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Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: Appeals court sentences offender to life imprisonment
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: Appeals court sentences offender to life imprisonment
The lower court had sentenced the perpetrator to 23 years in prison, reducing his sentence due to "unjust provocation."
13 March 2023
Feminicide | Court of Cassation upholds life sentence for killing of Emine Bulut
Feminicide | Court of Cassation upholds life sentence for killing of Emine Bulut
The prosecutor had appealed against the verdict, alleging that the defendant's sentence should be reduced due to "good conduct" and "unjust provocation."
16 May 2022
Feminicide | Man sentenced to 10 years in prison over the death of Esra Hankulu
Feminicide | Man sentenced to 10 years in prison over the death of Esra Hankulu
The court has handed down its ruling in the trial of three defendants, including Ümitcan U., over the death of Esra Hankulu in Ankara’s Mamak district.
13 April 2022
Feminicide of Pınar Gültekin | Mertcan A. arrested again
Feminicide of Pınar Gültekin | Mertcan A. arrested again
In the trial over the feminicide of Pınar Gültekin, arrested perpetrator Cemal Metin A.’s brother Mertcan A. has been arrested. He was released pending trial.
22 February 2022
Man who killed four women in Belgium released in Turkey despite life sentence
MALE VIOLENCE
Man who killed four women in Belgium released in Turkey despite life sentence
The Justice Ministry of Belgium has stated that the authorities in Turkey have not officially informed them about the release of Osman Çallı.
15 February 2022
Doctor suspended from profession over report blaming murdered woman
Doctor suspended from profession over report blaming murdered woman
University student Şule Çet was sexually assaulted and killed in 2018. Preparing a scientific opinion report about the incident, Dr. Aydın had said the woman accepting to have a drink with a man showed "she had consented to sexual intercourse."
11 February 2022
'We increase penalties, but incidents continue,’ says Turkey's new justice minister
MALE VIOLENCE
'We increase penalties, but incidents continue,’ says Turkey's new justice minister
Justice Minister Bozdağ spoke at the “Meeting of Struggle Against Domestic Violence and Violence Against Women.” He said, “We have increased the penalties and measures, but incidents continue. A murder is a murder though the number drops.”
3 February 2022
Feminicide | Pınar Gültekin ‘was burned alive’, finds forensic medical report
Feminicide | Pınar Gültekin ‘was burned alive’, finds forensic medical report
In the trial over the feminicide of Pınar Gültekin, a panel of experts has prepared a forensic medical report and found that Gültekin was subjected to the flames when she was alive and lost her life.
25 January 2022
‘Unsafe working environments pave the way for feminicides as well,' says TTB
FEMINICIDE OF ÖMÜR EREZ
‘Unsafe working environments pave the way for feminicides as well,' says TTB
The Turkish Medical Association has released a statement about the killing of nurse Ömür Erez at a family health center: “She was not only killed by a man. The ones who abolished the İstanbul Convention and misogynist policies massacred her.”
21 January 2022
Man who killed Yağmur Önüt sentenced to 16 years, 8 months in prison
Man who killed Yağmur Önüt sentenced to 16 years, 8 months in prison
The Court of Cassation had overturned a ruling for "causing a death by gross negligence."
18 January 2022
Şule Çet case | Defendants’ lawyer sentenced to prison
Şule Çet case | Defendants’ lawyer sentenced to prison
The lawyer of the defendants convicted over the death of Şule Çet has been sentenced to prison for “unlawfully obtaining and disseminating her personal data”.
5 January 2022
Yağmur Önüt case: Why is a woman's murderer protected?
WOMEN’S AGENDA / EVRİM KEPENEK
Yağmur Önüt case: Why is a woman's murderer protected?
A male violence case ahead of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women… Yağmur Önüt's mother is seeking justice for her only child whom she calls “my youth, my life, my fairy world.”
22 November 2021 Evrim Kepenek
For the first time, Turkey's Constitutional Court finds the state guilty in a feminicide
For the first time, Turkey's Constitutional Court finds the state guilty in a feminicide
The investigation into the officials who failed to take adequate measures to prevent a woman's killing will be reopened again, the top court has ruled.
1 October 2021
4 more suspects to be put on trial over the feminicide of Pınar Gültekin
4 more suspects to be put on trial over the feminicide of Pınar Gültekin
The Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has demanded that the parents and ex-wife of arrested defendant Cemal Metin A. as well as Şükrü Gökhan O. be separately penalized for trying to hide the evidence in the Pınar Gültekin feminicide case.
7 September 2021
Ayşe Tuba Arslan case | Court deems ‘My dear’ message ‘unjust provocation’
MALE VIOLENCE
Ayşe Tuba Arslan case | Court deems ‘My dear’ message ‘unjust provocation’
The court has pronounced its detailed judgement in the trial over the feminicide of Ayşe Tuba Arslan. According to the court, a message addressing Arslan as “my dear” was a reason for reducing the prison sentence of the perpetrator.
