MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT OCTOBER 2021
Men kill 22 women in October
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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 22 women and raped nine women in October 2021.
In October, the deaths of at least 13 women (in Edirne (1), Zonguldak (1), Samsun (1), Batman (1), Zonguldak (1), Aydın (1), Kayseri (2), İstanbul (3), Erzincan (1), Isparta (1)) were reported in the press as suspicious.
In Adana, one woman killed her husband who systematically battered her and exercised her right of self-defense.
Men threatened one woman with "death" in Maraş and Ankara.
The death of one woman in İstanbul was reported in the news as an "unidentified murder."
One woman was allegedly driven to suicide in Iğdır.
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2021 – 2020 In the first 10 months of 2021, men killed 256 women, harassed 396 women, abused 160 children, raped 87 women. Men forced at least 586 women to sex work, inflicted violence on and wounded at least 670 women. In the first 10 months of 2021, the deaths of 183 women were reported in the press as "suspicious" while men killed at least 27 children. In the first 10 months of 2021, men killed at least 229 women, harassed 122 women, abused 226 children, raped 79 women. Men forced at least 715 women to sex work and inflicted violence on at least 670 women. |
Feminicide
Men killed at least 22 women in October 2021; this number was 23 last October. One of the women killed by men this October was trans. One woman killed by men was a citizen of Kyrgyzstan.
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Women killed by men in October Ayat A., Ayşe Taşma, Demet K., Fatime Gül, Fatma S., Gönül Y., Gülsüm Er, Hadika Ç., Hasret Tutal, Hülya Şimşek, Meltem G., Nazlı Koldagul, Nefes Balkan* Nuriye Ü., Semra Y., Sena Altan, Servet T., Sevil Ş., Seyhan Gözer, Şebnem Şirin Ülker İ., Yadigar Adıgüzel. |
*The trans killed by men.
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Provinces where men killed women Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Antep (1), Denizli (1), Giresun (1), İstanbul (2), İzmir (3), Kilis (1), Kocaeli (2), Konya (3), Mersin (1), Osmaniye (1), Tekirdağ (3), Urfa (1). |
The "excuses" of men for killing 10 women were not reported in the press. Men killed six women because "they did not want to make up" and "wanted to have a divorce".
Men killed one woman because "she meddled in children's fight", one woman because "she was talking too much", two women because "they were jealous", one woman because "she did not accept the relationship proposal" one woman because "they had enmity with her husband."
15 women were killed by their husbands, boyfriends and ex-husbands. One woman was killed by her neighbor, one woman by a friend of her husband, one woman by a relative of hers, one woman by her son and one woman was killed by a friend of hers. The relationship/ acquaintance between two women and male perpetrators were not reported in the press.
Men killed 13 women inside the house and nine women in places outside the house such as a wedding hall, market and park.
Men killed 12 women with firearms, six women with sharp objects, one woman by throwing her off the balcony, one woman by crushing her head with a stone and two women by battering them.
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Judicial Process There were at least 23 male perpetrators who killed women. 14 perpetrators were arrested. Two perpetrators were taken into custody. Six perpetrators committed suicide. The judicial process of one perpetrator was not reported in the news. |
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Feminicide solved in October 2021 It was detected that the person who killed Özler Yörük (33) in İzmir on December 8, 2018 was her ex-boyfriend O.A. (31). |
Murder of children
Men killed at least two children in October 2021. This number was four last October.
One child was killed by her/his father and one child was killed by her/his paternal uncle.
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Names of children killed by men Elif Hazal Y., Erdem S. |
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Provinces where men killed children Antep (1), Yalova (1). |
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Judicial Process There were two perpetrators who killed children. One perpetrator was arrested; the judicial process of one perpetrator was reported in the press as "detained". |
Sexual assault / Rape
Men raped at least nine women in October 2021. This number was seven last October.
One woman was sexually assaulted by wardens and one woman by her son-in-law while the perpetrators of six incidents were not reported in the press. One woman was raped by municipal police officers.
Men raped one woman inside the house, one woman in prison and six women in places outside the house such as a vehicle, workplace and bus.
