MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT FEBRUARY 2022
Men kill 22 women in February
* Infographic: Yağmur Karagöz
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According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men killed at least 22 women and raped three women in Turkey in February 2022.
In February, the deaths of at least 16 women (in the provinces of Afyon (1), Çanakkale (1), Isparta (4), İzmir (1), Kayseri (1), Kütahya (1), Maraş (1), Mardin (1), Muğla (1), Samsun (1), Sinop (1), Tekirdağ (1), Urfa (1)) were reported in the press as suspicious.
Men threatened to kill three women in Eskişehir, Iğdır and Ankara. In Kocaeli, the death of a woman was reported in the press as an "unidentified murder". In Denizli, men attempted to kill a woman.
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Feminicide
In February 2022, men killed at least 22 women. Last February, this number was 33. This February, men also killed three women who were with the women. A woman killed by men was from Ukraine.
One woman had mental disabilities. Men killed at least three women despite "protection" or "restraining" orders.
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Women killed by men in February Arife A., Aysel Yaşar, Azime Akman, Damla Kuş, Duriye Taşdelen, Eda Nur E., Esin D., Gülbahar K., Güler Gül, Gülsüm K., Hanife B., Hasret Dalkoparan, Hatice D., Hazal Alpyörük, Hilal A., Hüsne E., Nazife B. Olha E., Şahizer A., Tülin Çetin, Vasfiye E., Yasemin A. |
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Provinces where men killed women Ankara (1), Balıkesir (1), Bursa (3), Düzce (1), İstanbul (4), İzmir (1), Konya (1), Maraş (1), Mersin (1), Sakarya (1), Samsun (2), Sivas (1), Urfa (2), Uşak (1), Zonguldak (1). |
The "pretexts" of men for killing 14 women were not reported in the news. Men killed six women "because they did not want to reconcile" or "because they wanted to break up" and killed one woman to "mug" her. Men killed one woman for "inheritance".
15 women were killed by their husbands, boyfriends and ex-husbands. Four women were killed by their sons-fathers and two women were killed by their relatives. One woman was killed by her son-in-law.
Men killed over half of the women inside the house.
Men killed 17 women inside the house while they killed four women in places outside the house such as a workplace, woods, street and hospital. The scene of one feminicide was not reported in the press.
Men killed more than half of the women with firearms.
Men killed 11 women with firearms, nine women with sharp objects and two women by battering them.
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Judicial process There were at least 22 perpetrators who killed women. Only 15 perpetrators were arrested. Only legal action was taken against one perpetrator. Three perpetrators were taken into custody. The judicial process of one perpetrator was reported in the press as "fled" and those of two perpetrators were reported as "committed suicice". |
Child murder
Men killed at least two children in February 2022.
One child was killed by the man whom she was forced to marry and one child was killed by his elder brother.
A child was battered by her/his elder brother in Bursa and children were battered by their fathers in Diyarbakır, İzmir, Aksaray and Bursa. In Elazığ, a child named B.B. (16) suspiciously lost her/his life.
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Names of children killed by men Yahya A., Sıla Ş. |
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Provinces where men killed children Giresun (1), Erzurum (1) |
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Judicial process There were two perpetrators who killed children. One perpetrator was arrested. The judicial process of the other was not reported in the press. |
Sexual assault / Rape
According to the news reported in the press, men raped at least three women in February 2022. Last February, men raped 12 women.
The identities of the four men who raped three women were not reported in the news. Men raped three women in places outside the house such as a street and hotel room.
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Provinces where men raped women Aydın (1), İstanbul (2) |
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Judicial process There were four men who raped women. Only one perpetrator was arrested. Three perpetrators were released from detention. |
Harassment
In February 2021, men harassed at least seven women. This figure was nine in the same month last year.
A doctor harassed two women, a health worker harassed one woman, a store employee harassed one woman, and a passenger harassed a woman passenger in a plane. The degree of acquaintance between a man and two women whom he harassed was not reported in the press.
Men harassed two women by taking their photographs and one woman by masturbating in front of her. Men harassed four women verbally and physically.
