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Court releases the man ‘who caused the death’ of Kaplan
Court releases the man ‘who caused the death’ of Kaplan
Put on trial for “sexually assaulting” Edanur Kaplan and “driving her to suicide”, arrested defendants Yusuf G. and Mehmet A. had their fourth hearing. The court, by a majority of votes, has ruled that Yusuf G. shall be released.
22 March 2022
AKP’s draft law on male violence is ‘deficient, but positive’, says lawyer
STALKING TO BE PUNISHABLE ACT
AKP’s draft law on male violence is ‘deficient, but positive’, says lawyer
Lawyer Ceren Akkaya has spoken to bianet about the legislative proposal poised to make male violence punishable by arrest: “It is good that stalking is defined as a crime in itself. But the penalties foreseen by the draft law are far from being deterrent”.
17 March 2022 Evrim Kepenek
AKP submits legislative proposal on ‘violence against women, healthcare workers’
AKP submits legislative proposal on ‘violence against women, healthcare workers’
“Our draft law involves the prevention of violence against women and employee personal rights of our health workers,” said ruling AKP Grup Deputy Chair Turan and AKP Ankara MP Çam during their press conference at the Parliament.
17 March 2022
Facing aggravated life sentence for killing Duygu Delen, man acquitted
Facing aggravated life sentence for killing Duygu Delen, man acquitted
At the final hearing of the trial over the death of Duygu Delen (17) in Antep, murder suspect Mehmet K. has been acquitted and given a ruling of release.
4 March 2022
Erdoğan unveils new ‘reforms’ in Turkey's struggle against male violence
Erdoğan unveils new ‘reforms’ in Turkey's struggle against male violence
President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has said, “The violence inflicted on the woman on the sole basis of her gender, especially the act of killing, is not and cannot be accepted by anyone who is a human.”
4 March 2022
Men kill 22 women in February
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT FEBRUARY 2022
Men kill 22 women in February
Men inflicted violence on at least 78 women, killed at least two children, abused at least 26 girls and boys, harassed at least seven women and forced 107 women to do sex work in Turkey in February 2022.
4 March 2022 Evrim Kepenek
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
Suspect who killed 16-year-old Sıla Şentürk in Giresun arrested
Suspect who killed 16-year-old Sıla Şentürk in Giresun arrested
The Chair of Giresun Bar Association has said that the news alleging that her family forced Sıla Şentürk to get engaged do not reflect the truth. The Ministry of Family and Social Services has also released a written statement about the incident.
17 February 2022
Male violence | Hüseyin Can G. kills 16-year-old Sıla
Male violence | Hüseyin Can G. kills 16-year-old Sıla
Suspect Hüseyin Can G. was caught at the Ordu-Giresun Airport and taken to the Giresun Security Directorate. 21-year-old G. has been referred to the courthouse.
17 February 2022
Sexual violence, threat against trans women in İstanbul
MALE VIOLENCE IN TARLABAŞI
Sexual violence, threat against trans women in İstanbul
Rights advocates will take legal action against the racketeering, sexual violence and threats against trans women in Taksim’s Tarlabaşı in Beyoğlu: "We don't deserve any of this. We want to live freely in our own country."
15 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
Men kill at least 339 women in 2021
MALE VIOLENCE 2021
Men kill at least 339 women in 2021
In 2021, men killed at least 339 women and 34 children in Turkey. Men raped 96 women, forced 772 women to sex work, harassed 424 women and abused 208 children. Men injured and inflicted violence on at least 793 women in 2021.
14 February 2022 Evrim Kepenek
Video and graphic of male violence in 2021
Video and graphic of male violence in 2021
In 2021, men killed at least 339 women and 34 children, including babies, in Turkey. Men inflicted violence on at least 793 women in 2021.
14 February 2022
Men kill 23 women in January
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT JANUARY 2022
Men kill 23 women in January
In January 2022, men inflicted violence on at least 57 women, killed at least three children, abused at least 27 girls and boys, harassed at least eight women and forced at least 24 women to sex work in Turkey.