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Provinces where men raped women Antalya (1), Eskişehir (1), İzmir (1),, Kocaeli (5), Manisa (1). |
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Judicial Process There were six perpetrators who raped women. Only one perpetrator was arrested. No action was taken against one perpetrator. A legal action was taken against one perpetrator. One perpetrator was taken into custody. One perpetrator was released after giving his statement. |
Harassment
Men harassed at least 280 women in October 2021. This figure was 7 in the same month last year. At least 270 of the incidents of harassment were on social media.
276 women did not know the men who harassed them. Two women were harassed by an actor, one woman was harassed by a doctor, and one woman was harassed by a hospital employee.
Men harassed 270 women verbally and 10 women physically. Men harassed 10 women in places outside the house, such as hospitals, grocery stores and workplaces, and 270 women on social media.
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Provinces where men harassed women Adana (9), Antep (1), İstanbul (263), Kocaeli (2), Malatya (3), Ordu (1), Urfa (1). |
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Judicial Process There were 10 perpetrators who harassed women. Only one perpetrator was arrested. No action was taken against one perpetrator. One perpetrator was released after giving testimony. Three perpetrators were detained. Legal action was taken against three perpetrators. The judicial process regarding one perpetrator was not reported in the press. |
Child abuse
Men abused at last 49 girls and boys in October 2021. This figure was 25 in the same month last year.
At least 19 children were abused by their teachers and study time teachers, eight children were abused by their taekwondo trainer, one child was abused by an imam, one child was abused by a captain, one child was abused by a school employee and one child was abused by their boss.
The degree of acquaintance between nine men and the seven children whom they abused. A man who abused two children was a specialist sergeant.
Men abused two children at home and 47 children in places outside of the house, such as workplaces, boats, schools and streets.
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Provinces where men abused children. Ankara (3), Antalya (1), Aydın (1), Bilecik (2), Diyarbakır (23), İstanbul (9), Manisa (1), Mersin (1), Muğla (2), Nevşehir (1), Tekirdağ (2), Van (3) |
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Judicial Process There were 18 men perpetrators who abused children. Six perpetrators were arrested. Five perpetrators were detained. Two perpetrators were released. Legal action was taken against four perpetrators. One perpetrator was "suspended from duty." |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 53 women in October. This figure was 80 in the same month last year.
Eight women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "critical" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least five women by violating protection orders.
Men systematically tortured at least three women.
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Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (1), Adıyaman (1), Antalya (2), Antep (3), Aydın (1), Bursa (3), Denizli (2), Diyarbakır (1), Edirne (21), Eskişehir (1), Hatay (1), İstanbul (8), İzmir (2), Kayseri (1), Kırklareli (1), Kocaeli (1), Samsun (3). |
At least 45 women were injured by their husbands, boyfriends, ex-husbands or ex-boyfriends. Two women were injured by their friends, one was by her father and one was by her elder brother. The degree of acqutaince between the men and the four women whom the inflicted violence on.
Men inflicted violence on nine women because they "wanted to break up did not want to make peace," one woman because she "killed his cat" and "woke him up," and six women because of "jealousy." Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 37 women were not reported in the press.
Men inflicted violence on 40 women by battering them, two women by attempting to run over them with vehicles, one woman by hitting her in the head with a rock, three women with sharp objects and seven women wth firearms.
Men inflicted violence on 20 women in places outside of the house such as cars, workplaces, buses and forests, and 28 women at home. Where did men injured five women was not reported in the press.
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Judicial Process There were 54 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only four perpetrators were arrested. 12 perpetrators were detained. Legal action was initiated against 22 perpetrators. The judicial process regarding one perpetrator was reported as "sought" and one was reported as "escaped." Two perpetrators killed themselves. Judicial processes about 12 perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Forced sex work
Men forced at least 79 women to sex work. This figure was 49 in the same month last year. 62 women who were forced to sex work were not citizens of Turkey. There were also children among those who were forced to sex work.
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Judicial Process There were 71 perpetrators who forced women to sex work. While 67 of them were detained, only four were arrested. |
ExplanationThe 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)
*Photo: csgorselarsiv/Özge Özgüner / November 25, 2018