İnfografik: Dilek Sarıgül
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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 24 women and four children in April.
In April, the deaths of at least 16 women and three children were "suspicious."
Men threatened to kill three women in Edirne.
The provinces where suspicious deaths of women occurred Antalya (1), Bursa (1), Denizli (1), Elazığ (1), İstanbul (2), Karaman (1), Kayseri (2), Kırıkkale (1), Kocaeli (1), Kütahya (1), Mersin (1), Sakarya (1), Samsun (1), Van (1). The provinces where suspicious deaths of children occurred Aydın (1), Mardin (1), İstanbul (2). |
Men inflicted violence on at least 56 women, abused at least 4 boys and girls, and harassed at least five women. There was one case of rape reported in the press in April 2023. There were no reports of forced sex work in the press.
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Feminicide
In April, men killed at least 24 women. This figure was 29 in the same month last year. Men also killed three men who were together with the women whom they killed.
Men killed at least six women despite protection orders.
Names of the women who were killed by men in April Ayşe Mandal, Buket Y., Canan Çimen, Ebru G., Ebru Güneş, Emine T., Hanife Doymuş, Hatice Ö., M.K., Münevver Güneysu, Recibe K., Roza Göçmen, S.Ö., Sabiha G., Sakine S., Serap A., Serpil K., Sevim T., Sonay Gürsoy, Sudiye Akpınar, U.Ö., Yeşim A., Yeşim K., Zehra K. |
Provinces where men killed women Afyon (1), Ağrı (1), Ankara (1), Antep (1), Batman (1), Diyarbakır (2), Erzurum (1), İstanbul (3), İzmir (3), Konya (1), Manisa (2), Muğla (2), Tokat (1), Trabzon (1), Urfa (1), Uşak (1), Zonguldak (1). |
Men killed five women because they wanted to "break up," and one woman for "making noise." Men killed two women for "inheritance," while men's "excuses" for killing 15 women were not reported in the press.
Twelve women were killed by their husbands, four women by their sons, three women by their neghbors, one woman by their colleagues, one woman by the son of her employee, and one woman by her relative. The degree of acquaintance between one man and the woman he killed was not reported in the press.
Men killed 17 women at home and six women in places outside of the house such as streets, parks, and workplaces.
Men killed three women with sharp objects and 19 women with firearms. Men killed one woman by strangling her and one woman by beating her.
Judicial proceedings There were 29 perpetrators who killed women. Only four of them were arrested. Eight perpetrators killed themselves. Ten were detained. The judicial proceedings regarding seven perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Child murder
Men killed at least three children in April. This figure was one in the same month last year. One child was killed by their two neighbors, and two children were killed by ther father. One of the killed children was from Syra.
Men strangled one child with a rope and killed two children with firearms. Men killed two children at home, and the information about where they killed one child was not reported in the press.
Provinces where men killed children Adıyaman (1), Kilis (1), Hatay (1). |
Names of the killed children Gina Mercimek, Asya İrem Dayan. Bir çocuğun ismi basına yansımadı. |
Judicial proceedings There were four perpetrators who killed children. Only two perpetrators were arrested. One perpetrator killed himself and the judicial proceedings regarding one perpetrator was not reported in the press. |
Harassment
Men harassed at least five women in April. This figure was 14 in the same month last year.
Men harassed four women verbally and physically. They filmed one woman. Men harassed all the five women in places on the streets, at bus stops and in public transportation vehicles.
Provinces where men harassed women Bitlis (1), Edirne (1), Samsun (1), İstanbul (2). |
Judicial proceedings There were five perpetrators who harassed women. Two were arrested and no legal action was taken against one perpetrator. One perpetrator was deported. Legal action was taken against one perpetrator. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least four boys and girls in February. This figure was 18 in the same month last year. One of the children was from Syria.
Men abused four children in places outside the house such as school or its surroundings. The degree of the acquaintance of the men and three children they abused was not reported in the press.
Provinces where men abused children Bolu (1), Hatay (1), Muğla (1), İzmir (1). |
Judicial proceedings There were four perpetrators who abused children. Three were arrested and one was detained. |
Sexual assault/rape
Men raped one women in April according to the news reported in the press. This figure was two in the same month last year.
The degree of acquaintance of the man and the women whom they sexually assaulted was not reported in the press.
Judicial proceedings The man who raped one woman was at large. |
Provinces where men raped women |
Violence / Injury
Men inflicted violence on 56 women in April. This figure was 52 in the same month last year.
At least one woman who was subjected to violence from men was hospitalized in "serious" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least six women by violating "protection orders."
Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (1), Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Balıkesir (1), Bursa (1), Çanakkale (1), Denizli (1), Diyarbakır (1), Düzce (2), Edirne (28), Erzincan (1), İstanbul (6), İzmir (2), Kastamonu (3), Kocaeli (1), Konya (1), Mersin (1), Samsun (1). The provinces where men inflicted violence on two women were not reported in the press. |
At least 47 women were injured by their husbands or boyfriends. Two women were injured by relatives, two by their friends, and one by her son. One woman was injured by a man driver. The degree of acquaintance between the men and the three women they injured was not reported in the press.
Men inflicted violence on 14 women because they wanted to break up or they did not want to reunite. Men inflicted violence on one woman because of "jealousy." Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 36 women were not reported in the press.
Men injured 43 women by beating them, one woman with a Molotov cocktail, eight women with firearms, and four women with sharp objects.
Men injured 39 women at home, and eight women outside of the house such as in forests, clubs, or streets. The places where men injured nine women were not reflected in the press.
Judicial proceedings There were 57 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only four perpetrators were arrested. Legal action was taken against 26 perpetrators. Eight perpetrators were detained. One perpetrator killed himself, and one escaped. Judicial proceedings regarding 17 perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Forced Sex Work
No incidents of forced sex work were reported in the press in April.
Explanation bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report only covers women who lost their lives as a result of male violence. We do not include any 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 gender-based incidents to the report. 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. We add the violence committed on children by men, to make the extent of violence visible. |
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