with firearms and one woman by burning them.
Men inflicted violence on 24 women outside (car, workplace, bus, forest) and 27 women at home. The places where men inflicted violence on 10 women were not reported in the news.
Judicial process There were at least 62 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only eight perpetrators were arrested. Eight perpetrators were detained. Judicial processes about 23 perpetrators were reported as "an investigation has been opened" and "legal action has been taken." Judicial processes about four perpetrators were reported as "escaped" and "sought." Judicial processes about at least 13 perpetrators were not reported in the news. |
Forced sex work
Men forced at least 56 women to sex work in November. This figure was 60 in the same month last year. 34 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 57 perpetrators who were forced to sex work. 55 perpetrators were detained and only two perpetrators were arrested. |
ExplanationThe 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: Şehlem Kaçar/csgorselarsiv.org, November, 25 2021-İstiklal Avenue
