MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING FEBRUARY 2020
Men Kill 20 Women in February
Infographic and photo: Yağmur Karagöz
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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 20 women in February 2020.
The deaths of at least 20 women (in Muğla, Denizli, Tokat, Samsun, Manisa, Karabük, Erzurum, Diyarbakır 2, Van, Tekirdağ, Aydın 2, Bursa, İstanbul 3, Uşak, İzmir, Antalya) were reported in the news as "suspicious".
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In February 2020, the death of at least one woman (in İzmir) was reported in the press as an "unidentified murder".
Men drove two women to suicide in Bursa.
Feminicide / Murder
Men killed at least 20 women in February 2020. Men killed 23 women last February.
One of the women was systematically tortured by the man who killed her. One woman appealed to police before being killed, but she could not get any results. One of the women killed in February was from Syria.
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The women killed by men in February Dursiye S., Elif A., Emine Y., Fatma D., Gülistan Ö., Hafize F., Hayriye E., Lemia Z., Mehtap A., Melahat A., Meryem S., Nurhan A., Özlem Ö., Özlem P., Pervin Y., Pınar E., Şeyma Y., Şükran T., Zehra E., Zeliha A. |
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The provinces where men killed women Adana (3), Afyon (1), Ankara (4), Antep (1), Aydın (1), Balıkesir (1), Bursa (1), Düzce (1), Eskişehir (1), Hatay (3), İstanbul (1), Kocaeli (2). |
The "excuses" of men for killing ten women were not reported in the news. Men killed four women "because they wanted to have a divorce", killed one woman "because she did not want to marry", one woman "because she had a boyfriend", three women "for economic reasons" and men killed one woman "out of jealousy".
More than half of the women were killed by their husbands.
In February, 11 women were killed by their husbands, three women by their boyfriends, three women by their sons, one woman by her father, one woman by a relative and one woman was killed by her colleague.
Men killed 35 percent of women with firearms.
Men killed seven women with firearms, seven women with knives, one woman by throwing her off a vehicle, one woman by throwing her off a cliff, one woman by strangling and one woman by battering. The methods of killing in two feminicides were not reported in the news.
Men killed four women inside the house and five women outside the house such as on the street or in a taxi. The crime scenes of eleven femicides were not reported in the press.
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Judicial process There were a total of 17 perpetrators who killed women. Only four of them were arrested. While nine perpetrators were detained, four perpetrators committed suicide. While one perpetrator was reported in the news as "fled", the judicial process of one perpetrator was not reported at all. |
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Previously committed feminicides reported in February * Two men named G.K. (28) and A.B. (19), who killed Georgia citizen Irma K. and wounded A.A. (37) and Y.Ö., two other women, on January 30 were arrested. * Sevil A. had been missing in Sinop for a month. It was understood that a man named H.K. killed the woman with a rifle and buried her. H.K. pleaded guilty. * Hatice Ç. (64) was found dead by her son at her house. R.K. and Z.K. were taken into custody as murder suspects. * It was alleged that a man named M.Ü. stabbed her girlfriend Gönül Ö. (44) to death at their workplace because she refused to marry him. The incident was reported in the press when the family spoke to a local news. |
Violence against children
Two relatives tried to abduct a 17-year-old girl in İstanbul. A child from Syria was battered in Bolu. A father battered his daughter in Bolu.
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Judicial process There were a total of four perpetrators who battered children. Two perpetrators were detained, the judicial processes of two perpetrators were not reported in the news. |
Rape
According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men raped at least four women in February 2020. This figure was two last February.
One of the women was mugged by men in addition to rape. Two perpetrators harassed and inflicted violence on the women before.
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The provinces where men raped women Bartın (1), İstanbul (3). |
Two women were raped by their managers at their workplaces, one woman by the lawyer, in whose office she was a law apprentice and one woman was raped by her relative.
While men raped two women in a company event, they raped one woman in a law bureau. The crime scene of one incident was not reported in the news.
