Men killed 26 women in September

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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 26 women and two children in September.

In September, the deaths of at least 13 women (Antalya (1), Balıkesir (1), Bursa (1), Çorum (1), İstanbul (1), İzmir (1), Malatya (1), Ordu (1), Sivas(1), Zonguldak (4)) were reported in the press as "suspicious."

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Men inflicted violence on at least 71 women, abused at least 12 girls and boys, harassed at least 16 women, and forced two women to do sex work. Men raped three women in September.

In Hatay, a child from Syria was killed. The perpetrators could not be identified. In Ankara, the death of a child was reported in the press as "suspicious."

In Mersin, a woman from Syria was driven to suicide by her husband.

2021-2022

In the first nine months of 2022, men killed 248 women, harassed 118 women, abused 187 children, inflicted violence on 605 women, and raped 24 women. Men forced at least 372 women to do sex work. In the first nine months of 2022, deaths of at least 145 women were reported as "suspicious" in the press. Men killed 32 women in the first nine months of the year.

In the first nine months of 2021, men killed 234 women, harassed 116 women, abused 11 children, and raped 78 women. Men forced at least 507 women to do sex work, inflicted violence on and injured at least 617 women. In the first nine months of 2021, deaths of at least 170 women were reported as "suspicious" in the press. Men killed at least 25 children.

Feminicide

In September, men killed at least 26 women. This figure was also 26 in the same month last year. Men also killed three men who were together with the women they killed. One of the women who were killed by men was from Estonia, and one was from Russia.

At least three women were killed despite protection orders.

Names of the women who were killed by men in September

A.E., Arzu A., Arzu E., Ayşe Kılıç, Berna Kargı B., Damla Çubukçu, Dilek Ç., Dilek K., Ezgi Deler, Fadime Cuma, Fatma Zehra Koruyan, Handan Ö., Hatice T., Hava S., Havva D., Jelana S., Kiraz B., Nur Efşan T., Pakistan D., Sabiha B., Sunay Aslan Kaya, Şermin Sarı, T.S, Vildan B., Y.B., Zeliha D.

Provinces where men killed women

Adana (2), Amasya (1), Antalya (2), Antep (1), Bartın (1), Bursa (1), Erzincan (1), Giresun (3), İstanbul (3), İzmir (1), Kırşehir (1), Mardin (1), Mersin (2), Niğde (1), Rize (1), Samsun (1), Şırnak (1), Urfa (2).

Men's "excuses" for killing 10 women were not reported in the press. Men killed 16 women because they wanted to break up or did not want to make peace.

21 women were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands, or boyfriends, two women were killed by their sons, and three women were killed by their relatives.

Men killed 18 women at home and six women in places outside of the house, such as hotel rooms, forests, streets and hospitals. The places where men killed two women were not reported in the press.

Men killed 13 women with firearms, eight women with sharp objects, and five women by battering them.

Judicial process

There were 24 perpetrators who killed women. Only eight perpetrators were arrested. Four perpetrators killed themselves. Seven perpetrators were detained. Judicial processes regarding two perpetrators were reported as "escaped." Judicial processes regarding three perpetrators were not reported in the press.

Feminicide reported in the press in September 2022

The body of Yasemin D. (34), who has been searched for for two years in Diyarbakır, was found buried. The woman's husband, R.D., confessed that he had committed the murder.

Violence against children-Child murder

Men killed two children in September. This figure was four in the same month last year.

One child was killed by their father, and one was killed by their mother and her boyfriend.

Men killed one child with firearms. How men killed one child was not reported in the press.

Names of the killed children

Z.B., Nazlı E.

Provinces where men killed children

Mersin (1), İstanbul (1).

Judicial process

There were three perpetrators who killed children. One killed himself, and two were arrested.

Sexual assault/Rape

Men raped at least three women in September. This figure was five in the same month last year.

Men raped three women at home.