14 July 2021
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case | 'The private life of the deceased is put on trial'
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case | 'The private life of the deceased is put on trial'
In the trial over the feminicide of Pınar Gültekin in Muğla, arrested defendant Cemal Metin A. pressed charges over the social media posts shared under the hashtag “Justice for Pınar Gültekin”, claiming that there is “an attempt to lynch him.”
12 July 2021
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case | ‘Defendant’s parents, partner to be indicted’
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case | ‘Defendant’s parents, partner to be indicted’
Rezan Epözdemir, the lawyer of Pınar Gültekin’s family, previously applied to the Court of Cassation about the non-prosecution of arrested defendant Cemal Metin A.’s parents and business partner and demanded “reversal for the sake of law”.
12 July 2021
Mr. Minister; 14 women were killed in unsolved murders in Turkey in 2020
WOMEN’S AGENDA / EVRİM KEPENEK
Mr. Minister; 14 women were killed in unsolved murders in Turkey in 2020
Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu said, “There was no unidentified murder of women in 2020.” Neither the numbers nor the names of some women constantly on the public agenda confirm what the Minister claimed.
31 May 2021 Evrim Kepenek
After academic Sözer’s feminicide: ‘Let’s end violence together’
After academic Sözer’s feminicide: ‘Let’s end violence together’
After Aylin Sözer, an academic from İstanbul Aydın University, was killed by a man named Kemal D., “Let’s End Violence Together Platform” has been founded. Dr. Lecturer Cemre Erciyes has spoken to bianet about the platform.
6 April 2021 Evrim Kepenek
3 ministries make defense in Ayşe Tuba Arslan feminicide case
3 ministries make defense in Ayşe Tuba Arslan feminicide case
Killed by her ex-husband despite 23 criminal complaints and several protection orders, Ayşe Tuba Arslan’s parents filed a suit for damages. The Ministries of Justice, Interior and Family have presented their defense statements as part of this case.
31 March 2021
Feminicide of Şengül: Man given aggravated life sentence
UPPER COURT RULING
Feminicide of Şengül: Man given aggravated life sentence
In the trial over the killing of Fatma Şengül in İstanbul, the upper court has overturned the local court verdict and reversed the sentence reduction given to defendant Zeynel Akbaş due to “unjust provocation.”
22 February 2021
Appeals against defendant’s release in Pınar Gültekin feminicide case
Appeals against defendant’s release in Pınar Gültekin feminicide case
After the local court released one of the defendants in the trial over the killing of Pınar Gültekin, both the Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and the family’s attorney have objected to the release of the defendant.
17 February 2021
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.
5 January 2021
‘Not preventing feminicides is government's political preference’
HDP’S ACAR BAŞARAN
‘Not preventing feminicides is government's political preference’
“2020 was an indication that the 18-year policies of the AKP government were misogynist and how not a single step had been taken for women’s good for 18 years,” says HDP Women Assembly’s Spokesperson Ayşe Acar Başaran.
31 December 2020
‘The real murderers are the state and judiciary that cannot protect women’
DİKİLİ WOMEN’S PLATFORM
‘The real murderers are the state and judiciary that cannot protect women’
Noting that four women were killed by men in Turkey in a single day, the Dikili Women’s Platform in İzmir has asked why the İstanbul Convention is not implemented in the country to protect women from male violence.
31 December 2020
University holds a ceremony in memory of Aylin Sözer
FEMINICIDE
University holds a ceremony in memory of Aylin Sözer
İstanbul Aydın University held a ceremony for academic Aylin Sözer, who was killed in a feminicide in İstanbul yesterday. “We have lost the apple of our eye,” said University President Prof. Yadigar İzmirli.
30 December 2020
Reactions against Aylin Sözer’s feminicide
MALE VIOLENCE
Reactions against Aylin Sözer’s feminicide
While Emine Erdoğan, the spouse of President Erdoğan, has said, “It opens a deep wound in our hearts”, Minister of Justice Gül and Minister of Family and Labor Zümrüt Selçuk have stressed that “the judiciary will do what is necessary.”
30 December 2020
Feminicide: Selda T. killed by spouse
Feminicide: Selda T. killed by spouse
Mehmet T. has been taken into custody after reportedly shooting his spouse dead.
30 December 2020
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
Men kill 31 women in November
Men kill 31 women in November
Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women, killed two children, abused 31 children, including boys, harassed 14 women and forced 60 women to sex work.
3 December 2020 Evrim Kepenek
‘Violence against women cannot decline in such an environment’
CHP WOMEN’S BRANCH CHAIR NAZLIAKA
‘Violence against women cannot decline in such an environment’
Main opposition CHP Women’s Branch Chair Nazlıaka has denounced the Interior Ministry statement indicating that the number feminicides decreased by 27 percent in the first 10 months of 2020 when compared to the same period last year.
11 November 2020
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