In 2011, male culprits killed 257 women, 32 men, 14 children and two babies. At least 102 women and 59 girls were raped. 167 women were harassed; 220 women were wounded. In 2010, 217 women and three children were killed by men.

According to data collected by bianet, 14 women in Turkey were killed by men in December 2011. 24 women were injured, 15 women raped and 16 harassed. In total, 259 women were killed by male culprits in Turkey in 2011.

The report released by SPoD, calls on the parliament to create a open and inclusive participatory process for the new constitution. Demands include strong protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation of gender.

Police officer G.B. was sentenced to a monetary fine of TL 2;500 because he sexually harassed a women who applied for protection. Lawyer Keskin criticised insufficient penalties foreseen by the Turkish Criminal Law regarding violence against women.

According to data compiled by bianet, 20 women were killed by men in October 2011. 22 women were wounded, seven women raped. From January to October 2011, a total of 226 women were killed and 93 were raped.

According to a research by the Silopi Viyan Women Solidarity Centre, "co-wives" as the second or third wife of one man at a time are usually being married when they are under 20 years old. Most of them come from Syria and Irak and stay mainly because of their children.

The 2nd National Conference of Home-Based Working Women was held in Ankara on 2-4 December. The participants voiced their demands for the establishment of related state-funded units and for signing the Home Work Convention.

Data compiled by bianet revealed that a total of 206 women were killed in Turkey from January till the end of September 2011. 86 women were raped. Most of the women killed in September were murdered by their boy-friends.

Turkey is the first country to enact the convention on "preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence" of the Council of Europe.

The first report on the situation of children that compares all 30 member states of the OECD revealed that Turkey ranks in the bottom row regarding health, environment, education and the financial situation of children in Turkey.

According to the monthly tally kept by bianet, 24 women were killed by males in August 2011. 17 women were raped, 51 wounded. The majority of violent incidents was observed in Istanbul, Izmir, Adana, Ankara and Antalya.

At the Women Labour Conference in Istanbul on 12/13 November, Heide Hartmann suggested to make home care a part of public services. Yasemin Özgün urged to increase the women's participation in paid labour force.

The European Court of Human rights convicted the Turkish government for failing to carry out an effective investigation in the case of transgender woman Halat who was harassed by a police officer. The Pink Live Association called on the government to counteract human rights violations of transgender persons.

Turkey ranks on place 122 of 134 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2011. According to the report, no country was able to close the gender gap completely.

According to data compiled by bianet, 26 women in Turkey were killed by men in July 2011. 21 women were raped, nine were harassed, 32 women were injured. The highest number of incidents involving violence against women occurred in Adana.

After a research period of one and a half years, the Flying Broom Association now presented the results of their project and research "Chid Brides: Victims of Destructive Traditions and Patriarchal Social Heritage" at parliament.

According to data compiled by bianet, 24 women were killed by men in June this year. 13 women were raped, 20 women harassed and eleven women were injured. Most registered cases of violence took place in Istanbul.

A woman who complained to the Ankara Judiciary because of domestic violence was denied protection because she was not married officially but religiously and thus did not fall under the scope of the "Law on the Protection of the Family".

CHP Deputy Gök asked Justice Minister Ergin in a parliamentary question, "Are you aware of the violence experienced in the Ankara Sincan Prison?" The Contemporary Lawyers Association condemned the violent treatment of five women detainees in the Sincan prison.

The number of women murders in Turkey increased by 1,400 percent within seven years. As far as divorce cases are concerned, 85 percent of all applications in Istanbul are related to violence.