MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT JULY 2021
Men kill 24 women in July
* Inforgraphic: Yağmur Karagöz / bianet
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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 24 women and raped seven women in Turkey in July 2021.
In July, the deaths of at least 11 women (in the provinces of Manisa (1), Burdur (2), Samsun (1), Antalya (1), Muğla (2), Urfa (1), Aydın (2), Antep (1)) were reported in the press as suspicious deaths.
The deaths of four children in the provinces of İstanbul, İzmir Adana and Kayseri were also reported in the news as suspicious.
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In at least two provinces (Zonguldak (2), Adana), men threatened women with "death" or "inflicting violence on them."
One woman exercised her right of self defense in Adana.
The death of a woman who was a citizen of Iran in Sakarya was reported in the press as an "unidentified murder."
2021 - 2020In the first seven months of 2021, men killed 174 women, harassed 78 women, abused 85 children, raped 62 women. Men forced at least 409 women to sex work, inflicted violence on and wounded at least 491 women. In the first seven months of 2021, the deaths of 131 women were reported in the press as "suspicious" and men killed at least 15 children. In the first seven months of 2020, men killed 155 women, harassed 76 women, abused 161 children, raped 40 women. Forcing at least 557 women to sex work, men also inflicted violence on at least 371 women. |
Feminicide / Murder
Men killed at least 24 women and three men who were with the women in July 2021. Last July, men killed 32 women.
Men killed three women despite "restraining orders". The man who killed two women was a specialist sergeant.
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Names of women killed by men in July 2021 Aysel Y., Deniz F., Derya Aldıç, Durdu Kadem Kızıloluk, Ebru K., Elvan Gezer, Fatma A., Fatma Keke, Gülcan E., Hamiyet Y., Hatice Çetin D., Hatun Güneş Özsoy, İpek Dedeoğlu, Kader K., Mehtap K., Meryem M., Öykü Y., Selma Ö., Serap Dedeoğlu, Serpil Dedeoğlu, Sevda Çelemoğlu, Sibel Dedeoğlu, Şadiye R., Zeynep Ü. |
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Provinces where men killed women Adana (1), Ankara (1), Balıkesir (2), Denizli (1), Hatay (2), İstanbul (4), İzmir (2), Karabük (1), Kocaeli (1), Konya (4), Malatya (1), Manisa (1), Maraş (1), Sinop (1), Yozgat (1). |
The excuses of men for killing 13 women were not reported in the press. Men killed four women "because they wanted to break up / refused to reconcile" and killed one woman "because she did not answer the phone". A racist man killed four women "because he hated them." Men killed two women "because they were jealous."
14 women were killed by their husbands, boyfriends or ex-husbands. One woman was killed by her neighbor, one woman was killed by her father, one woman was killed by her father-in-law and one woman was killed by her male friend. The relationship / acquaintance between the three men and the six women killed by them were not reported in the news.
Men killed 17 women inside the house while they killed six women in places outside the house such as the street, forest and political party building. The scene of one feminicide was not reported in the press.
Men killed 12 women with firearms and eight women with sharp objects. While men strangled two women to death, the methods of killing in two feminicides were not reported in the news.
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Judicial process 11 male perpetrators were arrested. Two were reported in the press as "fled" or "wanted". Five perpetrators committed suicide. One perpetrator was detained. |
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The previously committed feminicides reported in the press in July The incident that was documented in the bianet male violence monitıring report as a "suspicious death" on June 8 was solved in July. It was understood that Ayşe T. (40), who was found dead in Diyarbakır, had been killed by her husband A.T. The man was arrested. Pakize A. (39) went missing 13 years ago in Adana and was found dead with a rifle bullet in her head a week later. M.G. (42) and H.D. (43), the friends of her boyfriend İ.E. (52), confessed that they had killed Pakize A. "upon the instruction" of İ.E. The unidentified murders of Necla Büyükşen (54) and her husband Metin Büyükşen (55) in Konya 3 years ago were solved in July. Their male neighbor A.B. and his girlfriend E.T. were arrested for instigating the murders. |
Murder of children
Men killed at least four children in July 2021. This number was three last July. A burglar who broke into a house in Bursa battered a child there. In Antep, a father took his children hostage.
One child was killed by her or his male peer, one child was killed by her or his father, one child was killed by the man whom she was forced to marry at a young age. The relation / acquaintance between one deceased child and the perpetrator was not reported in the news.
