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Date published: 5 April 2023 11:19

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MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT MARCH 2023

Men killed 23 women in March

Men inflicted violence on at least 66 women, abused 14 boys and girls, and harassed at least two women.

Evrim Kepenek

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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 23 women and four children in March.

In March, the deaths of at least 20 women and three children were "suspicious."

The provinces where suspicious deaths of women occurred

Aydın (4), Denizli (1), Yalova (1), İzmir (1), Antalya (1), Ankara (1), Nevşehir (1), İstanbul (4), Yozgat (1), Konya (1), Urfa (2), Bartın (1), Çorum (1),

The provinces where suspicious deaths of children occurred

Karabük (1), Muğla (1), İstanbul (1).

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Men inflicted violence on at least 66 women, abused 14 boys and girls, and harassed at least two women. There have been two rape cases that were reflected in the press in March 2023. Men forced 102 women into sex work.

One woman in Denizli used her right to self-defense.

Feminicide

In March, men killed at least 23 women. This figure was 25 in the same month last year. Men also killed four men who were together with the women whom they killed.

Men killed at least four women despite protection orders. One woman killed by men was a citizen of Russia while one was a citizen of Uzbekistan.

Names of the women who were killed by men in March

Arzu T., Aslı A., Aysel G., Canan B., Cemile K., D.R, Ebru Tekin, Elena S., Gaye G., Murat Atmaca, Muzaffer Ç., Rabia T., Sabriye K., Sultan S., Tuba A., Tülay Erşahin Y., Umida Tulyaganova, Yasemin Ö., Yeliz G., Zehra Çatal, Zeynep A., Zeynep F., Zülfiye D.

Provinces where men killed women

Adana (2), Afyon (1), Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Artvin (1), Batman (2), Denizli (1), Elazığ (1), Eskişehir (1), İstanbul (4), İzmir (2), Manisa (2), Mersin (2), Ordu (1), Yozgat (1).

Men killed six women because they wanted to "break up," and one woman for "feeling like it." Men killed two women because they were "jealous," one woman because she "did not look after his mother," and one woman because "he was suffering." Men's "excuses" for killing nine women were not reported in the press.

Sixteen women were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands, or boyfriends, four women by their sons or brothers, and two women by their sons-in-law. The degree of acquaintance between one man and the woman he killed was not reflected in the press.

Men killed 19 women at home and four women in places outside of the house such as streets, parks, and workplaces.

Men killed eight women with firearms and 13 women with sharp objects. Men killed one woman by crushing her head with a stone. The method by which men killed one woman was not reflected in the press.

Judicial proceedings

There were 22 perpetrators who killed women. Only eight of them were arrested. Six perpetrators killed themselves. Four were detained. The judicial proceedings for the two perpetrators were not reflected in the press. Two perpetrators escaped.

Murder brought to light in March

It was revealed that Figen Çoban (40), who claimed to have set herself on fire in Muğla after pouring gasoline on herself, was killed by her husband M.Ç. (44), his brother S.Ç. (43), and his mother H.Ç. The event took place on January 21. M.Ç., S.Ç., and H.Ç. were arrested, and charged with murder.

Child murder

Men killed at least four children in March. This figure was four in the same month last year. Three children were killed by their fathers, and one child by a relative.

Men killed one child by burning, one with a sharp object and two children with firearms.

The places where men killed the children were not reflected in the press.

Provinces where men killed children

Antalya (1), Denizli (1), Kocaeli (2).

Judicial proceedings

There were three perpetrators who killed children. The judicial proceedings of two perpetrators were reflected in the press as "taken into custody," while that of one was not reflected.

Harassment

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

Men harassed women verbally and physically.

Men harassed one woman in a hospital and one on the street.

Provinces where men harassed women

Edirne (1), İstanbul (1).

Judicial proceedings

There were two perpetrators who harassed women. One was arrested and no judicial proceedings were started for one perpetrator.

Child abuse

Men abused at least 14 boys and girls in February. This figure was 12 in the same month last year. One abuse was revealed because the child was "pregnant," while two cases of abuse were revealed because the children told their school counselors. One child was mentally disabled.

Men abused 14 children in places outside the house such as school or its surroundings. Three children were abused by doctors, one by a bagel seller, and one child by the father. The degree of the acquaintance of the men and the nine children they abused was not reflected in the press.

Provinces where men abused children

Aydın (1), Balıkesir (3), Dersim (2), Edirne (1), Eskişehir (1), Hatay (1), İstanbul (2), Kocaeli (1), Mardin (1), Muğla (1).

Judicial proceedings

There were eleven perpetrators who abused children. Only seven were arrested and judicial proceedings were started for three of them. The judicial proceedings for one perpetrator was not reflected in the press.

Sexual assault/Rape

Men raped five women in March according to the news reported in the press. This figure was three in the same month last year.

One sex worker was raped by the soccer manager who she was working with, while five men working in the Repatriation Center in Iğdır raped another woman.

Judicial proceedings

There were five perpetrators who raped women. A suit was brought against one while only statements were taken from four.

Provinces where men raped women
Iğdır (4), İstanbul (1).

Violence / Injury

Men inflicted violence on 66 women including LGBTI+ women in March. This figure was 51 in the same month last year.

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

Provinces where men inflicted violence on women

Adana (1), Antalya (1), Batman (2), Bilecik (1), Çorum (1), Diyarbakır (6), Edirne (33), Elazığ (1), İstanbul (8), İzmir (2), Karabük (1), Kars (1), Kayseri (1), Konya (1), Maraş (1), Sakarya (1), Zonguldak (2). The provinces where men inflicted violence on two women were not reflected in the press.

At least 47 women were injured by their husbands or boyfriends. Two women were injured by relatives, one by a friend, and one by her son. The degree of acquaintance between the men and the 15 women they injured was not reflected in the press.

Men inflicted violence on 15 women because they wanted a divorce or they did not want to reunite. Men inflicted violence on one woman for "jealousy." Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on at least 50 women were not reported in the press.

Men injured 48 women by beating them, seven women with firearms, and ten women with sharp objects. Men put one woman on fire.

Men injured 42 women at home, and 19 women outside of the house such as in forests, clubs, or streets. The places where men injured five women were not reflected in the press.

Judicial proceedings

There were 60 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only eight perpetrators were arrested. The judicial processes of 27 perpetrators were reflected in the press as "protection order imposed/legal procedures started."Two perpetrators escaped. At least seven perpetrators were detained. One perpetrator committed suicide. Judicial proceedings regarding 15 perpetrators were not reported in the press.

Forced Sex Work

Men forced 102 women into sex work in March 2023. This figure was 93 in the same month last year.

59 women forced into sex work were not citizens of Turkey. There were children among the women forced into sex work.

Judicial proceedings

There were 52 perpetrators who forced women into sex work. 29 of them were arrested while 23 were taken into custody.

The provinces where men forced women into sex work

Antalya (31), Denizli (4), İstanbul (18), Mersin (38), Rize (11).

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/VE/PE)

Evrim Kepenek

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