MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT
Men kill 18 women in May
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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 18 women and raped nine women in Turkey in May 2021.
The deaths of at least 25 women (in the provinces of Adana, Antalya 5, Ankara, Aydın, Batman, Çanakkale, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Hatice, İstanbul 2, Kocaeli, Malatya Mardin 2, Mersin, Muğla, Şırnak, Urfa, Van, Zonguldak) were reported in the press as suspicious in May.
In Muş, the death of one child was reported as suspicious.
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In at least six provinces (Afyon, Bursa, İstanbul 3, Kocaeli), men threatened women with "death" or "violence."
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2021 - 2020 In the first five months of 2021, men killed 126 women, harassed 50 women, abused 65 children and raped 48 women. Men forced at least 310 women to sex work, inflicted violence on/ injured at least 320 women. In the first five months of 2021, the deaths of 99 women were reported in the press as "suspicious" while men killed at least eight children. In the first five months of 2020, men killed 102 women, harassed 48 women, abused 88 children and raped 24 women. Men forced at least 351 women to sex work and inflicted violence on at least 230 women in this period. |
Feminicide/ Murder
Men killed at least 18 women and one man who was with the women in May 2021; this number was 19 last May.
Four women who were killed by men had protection orders or injunctions. One of the women killed by men in May was from Syria.
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Women killed by men in May 2021 Arife Nur Sarıoğlu, Aslı Ö., Birgül Ç., Emel D., Fatma Öz, G.G, Gülendam Göz, Gülseren Akarsu, Melek Elşemo, Sarı Laçin, Semra Ç., Sibel Kaman, Şirvan Dinmez, Şükriye A., Tuğçe Duman, Yudum M., Zeynep E., Kamile Y. |
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Provinces where men killed women Adana (2), Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Balıkesir (2), Diyarbakır (1), Edirne (1), Giresun (1), İstanbul (1), Karaman (1), Kayseri (1), Kocaeli (1), Maraş (1), Mersin (1), Niğde (1), Sivas (1), Samsun (1). |
The "excuses" of men for killing 14 women were not reported in the press. Men killed two women because they were "jealous" and they killed two women because "they wanted to have a divorce/ break up."
12 women were killed by their husbands, boyfriends or ex-husbands in May 2020. Two women were killed by their family members such as fathers and sons while one woman was killed by her neighbor. The relation/ acquaintance between the three women and the men who had killed them was not reported in the news.
Men killed five women in places outside the house such as the street and hospital while they killed nine women inside the house. The scenes of four feminicides were not reported in the news.
Men killed 10 women with firearms and seven women with sharp objects. Men strangled one woman to death in May 2021.
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Judicial process Only nine of the 19 male perpetrators who had killed women were arrested. Seven perpetrators were taken into custody. One perpetrator was killed by the police. Two perpetrators committed suicide. |
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Previously committed femincides reported in the news in May Missing for five years in Iğdır province, Nesrişah Yorgun was found dead on May 27. Following the investigation after her body was found partly decomposed, it was understood that she had been killed by the man named E.Y. whom she had divorced, that the man buried her in the basement and tiled the place where he had buried her. Male perpetrator E.Y. and his alleged accomplice İ.A. were detained. |
Murder of children
In May 2021, at least one child was killed by her father.
One child was battered in Diyarbakır while another child was battered by a person who claimed that he was her boyfriend in Zonguldak. In Aksaray, seven men tried to kidnap a child.
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Name of the child killed by men Ceren E. |
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Province where men killed the child Tekirdağ (1) |
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Judicial process The perpetrator committed suicide. |
Sexual assault/ Rape
In May 2021, men raped at least nine women. The number of rape incidents was one last May.
One of the women raped by men had mental disabilities. Four women were raped by eight male strangers, one woman by her father, one woman by her neighbor, one woman by her husband of religious marriage, one woman by her actor colleague and one woman was raped by the dentist working in the workplace where she went to do cleaning.
Men raped six women in places outside the house such as a forest or doctor's clinic and one woman inside the house. The scenes of incidents where two women were raped were not reported in the press.
