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Date published: 5 June 2023 08:52

~ Modified On: 5 June 2023 12:08

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Men killed 38 women in May

The full list of cases of male violence, femicide, violence against children, attempted murder, harassment, sexual violence, rape, and injury that were reflected in the press.

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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 38 women and two children in May.

In May, the deaths of at least 22 women were reflected as "suspicious" in the press. Deat of one child was also reflected as "suspicious."

The provinces where suspicious deaths of women occurred

Adana (2), Aksaray (1), Antalya (1), Aydın (1), Bayburt (1), Edirne (1), Hakkari (2), İstanbul (2), Karaman (1), Kayseri (1), Kocaeli (3), Konya (1), Muğla (1), Zonguldak (3).

Suspicious child death

Adana (1)

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Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women, abused 16 girls and boys, and harassed at least five women. Men forced at least 17 women into sex work in May.

There have been two rape cases that were reflected in the press in May 2023.

Male violence that is reflected in the press in 2023

In the first five months of 2023, men killed 127 women, harassed 20 women abused 47 children, inflicted violence on 295 women, and raped six women. Men forced at least 132 women to sex work. The deaths of 95 women were reported in the press as "suspicious" and men killed 13 children from January to May.

Feminicide

In May, men killed at least 38 women. This figure was 32 in the same month last year. Men also killed one man who was together with a woman whom they killed.

Men killed at least three women despite protection orders. One woman killed by men was a citizen of Moldovia. One woman was killed by a man who was a sergeant.

Names of the women who were killed by men in May

Ada U., Adanur A., Basra D., Burcu C., Ceylan S., Derya Ş. , Dilek Ö. , Dürdane K. , Ebru U., Emine Erdandoğdu, Esra A., Ezgi G., Fatma S. Fatma Uğur, Fincan K., Goncagül Ç., Gülay T., Hacer K., Hanife Burma, Hasret Çakır, Hatice B., İnaye Hellak, İptihel B., Jiyan B., Nazlı A., Nimet T., Saibe A., Semiha Bağ, Sevim Ç., Songül Ş., Sultan Kaya, Sümeyye Ergin, Şerife Yıldız, Tatiana A., Tuba A., Vezire E., Zeliha Temel, Zeynep Başaran.

Provinces where men killed women

Adana (6), Ankara (3), Antalya (4), Antep (1), Aydın (1), Denizli (1), Diyarbakır (3), İstanbul (8), İzmir (3), Kocaeli (2), Malatya (1), Muğla (2), Sakarya (1), Trabzon (1), Van (1).

Men killed eight women because they wanted to "break up," or "did not want to make peace," one woman for "not accepting the proposal of marriage," and one woman because "she told the voice of the music to be turned down."

Men killed two women because they were "jealous," one woman because she "did not look after his mother," and one woman because "he was suffering." Men's "excuses" for killing at least 28 women were not reported in the press.

22 women were killed by husbands, ex-husbands, and boyfriends, five women were their sons/brothers, two women by their neighbors, four women by friends, and four by sons-in-law or ex-son-in-laws. One woman was killed by a group of boys younger than 18.

The degree of acquaintance between the men and at least 28 women they killed was not reflected in the press.

Men killed four women in places outside of the house such as streets, fields, and 32 women at home. The places where men killed two women were not reflected in the press.

Men killed 14 women with sharp objects and 22 women with firearms. Men killed one woman by strangling her and one woman by battering her.

Judicial proceedings

There were 37 perpetrators who killed women. Only 18 perpetrators were arrested. Six perpetrators were taken into custody. 10 perpetrators committed suicide. The judicial proceedings of two perpetrators were reflected in the press as "escaped," while that of one was not reflected in the press.

Child murder

Men killed at least two children in March. This figure was six in the same month last year. One child was killed by the father, and one child by the boyfriend of the mother.

Men killed one child during abuse and one child with firearms.

Provinces where men killed children

İstanbul (1), Zonguldak (1)

Names of children killed

Nisanur Ö., Efe T.

Judicial proceedings

There were five perpetrators who killed children. Four perpetrators were arrested and one perpetrator committed suicide.

