MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT JULY 2022
Men killed 28 women in July
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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 28 women and one child in July.
In June, the deaths of at least 14 women (in the provinces of (Adıyaman (2), Aydın (2) Antalya (1), Kastamonu (1), Erzincan (1), İstanbul (2), Muğla (1), Kocaeli (1), Edirne (1), Urfa(1), Sakarya (1)) were reported in the press as "suspicious."
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Men inflicted violence on at least 64 women, abused at least 16 girls and boys, harassed at least 17 women, and forced 12 women to do sex work.
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2021-2022 In the first seven months of 2022, men killed 191 women, harassed 89 women, abused 163 women, inflicted violence on 455 women, and raped 20 women. Men forced at least 363 women to do sex work. In the first seven months of 2022, deaths of 119 women were reported in the press as "suspicious," and men killed 23 women in the first seven months of 2022. In the first seven months of 2021, men killed 174 women, harassed 78 women, abused 85 children, and raped 62 women.men forced at least 409 women to do sex work, inflicted violence and injured on at least 491 women. In the first seven months of 2021, deaths of 131 women were reported in the press as "suspicious," and men killed at least 15 children. |
Feminicide
Men killed at least 28 women in July; this figure was 24 in the same month last year. Men also killed three men who were with the women whom they killed.
At least five women were killed despite protection orders. One of the killed women was from Uzbekistan.
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Women killed by men in July Birgül BÇ., Derya Tekin, Döndü S., E.B., Elif Güneş, Emine Y., Esra Altınkaynak, Esra Yamak, Ezgi Ö., Fatma Ö., Güllü S., Gülperi Aksoy, Huriye B., Kader D., Nedime Dinçer, Nurcan Orman, Nurgül Gülsoy D., Nuriye M., Nurten O., Öznur Tufan, Pınar Damar, R.D.A, Servet Bakırtaş, Sojida Kalandarova, Sultan P., Tülay E., Yasemin Çedik, Zeynep T. |
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Provinces where men killed women Ankara (1), Balıkesir (1), Bursa (1), Denizli (4), Diyarbakır (1), Eskişehir (1), Isparta (1), İstanbul (8), İzmir (3), Kırşehir (1), Kocaeli (1), Konya (1), Mersin (1), Muğla (1), Tekirdağ (1), Yozgat (1). |
Men's "excuses" for killing 17 women were not reported in the press. Men killed 10 women because they wanted to break up or they did not want to make peace. Men killed one woman because her daughter "wanted to break up."
18 women were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends, two women were killed by their brothers, one woman by her son, one woman by her son-in-law, one woman by her relatives, and one woman by her friend. The degree of acquaintance between four men and the four women whom they killed was not reported in the press.
Men killed 15 women at home, and six women in places outside of the house such as workplaces, forests, streets and hospitals. The places where men killed seven women were not reported in the press.
Men killed 21 women with firearms, four women with sharp objects, one woman with acid, one woman by beating her, and one woman by strangling her.
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Judicial process There were 28 perpetrators who killed women. 11 perpetrators were arrested, and 10 perpetrators killed themselves. 2 perpetrators were detained. One perpetrator ran away. Judicial processes about four perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Violence against children-child murder
Men killed one child in July.
In Eskişehir, two children said their step-father had inflicted violence on them. In Adana and Kars, two men inflicted violence on their children.
One child was killed by their father.
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Name of the killed child Yiğit D. |
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Provinces where men killed children Mersin (1). |
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Judicial process The perpetrator killed himself. |
Sexual assault/rape
Men raped at least five women in July 2022. Last year, the number of women raped by men was seven.
One woman was raped by two relatives, two women were raped by two men, with the degree of acquaintance between them not reported in the press, one woman was raped by her boyfriend, and one woman was raped by a friend.
Men raped two women at home, and three women in places outside of the house such as hostels, grocery stores and workplaces.
One of the raped women was not a citizen of Türkiye. One woman had disabilities.
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Provinces where men raped women Adana (1), Denizli (1), İstanbul (2), Muğla (1). |
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Judicial process There were six perpetrators who raped women; only three women were arrested. One perpetrator was released. A lawsuit was filed against one perpetrator. The judicial process regarding one perpetrator was not reported in the press. |
Harassment
In July 2022, men harassed at least 17 women. This figure was 21 in the same month last year.
One woman was harassed by her boss. The degree of acquaintance between 11 perpetrators and the women whom they harassed was not reported in the press.
Men harassed five women verbally and physically. Men harassed 11 women by taking photographs of them or filming them. Men harassed one woman by showing their sexual organs to her.
Men harassed all 17 women in places outside of the house.
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Provinces where men harassed women Antalya (2), Aydın (2), Bursa (1), İstanbul (6), İzmir (6) |
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Judicial process There were 12 perpetrators who harassed women. Only one perpetrator was arrested. Three perpetrators were detained. Two perpetrators were released. |
Child abuse
Men abused at least 16 girls and boys in July. This figure was 13 in the same month last year.
The degree of acquaintance between the nine men and at least six children whom they abused. Two children were abused by their relatives, and seven children by an imam.
Men abused thee children at home, and 16 children in places outside of the house such as Quran courses and streets.
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Provinces where men abused children Antalya (1), Aydın (2), Balıkesir (7), Bursa (1), Edirne (2), İstanbul (2), Sakarya (1) |
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Judicial process There were at least 19 women who abused children. Only 10 perpetrators were arrested. Three perpetrators were detained. Judicial processes about six perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 64 women in July. This figure was 77 in the same month last year.
16 women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "serious" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least 12 women by violating "protection orders."
Among the women subjected to violence from men, three were trans women. Police officers and neighborhood guards were among those who inflicted violence on women.
One of the women who were subjected to violence from men was from Turkmenistan and one was from Syria.
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Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (4), Afyon (1), Ankara (2), Antalya (2), Antep (1), Aydın (2), Bolu (1), Bursa (3), Denizli (1), Diyarbakır (5), Edirne (10), Eskişehir (2), Elazığ (1), İstanbul (10), İzmir (5), Karaman (1), Kars (1), Kayseri (1), Kocaeli (1), Malatya (1), Muğla (2), Ordu (2) Sakarya (2), Samsun (3). |
At least 41 women were injured by their husbands or ex-boyfriends. The degree of acquaintance between 13 men and 12 women whom they inflicted violence on was not reported in the press. One woman was injured by her neighbor, three women by their sons, one woman by a relative, one woman by her brother, three trans women by neighborhood guards, one woman by her patient, and one woman by her son-in-law.
Men inflicted violence on 15 women because they wanted to divorce or did not want to make peace, one woman with "religious motives," and one woman to "sexually assault" her. Men's excuses for inflicting violence on 47 women were not reported in the press.
Men injured 45 women by battering them, eight women with firearms, and 11 women with sharp objects.
Men injured 16 women in places outside of the house, such as workplaces, buses, and forests, and 36 women at home. The places where men inflicted violence on 12 women were not reported in the press.
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Judicial process There were 65 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only 12 perpetrators were arrested. Four perpetrators were released. Five perpetrators were detained. Six perpetrators killed themselves. The judicial process regarding one perpetrator was reported as "at large" in the press, while the proceedings about 37 perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Forced sex work
Men forced 12 women to do sex work in July. This figure was 36 in the same month last year. The women who were forced to do sex work were not citizens of Türkiye. Children were among those who were forced to do sex work.
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Provinces where women were forced to do sex work Kayseri (2), Mersin (7), Tekirdağ (3) |
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Judicial process There were seven perpetrators who forced women to do sex work. None of them 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: Abluka Hukuk