violence against women

The second hearing of the case regarding the murder of Italian artist Pippa Bacca by Murat Karataş was held today. The accused admitted his quilt. The next hearing will be on December 16.

The women of the Women Workers Association (EKD) condemned the attack of the male prisoners on the female prisoners.

Özlem Arslan, a young woman from Ağrı in the eastern Turkey, was murdered two hours after her divorce. The reason for her divorce was her husband’s intention to have another wife in addition to her.

The trial of the murderer of Pippa Bacca, who was killed during her hitchhiking trip to Israel for “peace”, has begun today. Her mother says she has no prejudice against the Turkish people, but wants justice for her daughter.

Petty Officer Hüseyin Güneş Özmen’s trial for murdering his wife, intern doctor Ayşe Yılbaş, has been postponed to November 7, since neither him nor his report for mental instability were at the court.

A member of the Supreme Curt of Appeals 1st Penal Chamber, announced that he would require there to be a “family council decision” in a murder with a motive of custom. Women lawyers say there is no such requirement in the law.

Accused Mustafa Karataş for the murder of Pippa Bacca, the Italian artist and peace activist, will face life sentence without parole. Bicca was hitchhiking from Milan to Tel Aviv for peace in the Middle East.

Following the Democratic Society Party and the Republican People’s Party, the Justice and Development Party introduces a bill that will make “sexual harassment” a crime not requiring a complaint.

The Petty Officer who killed his wife Ayşe Yılbaş, an intern doctor, claims he was not stable mentally during the murder. The women’s organizations were not allowed to join the case on side of the victim.

Six UN organs got together in a public announcement to emphasize how the violence against women can easily include a dimension of torture and they demanded more protection for women in the processes for the prevention of torture.

The court rejects the application by women’s organizations to join the trial process because they did not experience any damage. The women say they will continue demanding. Their goal is to prevent the unjust provocation reduction.

The court will discuss the request by Purple Roof Women’s Shelter to join the court process on June 12. The women’s organizations say that they take a side in this trial.

The prosecutor releases the husband who gave a beating to his wife for not conceiving a son. Lawyer Moroğlu says that this is against the new Penal Code, but the authorities are usually reluctant to apply the new measures.

Tilila, one of the first shelters for women victims of violence, highlights the contradictions persisting in the Moroccan judicial system.

Ten-year conflict between armed Islamists and the civil army continue victimizing Algerian women in extreme ways. The violence of Islamists started in 1992, when Algerians discovered the use of punitive raids against women.

Amnesty International presents its yearly report. With the freedom of expression violations, the Dink murder, the Malatya massacre, the police violation and the like, the section of the report about Turkey paints a bleak picture.

Ayşe Yılbaş and her mother appealed to the authorities many times for protection. Ironically, the accused husband managed to get protection for himself at the first court hearing. An intern at a medical school, her education was cut short by twelve bullets.

The Feminist Kollektif (Feminist Collective) sat in front of the Galatasaray High School in protest of the murder of Pippa Bacca. “We are sad, we are worried and we are angry,” said the women during the protest.