Men killed 31 women in August

2021-2022

In the first eight months of 2022, men killed 222 women, harassed 102 women, abused 1,175 children, inflicted violence on 534 women, and raped 21 women. Men forced at least 370 women to do sex work. In the first eight months of 2022, deaths of 132 women were reported in the press as "suspicious," and men killed 30 children in the first eight months of the year.

In the first eight months of 2021, men killed 208 women, harassed 106 women, abused 98 children, and raped 73 women. Men forced at least 429 women to do sex work, and inflicted violence on at last 552 women. In the first eight months of 2021, deaths of at least 153 women were reported as "suspicious" in the press.

Names of the women killed by men in August

Ayşe K., Ayşe P., Ayşen Ç., Berivan U., Dilek K., Ezgi Ö., Fadim S., Fikriye Vatansever, Filiz G., Gülten İnan, H.Ö, Hacer A., Hanige Ç., Hediye Y., Khvicha Osanadze, Leyla K., Mehlika Derici, Melek Yıldırım, Mihriban Arduç, Necla A., Neriman G., Nura Hac S., Rita E., Sanem G., Sevtap Akbacı, Sibel U., Susanber Özdemir, Şenay A., Şeyh Müslim, Ülkü A., Zeynep D.

Provinces where men killed women

Adana (2), Afyon (1), Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Antep (1), Artvin (2), Aydın (2), Balıkesir (1), Çanakkale (2), Diyarbakır (1), İstanbul (3), İzmir (5), Kilis (1), Konya (2), Maraş (1), Sinop (1), Şırnak (1), Tekirdağ (1), Yozgat (1), Zonguldak (1).

Judicial proceedings

There were 30 perpetrators who killed women. Only 14 perpetrators were arrested. Four perpetrators killed themselves. Six perpetrators were detained. The judicial process about one perpetrator was reported in the press as "sought" and two perpetrators were reported as "escaped." One perpetrator was released. Judicial proceedings about two perpetrators were not reported in the press.

The feminicide solved in August 2022

In the case concerning Özlem Özoğlu (22), her husband Çağan Özoğlu (27), and his mother Emine Düzkaya (45), whose bodies were found buried in Kilis after they went missing 10 years ago, Özlem Özoğlu's father, A.A., and her brother M.F.A. were arrested.

The two men were charged with "killing with honor motives" and "killing with monstrous feelings," but were eventually released because no elements of the crime could be found. A red notice against the suspects, who fled to Syria, was lifted because of lack of evidence. The case was filed again after the father and son returned to Türkiye illegally.

Names of the killed children

Beyza Doğan, Derya K., Emirhan Aytemir, Firdevs B., Melek K. Muhammed, T.Ö.

Provinces where men killed children

Ankara (1), İstanbul (1), Kilis (1), Maraş (1), Şırnak (3)

Judicial proceedings

There were six perpetrators who killed children. Only two perpetrators were arrested. Two perpetrators killed themselves. Judicial proceedings about two perpetrators were not reported in the press.

Provinces where men raped women

Bilecik (1).

Judicial proceedings

The judicial process about the five men who raped a woman was not reported in the press.

Provinces where men harassed women

Ankara (1), Antep (1), Bartın (1), Bolu (1), Dersim (1), Diyarbakır (1), İstanbul (6), Konya (1)

Judicial proceedings

There were 10 perpetrators who harassed women. The judicial proceedings regarding them were not reported in the press.

Provinces where men abused children

Antalya ( 2), Bolu (1), Edirne (2), İstanbul (2), Manisa (1), Mardin (1), Samsun (1), Urfa (2).

Judicial proceedings

There were 10 perpetrators who abused children. Only four perpetrators were arrested. One perpetrator was released because he said, "The child consented." One perpetrator was detained. Judicial proceedings about four perpetrators were not reported in the press.

Provinces where men inflicted violence on women

 Adana (3), Adıyaman (2), Afyon (1), Ankara (1), Antalya (1), Antep (1), Aydın (1), Batman (1), Çorum (1), Deniz (1), Diyarbakır (2), Edirne (24), Elazığ (1), Erzincan (1), Erzurum (2), Eskişehir (1), Hatay (3), İstanbul (8), İzmir (6), Karaman (1), Kastamonu (1), Kilis (3), Kocaeli (3), Konya (1), Muğla (1), Muş (1), Samsun (3), Tekirdağ (1), Urfa (1), Yozgat (1), Zonguldak (1).

Judicial proceedings

There were 76 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only 14 perpetrators were detained. 10 of the perpetrators were arrested, and legal action was initiated against nine of them. Judicial proceedings regarding 39 perpetrators were not reported in the press.

Provinces where women were forced to do sex work

Ankara (5), Muğla (1).

Judicial proceedings

Only one perpetrator who forced women to do sex work was reported in the press. One perpetrator was detained. The perpetrator was a police officer.

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.