MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT OCTOBER 2022
Men killed 32 women in October
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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 32 women and four children in October.
In September, the deaths of at least 14 women (Ankara, Antalya, Aydın, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, İstanbul, Kayseri (2),Muğla, Samsun (2), Van, Zonguldak ) were reported in the press as "suspicious."
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Men inflicted violence on at least 70 women, abused at least 18 girls and boys, harassed at least 13 women, and forced 14 women to do sex work. Men raped three women in October. Men also raped at least one woman in October.
Deaths of two women in Çanakkale and Antalya were reported in the press as "unsolved murders."
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2021-2022 In the first 10 months of 2022, men killed 280 women, harassed 131 women, abused 205 children, inflicted violence on 675 women, and raped 25 women. Men forced at least 386 women to do sex work. In the first nine months of 2022, deaths of at least 159 women were reported as "suspicious" in the press. Men killed 36 children in the first nine months of the year. In the first 10 months of 2021, men killed 256 women, harassed 396 women, abused 160 children, and raped 87 women. Men forced at least 586 women to do sex work, inflicted violence on and injured at least 670 women. In the first 10 months of 2021, deaths of at least 183 women were reported as "suspicious" in the press. Men killed at least 27 children. |
Feminicide
In October, men killed at least 32 women. This figure was also 22 in the same month last year. Men also killed two men who were together with the women they were killed. One of the women who were killed by men was from Afghanistan.
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Names of the women who were killed by men in September Bahar Torun, Bahtınur K., Beyza S., Burcu Tokaç, Dilek Ç., Döne Türkmen, Eda E., Emine C., Fadime Ç., Hacer Y., Havvanur K., Hena Şeyh Muhammed, Hilal Sultan Kırgöz, Huriye C., Huriye Z., Hülya Ş., Hüsniye Keskinbaş, İlksen T., Mevlüde A., Nadia Noori, Nazan Çatbaş, Nurhan İ., Nursel Bircan, Rahime Eker, Songül A., Sultan Ö., Tuğba U., Vahide Duran, Yadigar I., Yasemin S., Yasemin U., Zuhal I. |
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Provinces where men killed women Adana (2), Ankara (8), Denizli (1), Elazığ (3), Erzurum (1), İstanbul (6), Isparta (1), İzmir (1), Kayseri (1), Kırklareli (1), Kocaeli (1), Manisa (2), Muğla (1), Sivas (1), Urfa (1), Mardin (1). |
Men's "excuses" for killing 24 women were not reported in the press. Men killed six women because they wanted to break up or did not want to make peace. Men killed one woman during "robbery" and one woman because of "land dispute."
23 women were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands, or boyfriends, four women were killed by relatives, one woman by her neighbor, one woman by two thieves, and one woman by her employer. The degree of acquaintance between a man and the two women whom he killed was not reported in the press.
Men killed 18 women at home and 10 women in places outside of the house such as workplaces, barns, forests, streets and hospitals. The places where men killed four women were not reported in the press.
Men killed 23 women with firearms, seven women with sharp objects, one woman by beating her, and one woman by poisoning her.
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The feminicide solved in October The murder of Arzu Nihal Çelik, who was shot dead in İstanbul 18 years ago, was solved. A man named E.C. confessed the murder, saying he "felt remorse." E.C. said he had killed the woman by being instigated by her husband, who died in 2019. The authorities say one other person was also sought for the murder. |
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Judicial process There were 37 perpetrators who killed women. Only 17 perpetrators were arrested. Seven perpetrators killed themselves, two were released. Judicial processes regarding two perpetrators were reported as "escaped." One perpetrator died. |
Violence against children-Child murder
Men killed at least four children in October. This figure was two in the same month last year.
One child was killed by their mother's friend and three children were killed by their fathers.
Men killed three children with firearms. Men killed one child with smoke.
In Mardin, a teacher battered their student.
