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According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and news agencies, men killed at least 23 women and raped three women in Turkey in January 2022.
In January, the deaths of the 34 women were reported in the press as suspicious (in Adana (1), Adıyaman (1), Ankara (1), Antalya (3), Antep (2), Aydın (1), Bolu (1), Denizli (2), İstanbul (2), İzmir (2), Kayseri (1), Kırıkkale (1), Konya (2), Maraş (1), Mardin (1), Nevşehir (1), Ordu (3), Rize (1), Sakarya (2), Samsun (1), Şırnak (2), Trabzon (1), Van (1)).
In Düzce and Hatay, men threatened a woman with death.
In Urfa, the death of a woman was reported in the press as "unidentified murder". In Denizli, men attempted to kill a woman.
In Konya, a woman killed her husband who had been systematically inflicting violence on her.
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Feminicide
In January, men killed at least 23 women. Last January, this number was 22. One of the male perpetrators who killed women was a private security guard. Moreover, men killed a man who was with the women.
Women killed by men in January Aysel Y., Canan I., Dilan P. , Dilara Yıldız, Elif T., Emsal E., Esra U., Funda K., Gözde K., Gülbeyaz P., Günay Özyıldız*, Hacer Evlice, Hasanpaşa Ö., Hüda Gün, Keziban K., Naima Gün, Nermin Celep, Nurcan K., Ömür Erez, Raziye Oskay, Safiye G., Safura G., Zeynep Ş. * The trans woman who was killed |
Provinces where men killed women Adana (2), Adıyaman (1), Afyon (2), Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Antep (2), Balıkesir (1), Bursa (1), Denizli (1), İstanbul (6), İzmir (1), Mersin (1), Ordu (1), Tekirdağ (1), Van (1). |
The "excuses" of men for killing 15 women were not reported in the news. Men killed two women "because they were jealous", they killed one woman for "honor" and five women because "they did not want to reconcile" and/or "they wanted to have a divorce".
In January, 17 women were killed by their husbands, boyfriends, ex-husbands. Two women were killed by their sons while three women were killed by their relatives. The degree of relation between one woman and the man who killed her was not reported in the press.
Men killed over half of the women inside the house.
Men killed 15 women inside the house while they killed eight women in places outside the house such as a workplace, street and hospital.
Men killed over half of the women with firearms.
Men killed 10 women with firearms while they killed 10 women with sharp objects and two women by strangling them. The method of killing in one femincide was not reported in the press.
Judicial process There were at least 25 male perpetrators who killed women. 20 perpetrators were arrested. The judicial process of one perpetrator was reported in the press as "wanted". Two perpetrators committed suicide*. One male perpetrator was detained. The judicial process of one perpetrator was not reported in the news. * The processes after their suicides were not reported in the press. |
Feminicides reported in the news in January 2022 * In Mersin, a man named N.A. was arrested on January 8 on the grounds that he had killed the cousin of his wife Muhammet A. (22) by battering him with a piece of wood. It was detected that the man's wife Rim A. (23), not a citizen of Turkey and four-month pregnant, had disappeared after talking to her cousin Muhammet A. on the phone on December 22. Of the six family members detained, one said that N.A. had killed Rim A. and buried her dead body in the reedbed in the backyard of their house. * In Antalya, a man named V.E. (58) killed his friend Saadet Tutkanç (57) at her house on December 17, 2021 and locked her in a dowry chest. The incident was revealed after the man went to the police and confessed his crime on January 4. The man was arrested. * In Ankara, Özge Nur T. (30) fainted and lost her life on March 8, 2021. It was understood that her husband S.T. caused her death by following the instructions of a hodja and battering the woman during an "exorcism session". * In Artvin, a man named F.K. (45) turned out to have killed his wife Sinem K. (38). The police detained the man. He confessed during his interrogation that he had killed the woman and buried her in an empty field. |
Child murder
In January, men killed at least three children. Last January, this number was one. One child was killed by her/his parents, one child by her/his maternal uncle and mother and one child was killed by a friend.
The names of children killed by men Ayşenur K., Edanur D., Gamze S. |
The provinces where men killed children Antalya (1), Antep (1), Burdur (1). |
Judicial process There were three perpetrators who killed children. Three perpetrators were arrested. |
Sexual assault/rape
According to the news reported in the press, men raped at least three women in January 2022. Last January, men had raped nine women. Men raped one woman systematically.
One woman was raped by a grocery man while one woman was raped by a doctor and one woman was raped by a relative. Men raped three women in places outside the house.
The provinces where men raped women Aksaray(1), Antalya (1), Uşak (1). |
Judicial process There were three perpetrators who raped women. Only one perpetrator was arrested. The judicial processes of two perpetrators were not reported in the news. |
Harassment
Men harassed at least eight women in January. This figure was nine in the same month last year.
