Men killed seven women in Turkey in the last 24 hours and one women shot by a man by firearm also lost her life.
The cases of male violence in İzmir, Bursa, Sakarya, Erzurum, Denizli, and İstanbul are as follows:
• In Pendik, İstanbul, Ümit K. murdered his ex-wife Sevilay K. with a sharp object. K. was taken into custody.
• In the Akyazı district of Sakarya, Ali Rıza A. shot and killed Hatun Ekrem A., who was in the process of divorce.
• In Çekmeköy, İstanbul, Emine Ülkü Araz was murdered by her husband.
• In İzmir, Özlem Çankaya was murdered by her ex-boyfriend.
• In Bursa, Murat D. shot and killed his ex-wife Tuba Ateşci with a gun.
• In Samsat, Adıyaman, Kasım A. shot and killed his wife Tuğba A., his brother-in-law Abidin A., and 9-year-old Mustafa A. with a gun.
• In Denizli, Nasım Gol Karımı, an Afghan woman, was murdered in her home. Her husband is believed to be the perpetrator.
• In Erzurum, Elif S., who was shot by Şafak S., who escaped from prison on February 19th, lost her life.
The Turkish Medical Association Women's Assembly issued the following statement:
"We will not lose another one of us"
"In 2 days, 7 women were murdered by men. This is a massacre! Violence against women is a public health issue. Anti-women rhetoric and impunity fuel violence. The Istanbul Convention must be immediately implemented, and Law No. 6284 must be effectively enforced! We will not lose another person!"
(AEK/PE)