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Names of the killed children Büşra Kabataş, Tuğçe, Yusuf, Eylül Mina. |
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Provinces where men killed children Ankara (2), Kocaeli (2). |
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Judicial process There were four perpetrators who killed children. Three perpetrators killed themselves and one perpetrator was arrested. |
Sexual assault/Rape
Men raped at least one woman in October. This figure was nine in the same month last year.
Men raped one woman at home.
One woman was raped by her boyfriend as reported in the press.
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Provinces where men raped women Muğla (1) |
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Judicial process There was one perpetrator who raped women. The judicial proceedings regarding the perpetrator were not reported in the press.
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Harassment
Men harassed at least 13 women in October 2022. This figure was 280 in the same month last year.
Men harassed seven women verbally and physically. Men harassed four women by taking their photos/videos. Men harassed two women by masturbating in their presence.
Men harassed 13 women in places outside of the house.
The degree of acquaintance between the 13 men who harassed the women was not reported in the press.
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Provinces where men harassed women Adana (1), Erzurum (1), İstanbul (5), İzmir (1), İzmit (1), Kayseri (1), Muğla (1), Samsun (2), Van (1). |
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Judicial proceedings There were 11 perpetrators who harassed women. Only three perpetrators were arrested. Legal action was initiated against two perpetrators. Judicial proceedings regarding three perpetrators were not reported in the press while three perpetrators were released on grounds there was "no evidence." |
Child abuse
Men abused at least 18 boys and girls in October.. This figure was 49 in the same month last year. One abuse was manifested when it was understood that the child was pregnant.
One child was abused by a co-worker, one by a teacher and six children were abused by the men they work with.
The degree of acquaintance between the 11 men who abused seven children was not reported in the press.
Men abused one child at home and 17 children in areas outside the house.
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Provinces where men abused children Adana (1), Aydın (1), Bolu (1), Çanakkale (6), İstanbul (2), İzmir (4), Manisa (1), Ordu (1), Samsun (1). |
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Judicial process There were 10 perpetrators who abused children. Only four perpetrators were arrested. Two perpetrators were detained, and one perpetrator escaped. Judicial proceedings about three perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Violence/injury
Men inflicted violence on at least 70 women in October.. This figure was 53 in the same month last year.
At least 16 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." One woman was from Azerbaijan.
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Provinces where men inflicted violence on women Adana (2), Ankara (2), Antalya (2), Antep (1), Aydın (1), Bursa (1), Denizli (1), Edirne (26), Hakkari (7), İstanbul (15), Karaman (2), Kocaeli (2), Konya (1), Mersin (1), Ordu (1), Rize (1), Samsun (2), Urfa (1), Yozgat (1). |
At least 40 women were injured b y their husbands or boyfriends. Four women were subjected to violence from family members such as their brothers, sons and fathers. The degree of acquaintance between eight women and 15 men who inflicted violence on them was not reported in the press. Three women were subjected to violence by their friends and one woman by her son-in-law.
15 women were subjected to violence by at least two police officers.
Men inflicted violence on at least eight women because they wanted a divorce, one woman because she sat in the front seat, one woman because of being jealous and one woman because she was working. Men's excuses for inflicting violence on 59 women were not reported in the press. Men injured 58 women by battering them, five women with sharp objects and seven women with firearms.
Men injured 26 women in places outside of the house, such as workplaces, buses, and forests, and 26 women at home. The places where men inflicted violence on 18 women were not reported in the press.
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Judicial proceedings There were 65 perpetrators who inflicted violence on women. Only five perpetrators were arrested, eight perpetrators were detained, and legal action was initiated against 13 of them. One perpetrator escaped while another one died. Judicial proceedings regarding 37 perpetrators were not reported in the press. |
Forced sex work
In October, men forced at least 14 women to do sex work. This figure was 79 in the same month last year. Seven women who were forced to do sex work were not citizens of Türkiye.
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Provinces where women were forced to do sex work Bodrum (7), Muğla (7). |
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Judicial process There were 11 perpetrators who forced women to do sex work. Four perpetrators were detained. Seven perpetrators were released. |
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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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