The degree of acquaintance between one woman and the two men who raped her was not reported in the press. One woman was raped by a real estate agent, and one was raped by a relative.

Provinces where men raped women

Antalya (1), Diyarbakır (1), Eskişehir (1).

Judicial process

There were four perpetrators who raped women. Three perpetrators were arrested, legal action was initiated against one perpetrator.

Harassment

Men harassed at least 16 women in September. This figure was 10 in the same month last year.

Men harassed seven women verbally and physically. Men harassed nine women by filming them or taking their photographs.

Men harassed 16 women in places outside of the house.

One woman was harassed by her ex-boyfriend, one by a taxi driver, one by her ex-husband, one by a health worker, one by a teacher who was her colleague, and 10 women by four men whose degree of acquaintance with them was not reported in the press.

Provinces where men harassed women

Ankara (1), Bursa (7), Denizli (2), Dersim (2), İstanbul (4), Karabük (1).

Judicial process

There were nine perpetrators who harassed women. Only one perpetrator was arrested.

Three perpetrators were banned from their professions. Judicial processes regarding four perpetrators were not reported in the press. A lawsuit was filed against one perpetrator.

Child abuse

Men abused at least 12 girls and boys in September. This figure was 13 in the same month last year.

One child was abused by a man who claimed to be their "boyfriend," one by their father, one by a driver, one by two relatives of them, and one by their teacher. The degree of acquaintance between seven children and the seven men who abused them was not reported in the press.

Men abused children in places outside of the house.

Provinces where men abused children

Aydın (1), Burdur (1), İstanbul (5), İzmir (1), Kocaeli (1), Maraş (1), Rize (1), Tekirdağ (1)

Judicial process

There were 13 perpetrators who abused children. Only six perpetrators were arrested. A lawsuit was filed against one perpetrator, one perpetrator was detained, two perpetrators were released, and legal action was initiated against one perpetrator. Judicial proceedings regarding two perpetrators were not reported in the press.

Violence/Injury

Men inflicted violence on 71 women in September. This figure was 65 in the same month last year.

At least 12 women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "critical" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least 13 women by violating "protection orders."

Provinces where men inflicted violence on women

Adana (2), Adıyaman (1), Ankara (2), Antalya (1), Aydın (1), Bursa (3), Denizli (1), Düzce (1), Edirne (25), İstanbul (20), Kayseri (3), Kırıkkale (1), Kocaeli (1), Mersin (1), Niğde (1), Sakarya (2), Samsun (1),

Tekirdağ (2), Urfa (2).

At least 49 women were injured by their husbands or boyfriends. Five women were subjected to violence from family members such as their sons and fathers. The degree of acquaintance between eight women and the 11 men who inflicted violence on them was not reported in the press.

Nine women were subjected to violence from at least 10 police officers.

Men inflicted violence on at least 16 women because they wanted to break up or did not want to make peace. Men attacked one woman with "racist motives," and inflicted violence on nine women during "social events." Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 44 women were not reported in the press.

Men injured 50 women by battering them, and burned two women. Men injured 10 women with firearms, and detained nine women.

Men inflicted violence on 30 women in places outside of the house such as workplaces, buses and forests, and 28 women at home. The places where men inflicted violence on 13 women were not reported in the press.

Judicial process

There were 72 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only three perpetrators were arrested. Judicial proceedings regarding eight perpetrators were reported in the press as "legal action has been initiated," three perpetrators were reported as "escaped" and "wanted." 12 perpetrators were detained. Judicial proceedings regarding at least 46 perpetrators were not reported in the press.

Forced sex work

Men forced at least two women to do sex work in September. This figure was 78 in the same month last year. The women who were forced to do sex work were not from Türkiye.

Provinces where women were forced to do sex work

Antalya (2)

Judicial process

There were three perpetrators who forced women to do sex work. All of them were arrested.

Explanation

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)

*Fotoğraflar: Fatoş Erdoğan, Evrim Kepenek