A local administrator of Peace and Democracy Party reportedly massacred his daughter Emine Fırat. “We will pursue this cause until it is turned to the favor of women,” BDP Women Assemblies said.

According to bianet's statistics, male perpetrated violence left 13 women dead, 12 women and two boys raped, 16 women injured ad 9 women sexually harassed in September 2012. Three women, who were victims of domestic violence, committed suicide.

Istanbul 20th High Criminal Court resumed the 20th hearing of MLKP case this morning with journalist Füsun Erdoğan and 23 other defendants, where no pending trial order was issued. However, a verdict might be reached on the next hearing, which will be held on October 30.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 10 women and 1 infant dead, 16 (including young girls) raped, 8 injured in October 2012. Overall in 2012, men killed 137 women and raped 106.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 10 women, 4 men and 7 children dead, 17 women and teenager girls raped, 13 women and 2 teenager girls injured and 9 harassed in November 2012.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 24 women and 1 teenager girl dead, 21 (including young girls) raped in August 2013. It turned out that 83 percent of women were slain by their husbands or lovers.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 24 women and 1 teenager girl killed, 21 (including young girls) raped, 19 injured and 7 harassed in August 2013.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 18 women, 3 men and 3 children killed, 11 women raped, 20 injured and 15 harassed in January 2013. Most battery-assault cases were reported from Kocaeli and Istanbul.

Advocate Aysel Tekerek alleged that two of her female clients were subjected to a strip-search in Kadıköy İskele Police Station on Wednesday.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 11 women and 1 man killed, 11 raped, 20 women and 1 infant injured and 2 harassed in February 2013.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 17 women and 2 men killed, 13 (including young girls) raped, 13 injured and 13 harassed in April 2013.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 13 women killed, 10 (including young girls) raped, 20 injured and 15 harassed in May 2013.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 15 women killed, 16 (including young girls) raped, 19 injured and 18 harassed in June 2013.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 9 women killed, 20 (including young girls) raped, 10 injured and 19 harassed in July 2013.

A pregnant woman who applied to give birth in Istanbul Medical School has been transferred to another hospital, as officials said that the inborn baby was documented to be 90 percent mentally disabled and the hospital was short of incubators.

According to Statistics Institute of Turkey, sexual assault crimes have climbed by 30 percent in the past 5 years. 409 state officials including policemen, soldiers, specials ops troops, village guard or prison guards charged with rape in the past 15 years left unpunished.

“Instead of dealing violence against women, UN must stop human killings,” said Turkey’s Directory of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) President Mehmet Görmez after signing a protocol with Family and Social Policies Ministry on the prevention of male violence.

Hrant Dink Foundation has released its quarterly report on “Hate Speech in Media and Discriminatory Discourse” for the January - April 2013 period. Columnists marked as the biggest hate speech makers in Turkey. It also included the media coverage on BDP and HDK’s trip to Black Sea Region.

“What our Prime Minister said about having 3 children is only the minimum. We will need more young working population in the years to come,” said SGK President Yadigar Gökalp Ilhan, raising the bar to 5 children.

A solitary-living Armenian woman (80) has been assaulted in Istanbul’s Feriköy neighborhood - a reminder of assaults on elderly Armenian women in Samatya around December 2012.