MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT MARCH 2020
Men Kill 25 Women in March
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According to the new compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men killed at least 25 women and two men who were with the women in March 2020.
The deaths of at least 14 women (in Antalya 4, Mardin, Mersin, Diyarbakır, Çanakkale, Artvin, Adıyaman, Şırnak, Sivas, İstanbul, Samsun) were reported in the news as "suspicious."
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While the suicides of two women in Sinop and Antalya were reported in the press as "suspicious" in March 2020, the "death" of a women named Nuray V. in İzmir was reported as an "unidentified murder. Men also threatened at least four women with death (in İstanbul, Trabzon, Mersin, Bursa).
In March 2020, one woman used her right of self-defense in the capital Ankara; subjected to his systematic sexual and psychological assaults for 25 years, she killed her husband.
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2019-2020 In the first three months of 2020, men killed 66 women, harassed 31 women, abused 77 children, raped 20 women. Forcing at least 338 women to sex work, men also inflicted violence on at least 145 women. In the first three months of 2019, men killed at least 68 women, harassed 20 women, abused 33 children and raped 12 women. According to the news reported in the press in this period, men injured 89 women and forced at least 72 women to sex work in this period |
Feminicide / Murder
In March 2020, men killed at least 25 women. Men killed 22 women in the same months last year.
The man who killed one woman had been systematically torturing her. One woman applied for protection before being killed. One of the killed women was a citizen of the UK and one of them was that of Azerbaijan. While one of the male perpetrators was a police officer, another one was a non-commissioned military officer.
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Women killed by men in March 2020 Anastasiya M., Bahtiyar K., Dilek K., Gamze S., Gönül G., Günay Ş., Halime D., Hatice B., Hatice K., L.K., Lale B., Latife B., Maşide Y., Melek D., Münevver Ş., Neşe O., Özlem M., Pınar A., Pınar U.B., S.İ., Sultan A., Suriye Ö., Ulviye H., Vildan A.Y., Viviant B. |
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Provinces where men killed women Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Antep (1), Aydın (2), Bursa (2), Denizli (1), Diyarbakır (2), İstanbul (3), İzmir (1), Karabük (1), Kars (2), Konya (2), Mardin (1), Muğla (1), Ordu (1), Rize (1), Samsun (1), Tekirdağ (1), |
The "excuses" of men for killing 18 women were not reported in the press. Men murdered three women because "they wanted a divorce", three women "out of jealousy" and one woman "on the pretext of muggery."
68 percent of women were killed by their husbands or boyfriends.
In March, 12 women were killed by their husbands/boyfriends, five women by their ex-husbands/ex-boyfriends, four women by their family members such as father, son and brother and one woman was killed by the mayor of the city where she lived. The degrees of acquaintance in three feminicides were not reported in the news
Men killed over half of women with firearms.
Men killed 13 women with firearms, ten women with knives and one woman by strangling her with a rope. The method of killing in one incident of feminicide was not reported in the press.
Men killed ten women inside the house and eight women outside the house such as the street, workplace, hospital, gas station, etc.
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Judicial process There were at least 25 male perpetrators who killed women in March 2020. Only five of them were arrested. 14 perpetrators were detained. Four perpetrators committed suicide. While the judicial process of one perpetrator was reported in the news as "wanted", the process of another was not reported in the press. |
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Feminicides previously committed, but reported in the press in March * It was understood that Hatice B. (38), who lost her life in Antalya eight years ago, was killed by her husband B.B. (38), who buried the woman with the help of two others. B.B. confessed to the murder and his ex-wife M.T. and friend S.D. were detained for aiding. It was also understood that B.B. threatened M.T. and S.D. with harming their children to get their help and they buried the deceased body of the women in a reed fields. * On February 10, 2019, the dead body of a woman was found in a bag on the side of a road in Düzce province. While it was understood that the woman was between the ages of 30 and 50, the works still continued to identify the woman and catch the suspect or suspects. * It was understood that 5-month pregnant Manar A. (35) from Syria and her son Muhammed C. (5) were killed by Y.A. (30) from Syria on February 4. The incident was reported in the press as an "unidentified murder" in February. Taken into custody, Y.A. confessed that he had killed the woman and the child. It was understood that living in the same neighborhood with them, Y.A. broke into the house of Manar A. and her son for burglary. * It was alleged that a woman was stabbed to death by a man named M.Ü. in her workplace in Manisa for rejecting his marriage proposal. The incident was reported in the news on February 19 when the family spoke to a local news website. |
Rape
According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, no incidents of rape by men were reported in March 2020. Men raped at least six women last March.
