MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT APRIL 2020
Men Kill 17 Women in April
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According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men killed at least 17 women and three men who were with the women in April 2020. Men also killed two children. One of the killed women was a trans woman from Moldova.
In April, the deaths of at least 19 women (in Aydın, İstanbul 4, Kocaeli, Diyarbakır, Adıyaman, Antalya 2, Malatya Çanakkale, Isparta 2, Dersim, Bingöl, Van 2, Osmaniye) were reported in the press as suspicious.
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In April 2020, the deaths of three women in Adana, İstanbul and Van were reported in the news as "unidentified murders".
Men attempted to kill one woman in Mardin. Men also threatened at least three women with death (in Antalya, Kütahya, Aksaray).
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Male Violence 2019-2020 In the first four months of 2019, men killed at least 99 women, harassed 42 women, abused 46 children and raped 14 women. According to the news, men injured 95 women and forced at least 122 women to sex work in the first four months of 2019. In the first four months of 2020, men killed 83 women, harassed 40 women, abused 80 children and raped 23 women. Forcing at least 349 women to sex work, men also inflicted violence on at least 184 women in the first four months of 2020. |
Feminicide / Murder
In April, men killed at least 17 women. Last April, men killed 31 women.
At least two women had applied for protection before they were killed. One of the killed woman was a trans woman.
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Women killed by men in April 2020 Aysim E., Eduard G., G.L, Gamze P., Gül Y., Gülcemal B., Gülten T., Halime M.,Nurgül B., Hatice G., Havva G., Huriye K., Kısmet D., Kiraz Y., Meral A., Sati İ., Sıdıkka K. |
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Provinces where men killed women Ağrı (1), Aydın (1), İstanbul (3), İzmir (2), Karabük (1), Kastamonu (1), Kocaeli (1), Kocaeli (1), Manisa (1), Mersin (1), Ordu (1), Rize (1), Samsun (2). |
The "excuses" of men for killing 11 women in April 2020 were not reported in the news. Men killed one woman "because she did not accept his marriage proposal", one woman "out of jealousy", one woman because "s/he was very angry", one woman "by accident" and they killed two women "because of the hostility with their husbands."
In April, six women were killed by their husbands/boyfriends or husbands of religious marriage, three women by their sons, two women by their neighbors, two women by their friends and one woman by the courier worker that came to her house. The relation/acquaintance between three women and perpetrators were not reported in the news.
Men killed nine women with firearms, four women with sharp objects such as an axe, knife and hammer, one woman by strangling her with a shoelace and one woman with a belt and men killed one woman by battering her. The method of killing in one feminicide was not reported in the press.
Men killed nine women inside the house, two women on the street and one woman at the teachers' house where she was working. The scenes of incident in five feminicides were not reported in the news.
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Judicial process There were at least 18 perpetrators who killed women in April. Only four perpetrators were arrested. Two perpetrators were released "due to lack of evidence." Two perpetrators committed suicide, five perpetrators were detained. The judicial process of one perpetrator was reported in the news as "wanted" and those of two perpetrators as "investigated." The judicial processes of two others were not reported in the press. |
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Previously committed feminicides that were reported in the news in April A man named N.E. confessed that he killed a woman named Nuray V. (53) in İzmir on March 25 by stabbing her more than 20 times. In March, this feminicide was reported in the news as an "unidentified murder." N.E. reportedly confessed that he killed the woman because he thought that she had stolen his money. N.E. was arrested and his relative F.E., who allegedly knew the incident and hid N.E., was released on probation. |
Murder of children
In April 2020, men killed two children. The death of one child in Batman was reported in the press as "suspicious." The death of one child in Mardin was also reported as an "unidentified murder."
One child was killed by her father. The relation/acquaintance between one child and the perpetrator was not reported in the news.
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Names of children killed by men in April Berfin Ç., Ceylan A., |
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Provinces where men killed children Antep (1), Mardin (1). |
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Judicial process Two perpetrators were arrested. |
Rape
In April 2020, men raped at least three women. Last April, it was two.
While one woman was raped by the friend of her mother and one woman by her boyfriend, the identity of one perpetrator was not reported.
The places where men raped two women were not reported in the news while one perpetrator raped one woman at home.
One of the women raped by men had mental disabilities and the crime could come into light when the woman went to hospital for stomach ache and it was understood that she was pregnant. One perpetrator also wounded the woman that he raped.
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Provinces where men raped women Diyarbakır (1), Zonguldak (2) |
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Judicial process Two perpetrators were caught. The judicial process of one perpetrator was not reported in the press. |
Harassment
Men harassed at least nine women. This figure was 22 in the same month last year. In at least one case, the man inflicted violence on the woman.
Women did not know nine of the men who harassed them.
Men harassed five women verbally and physically, harassed one woman by showing their sexual organs to her. Men harassed two women online. They harassed two women on social media, seven women on the street.
| Provinces where men harassed women Adana (1), İstanbul (4), Kütahya (2), Zonguldak (2). |
| Judicial process
There were seven perpetrators who harassed women. None of them were arrested. One perpetrator was detained. Cases were opened against two perpetrators. One perpetrator was fined because "not abiding by the social distance rule." judicial processes of three perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least three children in April. This number was 13 in the same month last year. One child was abused by his father. The degree of acquaintance of two perpetrators was not reported in the press. Men abused two children at home, one in a park.
| Provinces where men abused children Ağrı (1), İstanbul (2). |
| Judicial process
One perpetrator was arrested, one was detained. Judicial process regarding one perpetrator was not reported in the press. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 39 women in April. This figure was 23 in the same month last year.
Three of the women's medical conditions were reported as "critical" in the press. Men systematically used violence on four women.
One woman was from Georgia, three were from Syria. Two men inflicted violence on women after being released from prison according to the recent criminal enforcement package.
| Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (2), Ankara (4), Antalya (3), Aydın (1), Burdur (1), Bursa (3), Düzce (1), Edirne (4), Isparta (1), İstanbul (8), Kayseri (1), Konya (2), Malatya (2), Manisa (1), Mersin (1), Muğla (2), Nevşehir (1), Urfa (1). |
The degree of acquaintance of six men was not reported in the press. 24 women were exposed to violence from their husbands/boyfriends and fiances, eight women by family members such as brother and son, and one woman by a colleague.
Men's excuses for inflicting violence on 33 women were not reported in the press. They inflicted violence on three women because "she wanted to break up" or "she didn't want to make peace," one woman because of "jealousy," one woman because "she did the cleaning," and one woman because of a "professional discussion."
Men injured 25 women by beating, seven women with firearms, five women with knives, one woman by trying to kidnap her, and one woman by attempting to strangle her with wire.
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There were at least 39 perpetrators. Only three perpetrators were arrested, 10 were taken into custody, restraint orders were issued against two perpetrators. A lawsuit was opened against one perpetrator. One perpetrator was reported as "wanted," and one was reported as "committed suicide" in the press. Criminal complaints were filed against two perpetrators. Judicial processes regarding 10 perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Forced sex work
Men forced at least 11 women to sex work in April. This figure was 33 in the same month last year. Ten of the women who were forced to sex work were not citizens of Turkey.
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Judicial process There were at least 14 perpetrators who forced women to sex work. Only two perpetrators were arrested. At least 12 perpetrators were detained. |
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Explanation The 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/SD/VK)