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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 19 women and three children in December.
In December, the deaths of at least 27 women (Burdur (1), Ordu (1), Muğla (1), Sakarya (1), Diyarbakır (1), Bursa (1), Eskişehir (1), Niğde (1), Sinop (1), Antep (1), İstanbul (6), Antalya (2), Sakarya (1), Denizli (1), Bilecik (1), Sivas (1), Siirt (1), Zonguldak (1), Adana (1), Iğdır (1), Trabzon (1)) olarak yansıdı. were "suspicious."
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Men inflicted violence on at least 65 women, abused at least 29 girls and boys, and harassed at least 16 women. Men raped at least six women in December.
The death of a woman in Ankara was reported in the press as an "unsolved murder."
2022-2021-2020-2019 In 2022, men killed at least 327 women, harassed 156 women, abused 238 children, inflicted violence on 793 women, and raped 32 women. Men forced at least 442 women to do sex work. The deaths of 198 women were "suspicious." Men killed 39 children. In 2021, men killed at least 324 women, harassed 424 women, abused 208 children, inflicted violence on 793 women, and raped 96 women, forced 772 women to do sex work, and killed 34 children. The deaths of 198 women were "suspicious." In 2020, men killed at least 284 women, harassed 147 women, abused 265 children, inflicted violence on 792 women, and raped 96 women, forced 818 women to do sex work, and killed 34 children. In 2019, men killed at least 328 women and 15 children, harassed 232 women, abused 279 children, inflicted violence on 630 women, and forced 712 women to do sex work. The deaths of 134 women were "suspicious." |
Feminicide
In December, men killed at least 19 women. This figure was 34 in the same month last year. Men also killed two men who were together with the women whom they killed. One of the women was from Iraq, and one was from Germany.
Names of the women who were killed by men in December Ayşenur Çolakoğlu, Bahar H., Cansu A., Esmanur B., Evin Ç., G.A., Gisela Uysal, Gülcan A., Hülya Er, İclal Ş., Kıymet B., Mumine Basim M., Mutlu M. , Nuran F., Pelin Ceylan, Selver B., Tuğba Kul, Vasfiye Ç., Zübeyde T. |
Provinces where men killed women Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Balıkesir (1), Bartın (1), Çorum (1), Denizli (1), Diyarbakır (3), Eskişehir (1), Hakkâri (1), Isparta (1), İzmir (3), Kocaeli (1), Manisa (1), Urfa (1), Kocaeli (1). |
Men's "excuses" for killing 10 women were not reported in the press. Men killed seven women because they wanted to break up or did not want to make peace. Men killed two women because of "jealousy."
16 women were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends, and three women by their fathers, sons or brothers.
Men killed 8 women at home and 10 women in places outside of the house such as streets, parks and workplaces. The places where men killed one woman were not reported in the press.
Men killed 11 women with firearms, five women with sharp objects, one woman by strangling them and one woman with electricity.
The feminicide solved in December It was revealed that Berfin Ep (16), who was found dead in Siirt two years ago and said to have killed herself, was killed by M.G. (16). It was revealed that Kader Ertem (14), who was said to have killed herself, was shot dead by a hunting rifle by the man whom she was forced to marry when she was 12 years old. T.A. was arrested. |
Judicial proceedings There were 19 perpetrators who killed women. Only eight men were arrested. Eight perpetrators were detained. The judicial proceedings regarding two perpetrators were reported as "committed suicide" and two were reported as "escaped." Judicial proceedings regarding one perpetrator were not reported in the press. |
Child murder
Men killed at least three women in December. This figure was also three in the same month last year. One child was killed by a man whom she was forced to marry, and two were killed by their fathers. Men killed the children with firearms.
Names of the children who were killed by men Melike Arıbaş, Kevser A., Merve A. |
Provinces where men killed children Aksaray (1), Konya (2) |
Judicial proceedings There were two perpetrators who killed children. While the judicial proceedings regarding one perpetrator were not reported in the press, one perpetrator was arrested. |
Sexual assault/Rape
Men raped at least six women in December. This figure was seven in the same month last year.
Men raped one woman at home and five women in places outside of the house.
