Men killed 42 women in September

Provinces where suspicious deaths occurred

Adana (1), Ağrı (1), Antalya (2), Aydın (1), Diyarbakır (1), İstanbul (3), Kastamonu (1), Kayseri (2), Kocaeli (1), Nevşehir (1), Konya (1), Muğla (1), Niğde (1), Sakarya (2), Urfa (1).

Male violence reported in the press in 2023- 2022-2021

In the first nine months of 2023, men killed 247 women, harassed 56 women and abused 97 children, inflicted violence on 578 women, and raped 12 women. Men forced at least 254 women to do sex work. The deaths of 190 women were reported in the press as "suspicious," and men killed at least 18 children. 

In the first nine months of 2022, men killed 248 women, harassed 118 women, abused 187 children, inflicted violence on 605 women, and raped 24 women. Men forced at least 372 women to do sex work. In the first nine months of 2022, the deaths of 145 women were reported in the press as "suspicious," and men killed 32 children in the first eight months of the year.

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 do sex work, and inflicted violence on and injured at least 617 women. In the first eight months of 2021, the deaths of at least 170 women were reported as "suspicious" in the press and men killed at least 25 children.  

The women killed by men in September 

Anastasia Emelianova, Ayfer Akbay, Ayşe A., Berno Adilova, Birsen T., Cansu Dönmez, Cemile G., Çiğdem Demir, Damla D., , Edanur Çoban, Emine Y., Ezgi Gülizar, Fatma Ö., Fatma Y., Fatoş Çetin, Gülseren G., Hatice Abdullah, Kızhanım D., Medine Y., Meliha Uludağ, Mislina Ölmez, Nadire G., Nazife Çetinkök, Nazik Bartan, Nazlı K., Nurgün Demir, Özlem K., Özlem Yürük, Peri D., Rebia Gül Arı, S.G., Saadet Ölmez, Sabriye B., Safiye Vardar, Semra Ö., Sıddıka A., Yeliz K., Zehra A., Zehra G., Zeliha A., Zeliha Ö., Zhala Baghırova.

Provinces where men killed women

Afyon (1), Ağrı (1), Ankara (4), Antalya (1), Antep (1), Bursa (3), Çorum (1), Diyarbakır (1), Düzce (1), Erzurum (1), Hatay (1), İstanbul (5), İzmir (2), Karabük (2), Kayseri (1), Kırklareli (2), Kocaeli (1), Konya (5), Manisa (2), Maraş (3), Mersin (1), Samsun (1), Urfa (1).

Judicial proceedings

There were 37 perpetrators who killed women in September. Only 14 perpetrators were arrested. Seven perpetrators killed themselves. Six perpetrators were detained. The judicial process about four perpetrators were reported as "escaped." Judicial proceedings about six perpetrators were not reported in the press.

Provinces where men killed children

Mersin (1)

Judicial proceedings

There was one perpetrator who killed children. He was arrested.

Provinces where men harassed women

Ankara (1), Bursa (2), İstanbul (2), Kocaeli (2), Muğla (2), Rize (2).

Judicial proceedings

There were 10 perpetrators who harrassed women. Only one was arrested. Three perpetrators were detained. The judicial proceedings of six perpetrators were not reflected in the press.

Provinces where men abused children

Bursa (1), Düzce (1), İstanbul (2), İzmir (1), Tokat (1), Zonguldak (3).

Judicial proceedings

There were seven male perpetrators who abused children. Two were arrested, and two perpetrators were detained. One perpetrator was released. The judicial proceedings of two perpetrators were not reflected in the press. 

The provinces where men raped women

Antep (1), Çanakkale (1), Çorum (1), Muğla (1).

Judicial proceedings

There were six perpetrators who raped women. Two were arrested. Three were released. Investigation was started about one perpetrator. 

Provinces where men inflicted violence against women

 Ankara (2), Antalya (1), Bursa (2), Çanakkale (1), Edirne (34), İstanbul (13), İzmit (2), Kayseri (1),  Kocaeli (2), Samsun (2), Trabzon (1), Urfa (1), Yalova (1), Zonguldak (2). The province where men inflicted violence against one woman was not reflected in the press.

Judicial proceedings

There were at least 66 perpetrators who injured women. Only six perpetrators were arrested. 37 perpetrators were detained/"judicial proceedings" were started against them. Two perpetrators escaped. The judicial proceedings of 21 perpetrators were not reflected in the press. 

The province where women were forced to do sex work

Aydın (66)

Judicial proceedings

There were 28 perpetrators who forced women to do sex work. Only 17 were arrested.

Explanation

bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report only covers women who lost their lives as a result of male violence reported in the press.

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.