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femicide
Turkish ministries ordered to pay compensation over failure in femicide case
A 31-year-old woman was killed by her estranged husband in 2022 despite a restraining order.
Today 13:03
Evrim Kepenek
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‘Femicides are political’: Protests across Turkey after murders of two 19-year-old women
Protesters hold the government responsible for what they call the policies of impunity and demand an effective implementation of the law on violence against women.
7 October 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Court acquits defendant in murder case of Russian feminist activist
Anastasia Yemelyanova was killed in Turkey in September last year.
28 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Family of Iranian teacher killed by ex-husband call for justice
Family members of Ziba Sayyad who reside in Turkey are following the legal proceedings.
25 March 2024
Man who killed Ezgi Zerkin still wanted a year later
"Is the police so impotent that they are not able to catch a murderer? You find and detain those who make stickers, or the child who steals bread, but the murderers are able to live freely. This is not a shame on us, it is a shame on you," said Ezgi's mother.
1 August 2023
Court rejects request to open grave to see if murder verdict really killed himself in prison
14 years ago Münevver Karabulut was killed brutally, chopped to pieces, and thrown into the garbage. The verdict, coming from a wealthy family, was reported to have killed himself in prison in 2014. Karabulut's family wants the grave to be opened to find out if he did not actually escape prison.
10 April 2023
'Expected' deaths: Dina and Gina
It is clear that the death of the university student Dina, is not an "unexpected" but "expected" one with hatred toward migrants agitated by many. The opposition parties have to speak up urgently in order to stop such hostility.
9 April 2023
Evrim Kepenek
MALE VIOLENCE 2022
Men killed at least 327 women in 2022
In 2022, men killed at least 327 women and 39 children in Turkey. Men raped 32 women, forced 442 women to sex work, harassed 156 women, and abused 238 children. Men injured 793 women in 2022.
12 February 2023
Evrim Kepenek
Akşener reacts to court's ruling on femicides
"This encourages men to kill women," said İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener regarding unjust provocation reduction granted to perpetrators of femicides in Turkey.
22 June 2022
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: Defendant's sentence reduced due to 'unjust provocation'
The perpetrator who killed and burned Pınar Gültekin has been sentenced to 14 and a half years in prison. The court's decision triggered outrage among women.
21 June 2022
Evrim Kepenek
MALE VIOLENCE
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: One defendant released
At the third hearing of the trial over Pınar Gültekin’s killing in Muğla, Mertcan A. has been released while the court board has rejected the request for recusal raised by the Gültekin family’s attorney at the previous hearing.
16 February 2021
Request for recusal in Pınar Gültekin feminicide case
Rezan Epözdemir, the attorney of the Gültekin family, has indicated that the court board is trying to reduce the sentence of the defendant due to unjust provocation and demanded recusal. The next hearing will be held on February 15.
5 January 2021
Male violence: Kemal D. detained for ‘killing’ Aylin Sözer
A man named Kemal D. has been detained for “killing” academic Aylin Sözer in İstanbul. The feminicide has caused a public outrage on social media.
29 December 2020
Defendant Given Aggravated life Sentence in Feminicide Case
Süleyman Kara was under trial for the murder of Cemile Balcı in northwestern Kocaeli province.
20 November 2019
Prosecutor Requests Aggravated Life Sentence for Emine Bulut's Ex-Husband
Bulut's ex-husband has been charged with "premeditated murder with monstrous feeling," which requires an aggravated life sentence.
23 August 2019
ŞULE ÇET CASE
Examination at Scene of Incident in Şule Çet Case Conducted Without Arrested Defendants
An examination has been conducted at the scene of incident where university student Şule Çet suspiciously died after falling off the 20th floor of a high-rise building in Ankara in 2018. The arrested defendants have not been brought to the examination.
18 June 2019
Women Demand Justice for Şule Çet With a Video: “Query the Criminal”
The second hearing of the case regarding the murder of Şule Çet, who suspiciously lost her life by falling off the 20th floor of a high-rise building, will be held on May 15. Women have demanded justice for Şule Çet with a video: “Query the Criminal!”
4 April 2019
Özgecan Aslan Commemorated With Flowers
Özgecan Aslan, who was sexually assaulted and killed in 2015, has been commemorated at her grave by her family and friends. In İstanbul, women gathered for Aslan.
12 February 2019
HDP Submits Inquiry Regarding Data on and Causes of Femicides
Peoples' Democratic Party MP Gülüm has said that compilation of data regarding femicides and revealing their causes are a duty of the state.
9 January 2019
NOVEMBER 25, 2018
Men Kill 218 Women in First 327 Days of 2018
Men killed at least 218 women and 12 children in Turkey in the first 327 days of 2018 from January 1, 2018 to November 23, 2018.
23 November 2018
Evrim Kepenek
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Transgender Woman Murdered in Samsun
A man has killed his 24-year-old transgender girlfriend Simge Sezer in Samsun. The man has claimed that he committed the murder “because his manhood was ridiculed.” In 2017, two transgender women were killed and 11 of them were subjected to attacks.
16 July 2018
Men Kill 31 Women in December
Men have killed 31 women, five girls and two men who tried to prevent murders in December. Two women heavily wounded “survived by feigning death”.
12 January 2018
Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Men Kill 15 Women, 3 Girls in November
Men killed at least 15 women, three girls and seven men in November. 20% of the women were killed for attempting to break up or divorce, or rejecting the proposal to recommence the relationship.
9 December 2017
Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Prison Sentence over ‘Major Sexual Assault’ For Özgecan’s Murderer
Ruling on the case of Özgecan Aslan’s murderer that was reversed in part by the Supreme Court of Appeal, the lower court has insisted on its earlier decision of penalty increase for “major sexual assault” and increased the prison sentence from 15 to 22 years and 6 months.
2 October 2017
Özgecan Aslan’s Murderers Sentenced to Aggravated Life Imprisonment
All three suspects have been sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment in murder trial of Özgecan Aslan.
3 December 2015
Men Kill 23 Women in November
Men have killed 23 women in November, 35 percent of women murdered for seeking divorce/break up or for rejecting proposal to make up.
2 December 2015
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FEMICIDE MAP
Who, Where, How: Femicide Map of Five Years
At what age and where were women murdered and on what pretexts? Did they demand protection before the murder? Was she systematically being exposed to violence? Could the murders have been prevented? All the details about women who were murdered by men are here.
25 November 2015
Ceyda Ulukaya
Male Violence
Life Sentence for Husband
In the court case of Esin Güneş, who was thrown down a precipice and killed, her husband has received a life sentence. The lawyer will also file a criminal complaint against public officials who protected the defendants.
14 March 2013
Çiçek Tahaoğlu
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