DAY FOR ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Men kill 253 women, wound 715 women in 327 days
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According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men killed at least 253 women in several provinces of Turkey in 327 days from January 1 to November 21.
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One of the women killed by men was a trans woman from Moldova.
Of the women killed by men in this period, two women were from Syria, one woman was from the UK, one woman was from Azerbaijan, one woman from Uzbekistan, one woman from Mongolia, two women from Afghanistan, one woman from Tajikistan and one woman was from Turkmenistan.
In 327 days from January 1, 2020 to November 21, 2020, the deaths of at least 214 women were reported in the press as "suspicious."
In the first 21 days of November 2020, men killed at least 24 women and wounded 45 women.
Who killed women?
More than half of women were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands, boyfriends and ex-boyfriends.
165 women were killed by their husbands, boyfriends, ex-boyfriends and ex-husbands. At least 50 women were killed by their family members such as big brothers, fathers, sons, son-in-laws; 16 women were killed by their neighbors and friends; one woman was killed by a mayor; one woman was killed by a delivery worker; one woman was killed by the burglar who broke into her house; one woman was killed by a real estate agent and one woman was killed by the repair worker who came to her house. The relationship/acquaintance between at least 17 women and the men who killed them was not reported in the press.
How did men kill women?
Men killed 59 percent of women with firearms.
Men killed 150 women with firearms and 66 women with a knife. Burning at least three women to death, men also strangled 14 women.
While men killed seven women by pushing them from a balcony, vehicle or cliff and killed five women by battering them, the methods of killing in at least eight feminicides were not reported in the press.
Where did men kill women?
Men killed 48 percent of women inside the house.
According to the information compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men killed 123 women inside the house and killed 78 women outside the house such as a street, forest area or workplace. The scenes of incident in 54 feminicides were not reported.
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Following the statements of Ali Erbaş, the President of Religious Affairs, homophobic hate speech and homophobic attacks increased.
The fate and whereabouts of Gülistan Doku, a student of Munzur University in Dersim province, have been unknown since January 5, 2020. The search efforts for Doku are still underway.
According to bianet male violence monitoring reports, some details from the feminicides and incidents of male violence committed between January 1 2020 and November 2020 are as follows:
January
In January 2020, men systematically tortured two women, then killed them. One of 21 women killed by men in January had a protection order. Two women were killed by two men who had been released from prison. One of the male perpetrators was a village guard.
In Trabzon province, a man named Z.F. battered his 15-year-old daughter Z.F. with a belt because she had talked to her boyfriend. In Antalya, a man named B.K. (40) killed his daughter Ekin K. (12).
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February
The man who killed one woman had been systematically torturing her. One woman had appealed to police before being killed, but could not get any results. One of the women killed by men was from Syria.
Her two relatives attempted to kidnap a girl aged 17 in İstanbul.
A Syrian child was battered in Bolu province. A father also battered his daughter in the same province.
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March
The man who killed one woman had been systematically torturing her. One woman had applied for protection before being killed. While one of the women killed by men was a citizen of the UK, one woman was a citizen of Azerbaijan. While one of the men who killed women was a police officer, one man was a non-commissioned officer.
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April
At least two women had applied for protection before being murdered. One of the women killed by men in April was a trans woman.
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May
One woman was killed despite requesting protection. One man killed a woman after leaving prison, benefitting from the "criminal enforcement law." One man robbed a woman after killing her.
Men killed one girl in Manisa. The perpetrator said, "I likened her to my ex-girlfriend."
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June
One of the killed women was from Uzbekistan. A man killed the two children of a woman and the father of another woman. A man killed a woman while she was sleeping.
Men killed three boys in June. Two children were killed by their father and one was killed by their stepfather. Men killed two children with firearms and one by strangling. One child's death was reported as "suspicious" in the news.
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July
Two of the perpetrators were released after the criminal enforcement law, one perpetrator was on a prison leave and one escaped prison.
One perpetrator killed a woman after forcing her out of a shelter. One of the killed women was from Mongolia and one was from Afghanistan.
Men killed at least three children in July. Two children were killed by their fathers and one by a group of men.
One of the children was from Syria. Men killed two children with firearms and two by beating.
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August
Two women applied to the police before being killed but no action was taken. Two women were killed despite protection and restraining orders.
Men killed at least four children in August. Two children were killed by their elder brother, one child by his/her father and one by her ex-boyfriend.