Provinces where men raped women Ankara (1), Balıkesir (1), Tekirdağ (4). |
Judicial proceedings There were 18 perpetrators who raped women. 11 perpetrators were arrested. While the judicial proceedings regarding one perpetrator were not reported in the press, the proceedings regarding three perpetrators were reported as "sought." Three perpetrators were released. |
Harassment
Men harassed at least 16 women in December. This figure was 12 in the same month last year.
Men harassed 14 women verbally and physically. Men harassed at least two women by women by taking their photos/videos.
Men harassed 16 women in places outside of the house.
Provinces where men harassed women Balıkesir (1), Bursa (2), Iğdır (5), İstanbul (8) |
Judicial proceedings There were eight perpetrators who harassed women. Only two of them were arrested. One perpetrator was suspended from duty, a lawsuit was filed against one perpetrator, and four perpetrators were detained. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least 29 boys and girls in December. This figure was 37 in the same month last year. Two children abused by men were refugees from Syria. One case of abuse was revealed after the child was impregnated. One of the children abused by men had mental disabilities.
Men abused 26 women in places outside of the house such as schools, Quran courses and houses of religious communities and three children at home.
One child was abused by three members and leaders of a religious community, four children by a doctor, one child by the man whom she was forced to marry, two children by their step-brothers, five children by a doorkeeper, one child by a relative, and one child by two teachers. No information about 10 men who abused 14 children was reported in the press.
Provinces where men abused children Ankara (2), Antep (1), Bursa (5), Dersim (1), Diyarbakır (4), Eskişehir (1), İstanbul (7), Kırşehir (1), Konya (1), Mersin (5), Sakarya (1). |
Judicial proceedings There were 22 perpetrators who abused children. 14 perpetrators were released. Lawsuits were filed against two perpetrators. Three perpetrators were detained. Judicial proceedings regarding two perpetrators were not reported in the press. One perpetrator was released because of the lack of evidence. |
Violence / Injury
Men inflicted violence on 65 women in December. This figure was 61 in the same month last year.
At least seven women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "serious" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least nine women by violating "protection orders." One of the women who were subjected to violence from men was from Syria.
Men also inflicted violence on four trans women in December.
Provinces where men inflicted on women Adana (2), Aksaray (1), Ankara (1), Bolu (2), Burdur (1), Bursa (1), Denizli (2), Edirne (17), Eskişehir (2), Hatay (1), İstanbul (11), İzmir (1), Karaman (10), Kocaeli (2), Konya (1), Manisa (1), Mardin (3), Ordu (2), Trabzon (1), Urfa (1), Van (1), Zonguldak (1). |
At least 40 women were injured by their husbands and boyfriends. One woman was injured by a taxi driver, and two women by their relatives. The degree of acquaintance between 10 men and 22 women whom they harassed was not reported in the press.
Men inflicted violence on at least nine women because they wanted to divorce or refused to make peace. Men inflicted violence on one woman because she was "drunk," and injured one woman because she refused to have a sexual intercourse. Men inflicted violence on two women because of " jealousy." Men's excuses for inflicting violence on 52 women were not reported in the press.
Men inflicted violence on 44 women by beating them, 15 women with firearms, and five women with sharp objects. Men injured one woman by running her over.
Men injured 47 women at home, and 17 women in places outside of the house such as forests, casinos and streets. The place where men injured a woman was not reported in the press.
Judicial proceedings There were 55 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only six perpetrators were arrested. 12 perpetrators were detained. Legal action was initiated against 16 perpetrators. The judicial proceedings regarding one perpetrator were reported as "sought" and one was reported as "escaped." Judicial proceedings regarding 13 perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Forced sex work
Men forced at least 56 women o do sex work in December. There were children among those who were forced to do sex work. 19 women who were forced to do sex work were citizens of Türkiye and 37 women were foreign citizens.
Provinces where men forced women to do sex work Bursa (13), Hatay (13), İstanbul (29), Karaman (1), |
Judicial proceedings There were 61 perpetrators who forced women to do sez work. 38 women were detained. 23 perpetrators were released. |
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. |
(EMK)
*Manşet Görseli: Şehlem Kaçar, haberin içindeki fotoğraflar: Emre Orman ve csgorselarsiv.org
