MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT JUNE 2023
Men killed 25 women in June
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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 25 women in June.
In June, the deaths of at least 33 women and one child were "suspicious."
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The provinces where suspicious deaths of women occurred Ankara (2), Antalya (3), Antep (1), Aydın (2), Denizli (1), Isparta (1), İstanbul (4), İzmir (1), Kastamonu (1), Kırşehir (1), Manisa (2), Muğla (2), Nevşehir (1), Ordu (1), Sakarya (1), Samsun (2), Trabzon (1), Urfa (2), Uşak (1), Zonguldak (3). One child's death in Urfa was suspicious. |
Men inflicted violence on at least 62 women, abused at least 17 boys and girls, and harassed at least seven women. Men forced at least 41 women into sex work. There were no reports of rape in the press.
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In İstanbul, Çilem Büşra Y. (32) was found dead, hanging from a natural gas pipe at her home. The woman's boyfriend, identified as S.Ö., was arrested on charges of "instigating and assisting suicide."
In Tekirdağ, a woman named B.A. (44) shot and killed her husband, E.A. (45), whom she claimed had been continuously abusing her. The woman was placed under house arrest.
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Male violence reported in 2023 In the first six months of 2023, men killed 153 women, harassed 27 women, abused 64 children, subjected 357 women to violence, and raped six women. Men coerced at least 173 women into sex work. While the deaths of 128 women were reported as "suspicious" in the media, men killed 13 children. In the first six months of 2022, men killed 163 women, harassed 72 women, abused 146 children, subjected 391 women to violence, and raped 15 women. Men coerced at least 351 women into sex work. During the first five months of 2022, the deaths of 105 women were reported as "suspicious" in the media, and in the first six months of the year, men killed at least 22 children. |
Feminicide
In June, men killed at least 25 women. This figure was 32 in the same month last year. Men also killed five men who were together with the women whom they killed.
Men killed at least four women despite protection orders. One of the women who was killed by men was a citizen of Turkmenistan.
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Names of the women who were killed by men in June Beyhan G., Bilge K., D.K., Dudu Y., Elena David, Fatma A., Fidan Bahçecioğlu, Gözde Vural, Gülkamar Hanimova, İpek Çiçek, Karbeyaz Ç., Laçin Geldiyazova, Leyla Geldiyazova, Mahi Aydos, Melek B., Mohri E., Mürüvvet Ç., Nermin Y., Nuriye A., Ö.B., Sevgi Ağı, Sinem A., Sultan E., Şengül K., Zeliha Y. |
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Provinces where men killed women Adana (2), Aksaray (1), Ankara (2), Antalya (2), Antep (1), Eskişehir (1), İstanbul (3), İzmir (6), Karabük (1), Kars (1), Kocaeli (2), Konya (1), Mersin (1), Muğla (1). |
Men killed 12 women because they wanted to "break up," and two women because of "jealousy." Men's "excuses" for killing 11 women were not reported in the press.
Fifteen women were killed by their husbands, six women by their sons, brothers and cousins, and two women by their friends. The degree of acquaintance between the men and the two women they killed was not reported in the press.
Men killed 11 women at home and six women in places outside of the house such as streets amd agricultural fields, and 14 women at home.
Men killed eight women with sharp objects and 13 women with firearms. Men killed two women by strangling them and one woman by running over them with a vehicle.
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Hukuki Süreç There were 24 perpetrators who killed women. Only three of them were arrested. Seven perpetrators killed themselves. Two perpetrators escaped. The judicial proceedings regarding one perpetrator were not reported in the press. |
Harassment
Men harassed at least seven women in June. This figure was 27 in the same month last year.
Men harassed five women verbally and physically. Men sexually harassed two women by masturbating and recording videos in front of them. Men also harassed all seven women in public places such as streets, university campuses, stores, bus stops, and public transportation.
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Provinces where men harassed women Edirne (1), İstanbul (4), Sakarya (1), Zonguldak (1). |
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Judicial proceedings There were seven perpetrators who harassed women. None of the perpetrators were arrested. One perpetrator was released. One perpetrator resigned from their position at the university. Investigations were initiated against three perpetrators. No action was taken against two perpetrators. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least 17 boys and girls in June. This figure was 41 in the same month last year. Some perpetrators had previously committed the same crime and had been prosecuted. One of the cases of abuse was systematic. One of the children was from Syria.
The men abused 17 children in non-residential areas such as schools and streets.
Two children were abused by their neighbors, 11 children by their teachers, one child by a friend, and one child by a sports coach. The degree of relationship of the man who abused two children was not reported in the press.
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Erkeklerin çocukları istismar ettiği iller Ankara (1), Çorum (11), Diyarbakır (1), Malatya (1), Mardin (1), Urfa (1), Zonguldak (1). |
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Judicial proceedings There were seven perpetrators who abused children. Three were arrested and one was detained. Only three perpetrators were arrested, and two perpetrators were taken into custody. One perpetrator committed suicide. The legal process of one perpetrator was not reported in the press. |
Sexual assault/rape
There were no reported cases of rape in the media in June. However, this does not necessarily mean that there were no incidents of rape.
Violence / Injury
Men inflicted violence on 62 women in June. This figure was 89 in the same month last year.
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Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (2), Aksaray (1), Ankara (1), Bolu (2), Burdur (1), Bursa (1), Denizli (2), Edirne (17), Eskişehir (2), Hatay (1), İstanbul (11), İzmir (1), Karaman (1), Kocaeli (2), Konya (1), Manisa (1), Mardin (1), Ordu (2), Trabzon (1), Urfa (1), Van (1), Zonguldak (1). |
At least 41 women were injured by their husbands or boyfriends. 10 women were injured by male relatives such as their fathers, brothers, sons-in-law, or sons. The proximity of the men who injured 10 women was not reported in the media. One woman was injured by the driver of the vehicle she boarded.
Men injured 32 women because they wanted to leave, reconcile, or rejected them. Nine women were injured due to jealousy. The "excuse" for why men injured 21 women was not reported in the media.
Men injured 49 women through physical assault, nine women with sharp objects, one woman with an explosive firecracker, and one woman with boiling water. Men also injured one woman with a firearm.
Men injured 37 women inside their homes and 16 women in public places such as streets, vehicles, and parks. Information regarding where men injured nine women was not reported in the media.
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Judicial proceedings There were 61 perpetrators who injured women. Only six perpetrators were arrested. Five perpetrators were taken into custody. The escape of three perpetrators was reported in the media. Four perpetrators were released. The legal process of at least 14 perpetrators did not receive media coverage. Legal proceedings were initiated against at least 29 perpetrators. |
Forced sex work
In June, men coerced at least 41 women into sex work. Last year, this number was 24.
Among those coerced into sex work, 23 women were not citizens of Turkey. There were also children among those forced into sex work.
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Judicial proceedings There were 18 eperpetrators who coerced women into sex work. All of them were arrested. |
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Provinces where men coerced women into sex work Bursa (22), Muğla (19) |
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Explanation bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report only covers women who lost their lives as a result of male violence. We do not include any 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 gender-based incidents to 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 are 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/VK)