content tagged with femicide

‘Femicides are political’: Protests across Turkey after murders of two 19-year-old women

‘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

Court acquits defendant in murder case of Russian feminist activist

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

Family of Iranian teacher killed by ex-husband call for justice

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.

Man who killed Ezgi Zerkin still wanted a year later

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.

Court rejects request to open grave to see if murder verdict really killed himself in prison

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.

'Expected' deaths: Dina and Gina

'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

Men killed at least 327 women in 2022

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

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.

Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: Defendant's sentence reduced due to 'unjust provocation'

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

Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: One defendant released

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

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.

Male violence: Kemal D. detained for ‘killing’ Aylin Sözer

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

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

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.

Examination at Scene of Incident in Şule Çet Case Conducted Without Arrested Defendants

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.

Women Demand Justice for Şule Çet With a Video: “Query the Criminal”

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!”

Özgecan Aslan Commemorated With Flowers

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

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.

Men Kill 218 Women in First 327 Days of 2018

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

Transgender Woman Murdered in Samsun

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.

Men Kill 31 Women in December

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 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

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.

Özgecan Aslan’s Murderers Sentenced to Aggravated Life Imprisonment

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 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 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Who, Where, How: Femicide Map of Five Years

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

Life Sentence for Husband

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