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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 34 women and raped seven women in Turkey in December 2021.
In December, the deaths of at least 13 women (in İstanbul (2), Ankara (2), Urfa (1), Kocaeli (2), Diyarbakır (1), Bingöl (1), Maraş (1), Balıkesir (1), Karabük (1), Muğla (1)) were reported in the press as suspicious.
One of the suspicious deaths was that of a trans woman.
In Siirt, the death of one woman was reported in the press as "unidentified murder". In İstanbul, one man attempted to kill a woman. In Antep, one man threatened his ex-wife "with death".
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2021 – 2020-2019 In 2021, men killed 324 women, harassed 424 women, abused 208 children and raped 96 women. Men forced at least 772 women to sex work and inflicted violence on at least 793 women. In 2021, the deaths of 213 women were reported in the news as "suspicious" while men killed at least 34 children in this period. In 2020, men killed at least 284 women, harassed 147 women, abused 265 children and raped 96 women. Men forced at least 818 women to sex work and inflicted violence on at least 792 women. In 2019, men killed at least 328 women and 15 children, raped 51 women, forced 712 women to sex work, harassed 232 women and abused 279 children. In 2019, men inflicted violence on 630 women and the deaths of at least 134 women were reported in the press as "suspicious". NOTE: The data in this male violence monitoring report does not include the data on the feminicides committed in 2021, but not reported in the press in the months when they were committed. We add this number to the annual male violence monitoring report. |
Feminicide
In December 2021, men killed at least 34 women; last December, this number was 24. Two women killed by men were from Syria, one woman was from Tunisia and one woman was from Uzbekistan.
Women killed by men in December Ayşegül T., Cahide C., Cemile D., Derya Damla Y., Derya Gül, Fatma H., Feriha Temiz, Gülderen Ç., Gülsenem Y., Gülser U., Güzin Ç., Hatun M., Hayriye Aylin Alkutay, Hibetullah el Muhammed el Nasır, Hülya Alacay, Hürmet D., Kadriye Başçı, Kezban Meşe, Kübra E., Lola Ibatova, Mariyam Aloui Ep Guitni, Melike Yağmur, Meral B., Meryem Yılmaz, Mülkiye Kazan, Nazik S., Nebahat Er, Nebahat Ö., Özlem Çopur, Ruliye A., Selva El Hinedi, Sevda Yalın, Ümmün Gülsüm B., Zehra Ç. |
Provinces where men killed the women Adana (3), Ankara (2), Antalya (6), Bursa (2), Erzincan (1), Giresun (1), İstanbul (2), İzmir (1), Kayseri (2), Kocaeli (4), Mardin (3), Mersin (1), Muğla (1), Rize (1), Şırnak (1), Trabzon (1), Urfa (2) |
The "excuses" of men for killing 24 women were not reported in the news. Men killed seven women "because they did not want reconciliation" and "wanted to have a divorce".
Men killed one woman because "she did not accept the marriage proposal" and two women because "they were jealous".
27 women were killed by their husbands, boyfriends and ex-boyfriends. Three women were killed by their family members such as father and son. One woman was killed by her step son and one woman by her son-in-law. The relationships between the two women and the two men who killed them were not reported in the press.
Men killed half of the women inside the house.
Men killed 19 women inside the house while they killed 11 women in places outside the house such as workplaces, streets and parks. The scenes of four feminicides were not reported in the news.
Men killed more than half of the women with firearms.
Men killed 21 women with firearms, 10 women with sharp objects and two women by battering them. The method of killing in one feminicide was not reported in the press.
Judicial process There were at least 33 male perpetrators who killed women. 20 perpetrators were arrested, one perpetrator was detained and one perpetrator was released "due to lack of evidence". 11 perpetrators committed suicide. * The judicial processes of the male perpetrators who committed suicide were not reported in the press. |
Feminicides reported in the press in December In Sivas, a woman named S.D. (43) was found shot to death with a hunting rifle at her home on November 24. Her husband D.D. (45) was arrested as part of the investigation. |
Child murder
Men killed at least four children in December 2021. Last December, this number was two.
Three children were killed by their fathers while one child was killed by her/his step father.
Names of children killed by men Defne Ü., Devran P., Hazal K., Yasemin Nur Ş., |
Provinces where men killed the children Kayseri (1), Kırıkkale (1), İstanbul (2) |
Judicial process There were four perpetrators who killed children. Two perpetrators were arrested and two perpetrators committed suicide. |
Sexual assault/ Rape
In December 2021, men raped at least seven women. Last December, men raped four women.