One woman was harassed by an academic, one by a politician and one by a municipal employee. The degree of acquaintance between five women and the men who harassed them was not reported in the press.
Men harassed two women by taking photos-videos of them and one woman by masturbating in front of her. Men harassed five women verbally and physically.
Men harassed one woman at home and seven women in places outside of home such as workplaces and streets.
Provinces where man harassed women Antalya (1), Bursa (1), Çanakkale (1), İstanbul (3), Kırıkkale (1), Muğla (1) |
Judicial process There were eight perpetrator men who harassed women. Only two of them were arrested. One perpetrator was detained and legal action was taken against one perpetrator. The judicial processes about four perpetrators were not reported in the news. |
Child abuse
Men abused 27 boys and girls in January. This figure was 12 in the month last year.
Two cases of abuse were revealed after the children were impregnated. One of the children whom the men abused had disabilities.
At least three children were abused by their teachers, one was abused by a canteen worker man and one was abused by their elder brother. The degree of acquaintance between at least 18 children and 22 men who abused them was not reported in the news.
Men abused nine children in places outside of home such as schools and streets. Men abused two children at home. The places where men abused 16 children were not reported in the press.
Provinces where men abused children Adana (1), Ankara (2), İstanbul (11), İzmir (5), Kocaeli (1), Mardin (1), Mersin (1), Sakarya (1), Urfa (4) |
Judicial process There were 28 perpetrators who abused children. Only seven perpetrators were arrested. Five perpetrators were detained. Judicial processes about 16 perpetrators were not reported in the news. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 57 women in January. This figure was 60 in the same month last year.
Six women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "critical" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least eight women by violating "protection orders."
One woman who was subjected to violence from men was from Syria and one was from Kyrgyzstan. Men were systematically violent with at least two women.
Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (3), Ankara (2), Aydın (2), Bursa (2), Çorum (1), Diyarbakır (1), Edirne (21), Eskişehir (1), İstanbul (13), İzmir (1), Kayseri (1), Kırıkkale (1), Kilis (1), Kocaeli (1), Muğla (2), Ordu (1), Samsun (1), Urfa (2) |
At least 45 women were subjected to violence from their fiances, husbands and boyfriends. One woman was subjected to violence from a thief, one from the patient she treated, and one from her elder brother. The degree of acquaintance between eight women and the men who inflicted violence on them was not reported in the news.
Men inflicted violence on five women because "they wanted to break up or they did not want to make peace," three women because of "jealousy" and one woman for robbing her. Men's excuses for inflicting violence on 48 women were not reported in the news.
Men injured 42 women by battering them, eight women with sharp objects and five women with firearms. Men set up a bomb in a woman's car and threw one woman off from a balcony.
Men inflicted violence on 15 women in places outside of home such as cars, workplaces, buses and forests and 40 women at home. The places where men inflicted violence on two women were not reported in the press.
Judicial process There were at least 57 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only six perpetrators were arrested. Nine perpetrators were detained and two perpetrators were released. Legal action was taken against 20 perpetrators. One perpetrator was made to wear an ankle bracelet. The judicial processes of at least two perpetrators were reported as "escaped, sought." Judicial processes about at least 17 perpetrators were not reported in the news. |
Forced sex work
Men forced at least 24 women to sex work in January. This figure was 28 in the same month last year. 21 women who were forced to do sex work were not citizens of Turkey. There were children among those who were forced to do sex work.
Judicial process There were 66 perpetrators who forced women to do sex work. 18 perpetrators were detained and 48 were arrested. |
Explanation bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report only covers women who lost their lives as a result of male violence. We do not include any violence cases or crimes that are not gender-based. Throughout the year, we keep track of unidentified murders and suspicious deaths of women in separate monthly tallies but do not add them to the number presented in the headline. At the end of the year, we examine these cases of unidentified murders and suspicious deaths to determine whether the crimes were gender-based. We add the gender-based incidents into the report. We do not include any murders in the reports that are committed by people with psychological disorders (such as murders committed by people with schizophrenia). We include suicide or suicide attempt incidents in the tally only if the woman was subjected to violence/ systematic violence in her past. We cover these suicide incidents in a separate category and do not add suicide cases to the number presented in the headline. In addition, we don't include femicide cases that occur in a mass murder in which the woman was not directly targeted under the condition that the debated incident is not gender based either. Occupations of the offenders only included in the reports when the incident of violence is related to the occupation of the offender. For example, "Woman was murdered at home by his husband, who is a professional soldier." We add the violence committed on children by men, to make the extent of violence visible. |
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*Photo: Evrim Kepenek/bianet
