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Date published: 3 March 2023 09:49

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MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT FEBRUARY 2023

Men killed 11 women in February

Men inflicted violence on at least 40 women, abused two boys and girls, and harassed at least one woman.

Evrim Kepenek

Infographic: Yağmur Karagöz

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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 11 women in February.

In February, the deaths of at least 28 women and two children were "suspicious."

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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 11 women in February.

In February, the deaths of at least 28 women and two children were "suspicious."

Feminicide

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In February, men killed at least 11 women. This figure was 22 in the same month last year. Men also killed two men who were together with the women whom they killed.

Men killed at least two women despite protection orders.

Names of the women who were killed by men in February

Ayşegül Şimşek, B.G.T., Bahar Kırbaş, Cansu Güneş, Filiz A., Gülistan Y., Leyla Seyidova, Melis A., Sevim T., Sultan Duran, Yeter Zorba.

Provinces where men killed women

Afyon (1), Ankara (2), Antalya (1), Aydın (1), Giresun (1), İstanbul (2), Kocaeli (1), Manisa (1), Denizli (1).

Men killed six women because they wanted to break up or did not want to make peace. Men's "excuses" for killing five women were not reported in the press.

Eight women were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends, and one woman by their fathers, one woman by her son-in-law, and one woman by her friend.

Men killed seven women at home and three 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 five women with firearms and six women with sharp objects.

Judicial proceedings

There were 10 perpetrators who killed women. Only three of them were arrested. Four perpetrators were detained. Three perpetrators killed themselves.

*Photo: Hikmet Adal/bianet

Harassment

Men harassed at least one woman in February. This figure was seven in the same month last year.

Men harassed six women verbally and physically.

Men harassed one woman in the workplace. One woman was harassed by her boss.

Provinces where men harassed women

Bursa (1).

Judicial proceedings

Judicial proceedings were started for one perpetrator.

Child abuse

Men abused at least two boys and girls in February. This figure was 26 in the same month last year.

Men abused one child at school and one child on the street. One child was abused by the teacher while the man who harassed one child was not reported in the press.

Provinces where men abused children

Antalya (1), Zonguldak (1).

Judicial proceedings

There were two perpetrators who abused children. Both were arrested.

Sexual assault/Rape

Men raped one woman in February according to the news reported in the press.

The degree of acquaintance between the mentally disabled woman and the man who raped her was not reported in the press.

Judicial proceedings

The perpetrator was released on condition of judicial control.

Violence / Injury

Men inflicted violence on 40 women in February. This figure was 78 in the same month last year.

At least four women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "serious" condition. Two women were earthquake victims. Men inflicted violence on at least six women by violating "protection orders."

Provinces where men inflicted violence on women

Adana (1), Antalya (1), Bursa (1), Edirne (27), Hatay (3), İstanbul (1), İzmir (1), Kayseri (1), Kocaeli (1), Konya (1), Sakarya (1), Şırnak (1).

At least 33 women were injured by their husbands or boyfriends. Five women were injured by family members such as a brother or a father. The degree of acquaintance between the men who injured two women was not reflected in the press.

Men inflicted violence on 12 women because they wanted a divorce or they did not want to reunite. Men inflicted violence on one woman for "robbery," and one woman because "she went out without taking permission." Men's excuses for inflicting violence on 26 women were not reported in the press.

Men injured 33 women by beating them, three women with firearms, and three women with sharp objects. Men threw caustic material at one woman.

Men injured 34 women at home, and six women outside of the house such as forests, clubs, and streets.

Judicial proceedings

There were 40 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only one perpetrator was arrested. The judicial processes of two perpetrators were reflected in the press as "sought" and "escaped," of two as "committed suicide," and of two as detained. Judicial proceedings regarding at least six perpetrators were not reported in the press. Judicial proceedings were started for at least 26 perpetrators.

Forced Sex Work

There has not been a case of forced sex work reflected in the press in February. That no case was reflected in the press does not mean that there have not been any cases.

Explanation

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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 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 are 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/VE/PE)

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Evrim Kepenek

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