Harassment

Men harassed at least five women in May. This figure was 11 in the same month last year.

Men harassed five women verbally and physically. Men harassed four women in places outside of the house such as the street, the station, or urban transportation, and one woman at home.

One woman was harassed by her ex-husband and one woman by her ex-boyfriend. The degree of acquaintance of the men and the three women they harassed was not reflected in the press.

Provinces where men harassed women

İstanbul (3), Edirne (2)

Judicial proceedings

There were five perpetrators who harassed women. None of the perpetrators were arrested. One perpetrator was released. Three perpetrators were taken into custody. Protective measures were imposes in relation to one perpetrator.

Child abuse

Men abused at least 16 boys and girls in May. This figure was 22 in the same month last year. There were specialized sergeants among the men who abused children. Some perpetrators had committed the same crime before and had stood trial.

Men abused one child at home and 15 children in places outside the house such as wedding saloons or the surroundings of schools.

Two children were abused by specialized sergeants, two by relatives, seven by shopkeepers, one child by a neighbor, and one child by a school service employee. One child was abused by a group of men, while the degree of acquaintance between the men and the two children they abused was not reflected in the press.

one by a bagel seller, and one child by the father. The degree of the acquaintance of the men and the nine children they abused was not reflected in the press.

* The men who abused children by making them dance on the table was included in this number.

Provinces where men abused children

Ankara (1), Denizli (2), Edirne (1), İstanbul (1), İzmir (1), Kayseri (1), Mardin (2), Tekirdağ (1), Urfa (1), Van (1), Zonguldak (4).

Judicial proceedings

There were 11 male perpetrators who abused children. Only four were arrested and four perpetrators were taken into custody. Two perpetrators escaped and an investigation was started for one perpetrator.

Sexual assault/Rape

Men raped two women in May according to the news reported in the press. This figure was four in the same month last year.

One man who raped one woman was a male nurse while the identity of the other perpetrator who raped one woman was not reflected in the press.

Judicial proceedings

Both of two perpetrators were arrested.

Provinces where men raped women

Muğla (1), İzmir (1).

Violence / Injury

Men inflicted violence on 61 women in March. This figure was 64 in the same month last year.

At least eight women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "serious" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least nine women by violating "protection orders."

Provinces where men inflicted violence on women

Antalya (3), Balıkesir (1), Bitlis (1), Bursa (1), Çorum (1), Diyarbakır (1), Edirne (36), İstanbul (4), İzmir (1), Karaman (1), Kocaeli (1), Maraş (3), Mersin (1), Ordu (1), Samsun (2), Zonguldak (3).

At least 50 women were injured by their husbands or boyfriends. One woman was injured by her father, and one woman by a friend. The degree of acquaintance between the men and the nine women they injured was not reflected in the press.

Men inflicted violence on 22 women because they wanted to be divorced, to depart, they did not want to reunite, or they refused the men. Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on at least 39 women were not reported in the press.

Men injured 47 women by beating them, seven women with sharp objects, and five women with firearms. Men tried to kidnap one woman and burnt one woman with caustic material.

Men injured 47 women at home, and nine women outside of the house such as in forested lands, clubs, or streets. The places where men injured five women were not reflected in the press.

Judicial proceedings

There were 61 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only five perpetrators were arrested. Protection orders were requested or imposed for 28 perpetrators. Six perpetrators were detained. Two perpetrators were released. The judicial proceedings regarding 12 perpetrators were not reported in the press. Two perpetrators escaped. Six perpetrators committed suicide.

Forced Sex Work

Men forced 17 women into sex work in May. This figure was 65 in the same month last year.

6 women forced into sex work were not citizens of Turkey. There were children among the women forced into sex work.

Judicial proceedings

There were 16 perpetrators who forced women into sex work. Two perpetrators were arrested while six were taken into custody. The judicial proceedings of eight perpetrators was not reported in the press.

Provinces where men forced women into sex work

İstanbul (5), Muğla (8), Kütahya (4)

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 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 offender's occupation. 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/PE)