8 February 2022 Evrim Kepenek
'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
Scholarship support to children who lost mothers to male violence, subjected to abuse
Scholarship support to children who lost mothers to male violence, subjected to abuse
With a solidarity protocol signed by two associations, the children who were subjected to abuse and who lost their mothers to male violence will be provided with scholarships throughout their secondary and higher education.
1 February 2022
An İYİ Party district chair in İstanbul accused of psychological violence against a woman
An İYİ Party district chair in İstanbul accused of psychological violence against a woman
While opposition İYİ Party İstanbul Bağcılar Chair Karabal faces allegations of violence against a woman from the party, his son attacked the ones who stood in solidarity with her. One person was hospitalized for a month due to the blows he had received.
26 January 2022
'Men abused children the most during the pandemic'
'Men abused children the most during the pandemic'
The number of child abuse cases increased in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakır recently. We spoke to experts about the issue.
25 January 2022 Gülistan Korban
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
Only 4 percent of children abused by male strangers, shows report
MAIN OPPOSITION MP
Only 4 percent of children abused by male strangers, shows report
CHP MP Purçu has also referred to the data shared by the İzmir Bar Association, which has announced that the number of lawyers assigned to child abuse cases increased from 1,078 in 2020 to 1,470 in 2021.
24 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
Appeals court increases man's prison term for attacking trans woman Asya
Appeals court increases man's prison term for attacking trans woman Asya
In the trial of the man who attacked Syrian refugee and trans woman Asya with acid, the appeals court has overturned the local court verdict and increased his prison sentence to 12 years. Lawyer Tosun has welcomed the appeals court ruling.
6 January 2022 Evrim Kepenek
Men kill 34 women in December
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT DECEMBER 2021
Men kill 34 women in December
Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women, killed at least four children, abused at least 37 girls and boys, harassed at least 12 women and forced 130 women to sex work in Turkey in December 2021.
5 January 2022 Evrim Kepenek
Survey: 'Situation of human rights in Kurdish regions no different from the 1990s'
Survey: 'Situation of human rights in Kurdish regions no different from the 1990s'
More than 40 percent of the people in Diyarbakır do not trust the country's justice system, according to a new survey by the Diyarbakır Bar Association and the Rawest Research company.
17 December 2021 Ruken Tuncel
'More than 1,000 women kidnapped in Syria's Afrin since Turkey's capture'
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
'More than 1,000 women kidnapped in Syria's Afrin since Turkey's capture'
"Afrin has become a center of looting, robbery, rape and ethnic cleansing," MP Uca has said.
15 December 2021
Minister: Turkey to define stalking as a separate crime
Minister: Turkey to define stalking as a separate crime
Abdülhamit Gül has presented the 2022 budget plan of the Ministry of Justice.
13 December 2021
Former soldier’s prison sentence for sexual assault reduced due to ‘good conduct’
İPEK ER CASE
Former soldier’s prison sentence for sexual assault reduced due to ‘good conduct’
The court ruled that Musa O., a discharged specialized sergeant, should be sentenced to 12 years in prison on charge of “aggravated sexual assault”. The court board has reduced his prison sentence by two years due to “good conduct”.
3 December 2021
Constitutional Court holds public officials liable for not preventing male violence
LANDMARK RULING
Constitutional Court holds public officials liable for not preventing male violence
According to allegations, a woman, fearing for her life, went to the courthouse to file a criminal complaint. The prosecutor reportedly told her, “Why are you here? What are you yapping about? We have to worry about you now?”
3 December 2021
Men kill 34 women in November
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT NOVEMBER 2021
Men kill 34 women in November
Men inflicted violence on at least 62 women, killed at least three children, abused at least 11 girls and boys, harassed at least 16 women and forced 56 women to sex work in Turkey in November 2021.
2 December 2021 Evrim Kepenek
2,416 women, LGBTI+s subjected to violence in Diyarbakır
ANNUAL REPORT
2,416 women, LGBTI+s subjected to violence in Diyarbakır
The Diyarbakır Network for Struggle Against Violence has released its annual report: 2 thousand 416 women and LGBTI+s were subjected to violence in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
26 November 2021
Thirty-six women sought support in a year after harassment in detention
Thirty-six women sought support in a year after harassment in detention
One of the applicants was younger than 18 and police officers were involved in 23 of the incidents, shows a new report.
25 November 2021
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