Men harassed all seven women outside of the house.
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Provinces where men harassed women Bilecik (1), Erzurum (7), Eskişehir (10), İstanbul (2), İzmir (2), Ordu (1), Tekirdağ (1), Van (1), Zonguldak (1). |
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Judicial process There were seven perpetrators who harassed women. Only one perpetrator was arrested. Two perpetrators were detained and legal action was initiated against one perpetrator. One perpetrator was released and one perpetrator was given a wage cut fine. A restraining order was issued against one perpetrator. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least 26 boys and girls in February. This figure was four in the same month last year.
At least 17 children were abused by their teachers, seven children by an imam, one child by their stepfather and one child by their neighbor.
Men abused 26 children in places outside of the house such as school and streets. Men abused one child on social media.
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Provinces where men abused children Adana (3), Afyon (1), Aksaray (2), Antalya (1), Artvin (1), Bursa (5), Çorum (1), Diyarbakır (1), Düzce (1), Edirne (16), Erzurum (2), Hatay (1), Iğdır (1), İstanbul (27), İzmir (2), Kayseri (1), Kırıkkale (1), Kocaeli (2), Malatya (1), Maraş (1), Sakarya (2), Tekirdağ (1), Urfa (1), Zonguldak (3) |
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Judicial process There were 11 perpetrators who abused children. Only seven perpetrators were arrested. A lawsuit was filed against one perpetrator. One perpetrator was reported as "sought" in the press. The judicial process about one perpetrator was reported as "suspended" in the press. The judicial process about one perpetrator was reported as "legal action was initiated." |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on 78 women in January. This figure was 57 in the same month last year.
Eight women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "serious" condition. Men inflicted violence on 12 women by violating "protection orders."
Two of the women whom men inflicted violence on were trans women. One woman injured by men was from Azerbaijan and one was from Kyrgyzstan. One was not a citizen of Turkey but her nationality was not reported in the news.
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Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (3), Afyon (1), Aksaray (2), Antalya (1), Artvin (1), Bursa (5), Çorum (1), Diyarbakır (1), Düzce (1), Edirne (16), Erzurum (2), Hatay (1), Iğdır (1), İstanbul (27), İzmir (2), Kayseri (1), Kırıkkale (1), Kocaeli (2), Malatya (1), Maraş (1), Sakarya (2), Tekirdağ (1), Urfa (1), Zonguldak (3) |
The degree of acquaintance between 25 women and 15 men who injured them was not reported in the press. 49 women were injured by their husbands or boyfriends, two women by their sons, one woman by her colleague, one woman by her son-in-law and one woman by her relative.
Men's excuses for inflicting violence on 64 women were not reported in the news. Men inflicted violence on 12 women because they "did not want to make peace" or "wanted to break up," one woman because "the bus did not come" and one woman because "he did not like her clothing."
Men inflicted violence on 54 women by battering them, seven women with sharp objects,three women by taking them as hostages, 11 women by firearms and two women by burning them. Men inflicted violence on at least one woman by digital means.
Men inflicted violence on 37 women in places outside of the home such as hairdresser's, workplace, bus, and forest, and 38 women at home. Men inflicted violence on one woman on social media. Where men injured two women was not reported in the news.
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Judicial process There were 76 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only five perpetrators were arrested. Judicial processes about 27 perpetrators were reported as "legal action was initiated." "Restraining or protection" orders were issued about five perpetrators. 12 perpetrators were detained. 5 perpetrators killed themselves. Judicial processes about seven perpetrators were reported as "escaped" and "sought" and judicial processes about 15 perpetrators were not reported in the news. |
Forced sex work
Men forced at least 107 women to do sex work in February. This figure was 104 in the same month last year. 55 women who were forced to do sex work were not citizens of Turkey. There were children among those who were forced to do sex work.
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Judicial process There were 102 perpetrators who were forced to do sex work. 61 perpetrators were detained and 41 perpetrators were arrested. |
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Explanation 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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* Photo: csgorselarsiv.org/Fatoş