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Judicial process There were three perpetrators. All three were arrested. |
Harassment
According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men harassed at least five women in February. This figure was six last February.
Five perpetrators who harassed women were male strangers. One woman was harassed by a theater actor.
While men harassed four women sexually and physically, they harassed one woman on social media.
Men harassed three women in public transportation and one woman on social media. The scene of incident in one case was not reported.
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The provinces where men harassed women Aydın (1), İstanbul (4). |
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Judicial process Two perpetrators were detained, women filed a complaint against two perpetrators. The judicial process of one man was not reported in the press. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least 23 boys and girls. This figure was 15 in the same month last year. One child was impregnated and taken under state protection.
At least 15 children did not know who abused them. One child was abused by his/her teacher, two by school bus drivers, one by a teacher at a Quran course, one by religion teacher, one by a public servant, one by a government employee, one by a shop owner, and two by their step-father.
One of the abused children was from Syria, one had disabilities.
Men abused four children at home, eight children on empty land, at the school, and on the school bus. Where men abused 11 children was not reported in the press.
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Provinces where men abused children Adana (2), Aksaray (1), Ankara (1), Dersim (1), Edirne (1), Giresun (1), İstanbul (7), İzmir (2), Kayseri (1), Konya (1), Manisa (1), Sakarya (1), Samsun (1), Şırnak (1), Tekirdağ (1). |
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There were 24 perpetrators who abused children. Nine perpetrators were arrested. Seven perpetrators were detained and two were released upon judicial control. One perpetrator committed suicide. No action was taken against two perpetrators. The judicial process regarding three perpetrators was not reported in the press. |
Violence / Injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 51 women. This figure was 25 in the same month last year. One of the women was still in critical condition at the end of February.
Two men who used violence on women had restriction orders against them. Violating the orders, they used violence on women.
One of the women was not a citizen of Turkey. Men systematically used violence on two women.
One man inflicted violence after getting out of prison. Men robbed women in at least one case of violence.
Men threatened one woman.
| Provinces where men inflicted violence on women
Adana (1), Aksaray (2), Antep (2), Bolu (1), Bursa (1), Çanakkale (1), Denizli (1), Edirne (21), İstanbul (4), İzmir (1) Kars (1), Kastamonu (1), Konya (1), Kütahya (2), Muğla (1), Nevşehir (1), Sakarya (2), Samsun (3), Tokat (1), Trabzon (2), Zonguldak (1). |
Women did not know five men who used violence on them. 42 women were exposed to violence from their husbands or boyfriends, nine women from their former husbands or boyfriends, three women from their family members such as brothers and fathers, and two women from their friends.
Men's excuses for using violence on 29 women were not reported in the press. Men inflicted violence on five women because "she wanted to break up," four women because of "economic reasons," one women because "she had a boyfriend," one woman because of "academical discussion," one woman because of "a car argument," and one woman because of "not turning the music down."
Men injured 36 women by beating them, six women with firearms, six women with knives, one woman by crushing her head with a stone, and one woman by throwing her out of the car.
| Judicial process
There were at least 52 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only two of them were arrested. Investigations were opened against 12 perpetrators. No action was taken against one perpetrator. Criminal complaints were filed against four perpetrators. At least 10 perpetrators were detained. The situation of two perpetrators was reported as "wanted," of six perpetrators were reported as "at large." One perpetrator committed suicide. The judicial process regarding at least 14 perpetrators was not reported in the press. |
Forced to sex work
Men forced at least 134 women to sex work. This figure was 62 in the same month last year.
56 of the women were citizens of Turkey, at least 76 of them were not.
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Judicial process There were 102 perpetrators who forced women to sex work. Only 10 of the perpetrators were arrested. While at least 44 perpetrators were detained, 13 perpetrators received an administrative fine. 33 perpetrators were released. The judicial process regarding at least one perpetrator was not reported in the press. |
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Explanation The 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)