One woman raped by men was from Uzbekistan, one woman was from Azerbaijan and one woman was from Russia.
One woman was raped by her ex-boyfriend and one woman was raped by her husband. The relationships between five women and the 11 men who raped them were not reported in the press.
Men raped five women in places outside the house such as woods and streets while they raped two women inside the house.
Provinces where men raped women Ankara (1), Antalya (2), Hatay (1), İstanbul (3). |
Judicial process There were 13 perpetrators who raped women. Only one perpetrator was arrested. One perpetrator was "suspended from home". One perpetrator was taken into custody. 10 perpetrators were released. |
Harassment
Men harassed at least 12 women in December 2021. This figure was 11 in the same month last year.
Two women were harassed by their doctor and one woman was harassed by her neighbor. Nine women did not know the men who harassed them.
Men harassed 12 women verbally and physically. Men harassed women in places outside such as subways and streets.
Provinces where men harassed women İstanbul (5), Kocaeli (2), Niğde (1), Zonguldak (4) |
Judicial process There were nine perpetrators who harassed women. Only one of them was arrested. Six perpetrators were detained. Legal action was taken against one perpetrator. One perpetrator was released.
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Child abuse
Men abused at least 37 boys and girls. This figure was eight in the same month last year.
At least 17 children were harassed by three teachers, seven chiildren were harassed by a religion teacher, one child was harassed by her "husband" whom she was forced to marry, one child was harassed by their stepfather, and one child by a relative of them. The degree of acquaintance between 10 men and at least nine children whom they harassed was not reported in the press.
Men harassed two children at home and 35 children outside (streets, grocery stores, religion course).
Provinces where men abused children Adana (1), Afyon (2), Ankara (1), Aydın (3), Diyarbakır (1), Erzurum (7), İzmir (8), Kocaeli (1), Mardin (1), Muğla (1), Samsun (10), Urfa (1). |
Judicial process There were 18 perpetrators. Only eight perpetrators were arrested. Four perpetrators were detained. The process about one perpetrator was reported as "removed from office." One perpetrator was released. Judicial processes about four perpetrators were not reported in then press.
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Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women in December. This figure was also 61 in the same month last year.
Eight women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "serious" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least five women by violating "restraining orders." One man attacked a woman after breaking the ankle monitor.
One of the women who was subjected to violence from men was from Syria. Men had been systematically violent with at least three women.
Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (5), Ankara (1), Antalya (3), Antep (1), Aydın (1), Bursa (1), Diyarbakır (1), Edirne (19), Elazığ (2), Isparta (1), İstanbul (7), İzmir (1), Kastamonu (1), Kayseri (1), Kırıkkale (1), Kırklareli (2), Kocaeli (4), Konya (1), Kütahya (1), Sakarya (1), Sivas (2), Tokat (1), Urfa (2) |
At least 45 women were subjected to violence from their fiances, husbands, and boyfriends. Two women were subjected to violence from their actor colleagues, one woman from a relative of her, one woman from a friend of her, one woman from a deliverer, one woman from a political party executive, two women from her sons, and one woman from police. The degree of acquaintance between seven women and seven men who inflicted violence on them was not reported in the press.
Men inflicted violence on seven women because "they wanted to break up or did not want to make peace" and four women because of "jealousy." Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 50 women were not reported in the press.
Men injured 40 women by battering them, nine women with sharp objects, seven women with firearms, and three women by burning them. Men inflicted violence on two women by digital means.
Men inflicted violence on 12 women outside (car, workplace, bus, forest) and 41 women at home. The places where men injured six women were not reported in the press. Men inflicted violence on two women in digital environments.
Judicial process There were at least 60 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only five perpetrators were arrested. Legal action was taken against 21 perpetrators. One perpetrator was released on probation. A restraining order was issued against one perpetrator. Judicial processes about 16 perpetrators were not reported in the press.
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Forced sex work
Men forced at least 130 women to sex work in December. This figure was 43 in the same month last year. 35 women who were forced to sex work were no citizens of Turkey. There were children among those who were forced to sex work.
Judicial process There were 142 perpetrators who forced women to sex work. 115 perpetrators were detained and 27 perpetrators were arrested. |
ExplanationThe 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