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Names of children killed by men in July 2021 Şinasi T., Merivan Avcı, Yağmur Taylan, Kumsal Demirezen |
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Provinces where men killed children Aydın (1), Balıkesir (2), Samsun (1). |
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Judicial process There were four perpetrators who killed children. Three perpetrators were arrested. The judicial process of one perpetrator was not reported in the press. |
Sexual assault / Rape
Men raped at least seven women in July. Men raped nine women last July.
The relation / acquaintance between the five men and the five women whom they raped was not reported in the press. One woman was raped by two men working in a motel and one woman was raped by her boss.
Men raped seven women in places outside the house such as a motel, market and workplace.
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Provinces where men raped women in July 2021 Antalya (1), Kayseri (1), Zonguldak (1), Muğla (2), İstanbul (1). One province was not reported in the news. |
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Judicial process There were eight malr perpetrators who raped women in July. Three perpetrators were taken into custody. The judicial processes of two perpetrators were reported in the press as "wanted". One perpetrator was released on probation. |
Harassment
Men harassed at least 21 women in July 2021. This figure was 15 in the same month last year.
13 women did not know the 11 men who harassed them. One woman was harassed by her husband, one by a media employee man, and six by an embassy employee.
Men harassed 11 women physically and verbally and 10 women by filming/photographing them.
Men harassed 21 women in places outside of home such as streets, workplaces and the subway.
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Provinces where men harassed women Ankara (6), Antalya (3), Bartın (1), Bursa (1), Çorum (1), İstanbul (4), Kocaeli (1), Manisa (1), Maraş (2), Yalova (1). |
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Judicial process There were 14 women who harassed women, only four of them were arrested. Four perpetrators were detained. Legal action was taken against two perpetrators. One perpetrator was released. Judicial processes about three perpetrators were not reported in the news. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least 13 boys and girls in July 2021. This figure was 27 in the same month last year.
Seven children did not know the eight men who abused them. Three children were abused by their fathers, one child by their teacher and one child by their boss.
Men abused seven children in places outside of home such as streets and workplaces and three children at home. The places where men abused three children were not reported in the news.
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Provinces where men abused children Antalya (2), Bolu (1), Bursa (1), Iğdır (1), İstanbul (4), Kocaeli (1), Ordu (2), Trabzon (1). |
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Judicial process There were 13 perpetrators who abused children. Only 3 perpetrators were arrested. Four perpetrators were detained. Three perpetrators were released. The judicial processes regarding two perpetrators were reported as "escaped." The judicial process about one perpetrator was not reported in the news. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 77 women in July. This figure was 15 in the same month last year.
Six women subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "critical" condition. Men had been using violence systematically on two women. Men who inflicted violence on at least eight women had "protection" or "restraining" orders against them.
One of the women subjected to violence from men was from Iran and one was a trans woman.
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Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (2), Adıyaman (3), Aksaray (1), Ankara (2), Antalya (3), Aydın (1), Bursa (4), Diyarbakır (1), Edirne (20), Eskişehir (1), Giresun (1), Hatay (1), İstanbul (14), İzmir (4), Kayseri (3), Kilis (1), Kocaeli (2), Kütahya (1), Manisa (1), Mersin (2), Muğla (1), Sakarya (3), Tokat (3), Urfa (1), Zonguldak (1). |
At least 51 women were injured by their husbands or boyfriends. Seven women were subjected to violence from their family members such as fathers and sons, two women by their friends, one woman by a municipal employee, one woman by her ex-son-in-law, one woman by her doctor colleague, three women by their relatives. The degree of acquaintance between 11 women and the 12 women who inflicted violence on them was not reported in the press.
Men inflicted violence on 14 women because "they wanted to break up," three women because of "jealousy," and five women because "they did not give money." Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 55 women were not reported in the news.
Men injured 60 women by battering them, eight women with firearms and seven women with sharp objects. Men strangled one woman and burned another.
Men injured 22 women in places outside of home such as buses, forested areas and courthouses and 36 women at home. Places where men injured 19 women were not reported in the news.
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Judicial process Only eight of the perpetrators were arrested. 20 perpetrators were detained. The judicial process about nine perpetrators were reported as "sought" and "escaped." "Legal action was taken" against at least 27 perpetrators. 10 perpetrators were released. Judicial processes about three perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Forced sex work
Men forced at least 36 women to sex work in July 2021. This figure was 113 in the same month last year. 26 women who were forced to sex work were not citizens of Turkey. There were children among those who were forced to sex work.
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Judicial process There were at least 50 perpetrators who forced women to sex work. 13 perpetrators were arrested. 27 were detained. |
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. |
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