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September
Men killed at least four children in September. One child was killed by his/her mother and one by her husband whom she was forced to marry at an early age. The degree of acquaintance of two people who killed children was not reported in the news. One of the children was from Syria and one was from Afghanistan.
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October
Men killed one woman after she applied to a police station for a "protection order" and three women despite "restraining orders". Men killed at least four children in October.
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November
Men killed at least 24 women and inflicted violence on 45 women between November 1 and 21. The deaths of at least 17 women were reported as "suspicious" in the news.
Names of the killed womenJanuary: Alev E., Aynur E., Büşra Y., Deniz G., Ebru A., Ece A., Emine A., Esma P., Fatma T., Füsun A., Gamze E., Leman E., Melike D., Mesrure G., Seyhan Y., Şehriban Ç., Şerife B., Tuğçe D., Zübeyde D., Zülfiye Y., one unidentified woman. February: Dursiye S., Elif A., Emine Y., Fatma D., Gülistan Ö., Hafize F., Hayriye E., Lemia Z., Mehtap A., Melahat A., Meryem S., Nurhan A., Özlem Ö., Özlem P., Pervin Y., Pınar E., Şeyma Y., Şükran T., Zehra E., Zeliha A. March: 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. April: 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. May: Bahriye D.,Fatma G., Fatma K., G.T., Gül K., Gülnur K., Hülya Ö., Münevver A.,, Nurcan P., Rukiye Ç., Seher A., Selda B., Selda G., Selma T., Sema A., Sevilay A., Şeriye D., Zekiye O. Zeynep Ş. June: Aslıhan A., Ayşegül A., Aynur A., Aynur E., Carmen Florentina, Çakır K., Çilem K., Edanur Ş., Güler A., Hatice Ç., Hüsne C., Kader C., Merve K., Miray Y., Nargül Y., Nasiba M., Nazmiye K., Nermin Y., Özlem Ç., Rabia E., Serpil K. July: Bahar Ö., Beyza K., Deniz D., Derya A., Döndü K., Emine Y., Enkhmunkh Erdene B., Fatma A., Figen K., G.S., Gönül G., Gülsüm Y., Hamdiye Ş., Hamide Y., Hatice T., Melehat Ü., Mücella D., Nazife G., Nuray D., Pınar G., Sabriye Y., Seher F., Sema D., Sevil Ö., Sultan K., Süheyla Y., Sümeyye A., Şule B., Zahide C., Zehra R., Zeynep T., Zeynep Ü. Ağustos: Altue H.E., Arzu Gül K., Aynur S., Ayşe A., Ceyda Y., Dilan T., Dilek A., Dudu Ç., Ebru T., Emine A., Esra D., Fati Z., Fatma A., Gizem F., Gülhan Ç., Hatice Ş., İkbal P., Makhfırat A., Meliha K., Merve Y., Meryem D., Naime C., Rahime G., Remziye Y., Rozygul R., Sevgi Y., Sevim S., Sibel Ş., Süreyya A.Ç., Şahime E., Yonca T. September: Cemile Kumuz, Çiğdem D., Döndü G., Duygu Çelik, Ebru Aksu, Elif Y., H.K., Handan B., Handan D., Havva A., Havva Bakırdal, Mahsume Kanbare, Meltem D., Meryem T., Özlem G., Rabia Ç., Serap Ö., Sevilay Kaya, Şükran Aksu, Yağmur Eker October: Bihter Y., Büşra Gizem Güzelsoy, Döndü T., Emel O., Gamze Esgicioğlu, Gizem Önal, Gül Gülsüm, Gülay Güneş, Gülcan G. Gülya Barutçu, Hatice Tansu, Hazal Tektaş, Hiba Yusuf, Hülya Güllüce, Mahide Güneş Ünal, Makbule Can, Melek A., Melek Bulut, Nuran S., Seher Özkurt, Sıdıka Ü., Sinem Kaya, Tuğba Keleş November: Alev Seçen, Çilem Kılıç, Elif Yakın, Emine P., Fatma Mavi, Gülser Ç., Hafize Günakın, Hasret Yüksekkavas, Hayriye Z., Makbule Sarı, Melike K., Mislina Yılmaz, Nefik. Ö, Nergüzel K., Neslihan Yıllmaz, Nuran Altunay, Saadet Korkmaz, Seher Ö., Serap Çetiner, Serap Ö., Serpil Ş., Tuğba Tokbaş, Tülay Sivil, Zeliha Uysal |
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