Harassment
According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men harassed at least ten women in March 2020. This figure was seven last March. Three of the harassed women were from China, Morocco and Azerbaijan. In at least one incident, the man inflicted violence on the woman as well.
While one woman was harassed by a colleague, nine women were harassed by male strangers.
Men harassed eight women verbally and physically and two women by trying to have sexual satisfaction in front of them.
Men harassed two women in public transportation and eight women in public places such as street, garden etc.
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Provinces where men harassed women Adana (1), Denizli (1), İstanbul (7), Sakarya (1). |
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Judicial process Five perpetrators were detained and the judicial process of one perpetrator was reported in the news as "an investigation was launched." One perpetrator was released. The judicial processes of three perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Child abuse
Men sexually abused at least 23 girls and boys. This figure was eight in the same month last year. One case of abuse was revealed after the girl was impregnated.
At least 10 children did not know those who abused them. Two children were abused by their teachers, one by a school bus driver, one by three imams (Muslim priest), one by a rehabilitation teacher, one by a neighbor, one by a grocery store owner, and at least four children by their sports teacher. One of the abused children had disabilities.
Where men abused eight children was not reported in the press. Men abused six children in a grocery store, one in a healthcare center, one in a school bus, one in an elevator, two at school, three at home and at least one on the streets.
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Provinces where men abused children (Adana (1), Adapazarı (1), Antalya (3), Diyarbakır (1), Isparta (1), İstanbul (1), Konya (4), Manisa (2), Sinop (2), Zonguldak (6), where one incident of abuse took place was not reported in the press. |
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Judicial process There were 17 perpetrators who abused children. Only five perpetrators were arrested. One perpetrator was detained, three were released on probation and were discharged from their posts in a public agency. Investigations were opened against seven perpetrators. The judicial process regarding one perpetrator was not reported in the press. |
Violence / Injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 46 women. This figure was 20 in the same month last year.
Medical conditions of at least five women were reported as "critical" in the press. Men had been systematically inflicting violence on a least three of the women.
One of the women was a citizen of Afghanistan and one was a citizen of Iraq.
One man had a restraining order against him and he used violence on a woman, violating the order.
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Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adapazarı (1), Aksaray (1), Antalya (2),Denizli (1), Edirne (18), Elazığ (3), Hatay (1), İstanbul (9), İzmir (1), Kayseri (3), Kocaeli (1), Manisa (1), Samsun (1), Trabzon (1), Urfa (1), Van (1). |
The degree of acquaintance of seven men who inflicted violence on women was not reported in the press. 27 women were subjected to violence by their husbands/boyfriends, six women by their relatives such as elder brothers and sons, and one woman by her employer.
Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 34 women were not reported in the press. Eight women were subjected to violence because "they wanted to break up" and "did not want to reunite, three women because of "jealousy," and one woman because of "robbery."
Men injured 35 women by beating, eight women with firearms, two women with knives and one woman by pushing her out of the window.
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There were at least 45 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only three perpetrators were arrested. One perpetrator was released on probation. Seven perpetrators were detained. Restraint orders were given against two perpetrators. One perpetrator was reported as "wanted" and one was reported as "at large" in the press. Investigations were launched against at least 22 perpetrators. The judicial process regarding seven perpetrators was not reported in the press. |
Forced sex work
Men forced at least 83 women to sex work. This figure was 22 in the same month last year.
Out of the women who were forced to sex work, 53 were citizens of Turkey and 30 were not.
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Judicial process There were at least 94 perpetrators who forced women to sex work. At least 20 perpetrators were arrested. At least 74 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.
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