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Provinces where men raped women Aydın (1), Batman (1), Dersim (1), İstanbul (3), Kocaeli (1), Manisa (1), Urfa (1). |
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Judicial process There were 13 perpetrators who raped women. Only three perpetrators were arrested. No action was taken against two perpetrators. One perpetrator was indicted, four perpetrators faced an investigation. One perpetrator was taken into custody. The judicial processes of two perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Harassment
Men harassed at least 13 women in May. This number was eight last May.
Seven women were harassed by six male strangers. One woman was harassed by a driver, one woman by her neighbor. At least four women were harassed by the trainers at the gym.
Men harassed 12 women verbally and physically; they harassed one woman by taking her pictures.
Men harassed two women inside the house while they harassed nine women in places outside the house such as the street, hospital, market and gym. The scenes of two incidents were not reported.
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Provinces where men harassed women Antalya (1), İstanbul (4), İzmir (1), Karabük (1), Sakarya (4), Samsun (1), Zonguldak (1). |
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Judicial process There were nine perpetrators who harassed women, none of them was arrested. Four perpetrators were taken into custody. A restraining order was issued against one perpetrator, a lawsuit was filed against one perpetrator. One perpetrator was released from detention. The condition of one perpetrator was reported in the press as "fled." The judicial process of one perpetrator was not reported in the press. |
Child abuse
Men abused 16 boys and girls in May 2021. This figure was eight in the same month last year.
Seven children did not know the men who abused them. One child was abused by a grocery store owner, one by the boyfriend of his/her mother, one by his/her relative. Four children were abused by their fathers and two children were abused by their teacher.
One of the cases of abuse was revealed after the child was impregnated.
Men abused 10 children in places outside of homes such as schools and grocery stores. The places where men abused six children were not reported in the news.
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Provinces where men abused children Ağrı (1), Antalya (4), Aydın (2), Düzce (1), Hakkâri (1), İstanbul (5), Sakarya (1), Şırnak (1) |
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Judicial process There were 12 perpetrators who abused children. Four perpetrators were arrested. An electronic bracelet was put on one perpetrator. Four perpetrators were detained. No action was taken against one perpetrator. The judicial process about one perpetrator was not reported in the news. The judicial process about one perpetrator was reported as "sought" in the news. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 67 women in May. This figure was 46 in the same month last year.
Ten women who were subjected to violence by men were hospitalized in "critical" condition. Men had been systematically violent with at least two women.
One of the women who were subjected to violence from men was from Syria. Men inflicted violence at least on five women despite "protection" and "restraining" orders.
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Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (4), Adıyaman (1), Aksaray (2), Ankara (1), Antalya (4), Aydın (2), Bingöl (1), Bursa (1), Çankırı (1), Denizli (1), Diyarbakır (1), Edirne (15), İstanbul (11), İzmir (4), Kırıkkale (1), Kilis (1), Kocaeli (3), Konya (3), Manisa (2), Nevşehir (1), Niğde (1), Sivas (2), Yozgat (1), Zonguldak (3). |
At least 45 women were subjected to violence from their husbands, boyfriends, ex-husbands and ex-boyfriends. Eight women were subjected to violence from their family members such as their fathers and sons. Two women were subjected to violence from their neighbors and two women by their bosses. The degree of acquaintance between 10 women and the men who inflicted violence on them was not reported in the news.
Men inflicted violence on three women because "they wanted to divorce," one woman because of "jealousy," one woman because "she did not want to loan money," one woman because "she made noise," one woman because "she wore shorts," and one woman because "she prevented him from cutting a tree." Men's "excuses" for inflicting violence on 59 women were not reported in the news.
Men injured 52 women by battering them, six women with sharp objects and five women with firearms. Men drove cars into three women and injured one woman by throwing her off from a balcony.
Men inflicted violence on 26 women at home and 27 women outside (streets, fields). The places where men inflicted violence on 14 women were not reported in the press.
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Judicial process Only five perpetrators were arrested. 22 perpetrators were detained. Criminal complaints were filed against 26 perpetrators. One perpetrator "turned himself in," one perpetrator "escaped," and one perpetrator was killed by another man. Judicial processes about at least 16 perpetrators were not reported in the news. |
Forced sex work
Men forced at least 57 women to sex work in May 2021. This figure was two in the same month last year. Six women who were forced to sex work were not citizens of Turkey. Two of them were children.
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Judicial process There were at least 30 perpetrators who forced women to sex work. Only four perpetrators were arrested. 26 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.
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