Men killed 31 women and 7 children in Turkey in August

Men inflicted violence on at least 79 women, abused at least 12 girls and boys, harassed at least 13 women, and forced six women to do sex work in the month of August.

According to the news compiled by Bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and news agencies, men killed at least 31 women and seven children in August.

In June, the deaths of at least 13 women (in the provinces of Aydın (1), Erzurum (1),  İstanbul (2), İzmir (2), Samsun (1), Sinop (1), Tokat (1), Urfa (2), Zonguldak (2) ) were reported in the press as "suspicious."

Men inflicted violence on at least 79 women, abused at least 12 girls and boys, harassed at least 13 women, and forced six women to do sex work.

Feminicide

Men killed at least 31 women in August. This figure was 34 in the same month last year. Men also killed seven men who were together with the women whom they killed.

At least six women were killed despite protection orders. One of the killed women was from Syria, and two were from Georgia.

Men's "excuses" for killing 18 women were not reported in the press. Men killed at least 10 women because they wanted to break up or did not want to make peace. 

Men killed one woman because of "jealousy" and two women because of "debt" and "land dispute."

22 women were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands and boyfriends, three women by their sons, one woman by her neighbor, two women by their relatives, and one woman by her friend. The degree of acquaintance between two women and the men who killed them was not reported in the press. One of the men who killed women was a juvenile.

Men killed 19 women with firearms, 10 women with sharp objects, and two women by strangling them.

Violence against children and child murder

Men killed seven children in August. This number was six in the same month last year.

Two children were killed by their father, one was killed by their elder brother, one was killed by a relative, and one was killed by her boyfriend. The degree of acquaintance between the man and the two children whom he killed was not reported in the press.

Men killed five children with firearms and one child with sharp objects.

Sexual assault/rape

Men raped at least one woman in August. This figure was 11 in the same month last year.

The degree of acquaintance between the five men and the woman whom they raped was not reported in the press.

Harassment

Men harassed at least 13 women in August. This figure was 28 in the same month last year. One of the women who was raped by men was from Iraq.

Men harassed at least 12 women verbally and physically. Men harassed one woman by showing their sexual organ to her.

Men harassed 10 women in places outside of the house. Places where men harassed three women were not reported in the press.

One woman was harassed by a specialist sergeant, four women by couriers, and one woman by a relative. The degree of acquaintance between the men and the seven women whom he harassed was not reported in the press.

Child abuse

Men abused at least 12 boys and girls in August. This figure was 13 in the same month last year.

The degree of acquaintance between the seven men who abused at least eight children was not reported in the press. Two children were harassed by an imam, one child by a sports instructor, and one by a shopkeeper.

Violence/injury

Men inflicted violence on at least 79 women in August. This figure was 61 in the same month last year.

At least nine women who were subjected to violence from men were hospitalized in "serious" condition. Men inflicted violence on at least 11 women by violating "protection orders."

One of the women who was subjected to violence by men was from Syria, and one was from Tanzania. Men had been systematically violent towards at least two women.

At least 55 women were subjected to violence from their husbands and boyfriends. 11 women were subjected to violence from family members such as their brothers and fathers. The degree of acquaintance between 10 women and the men who inflicted violence on them was not reported in the press.

Men's excuses for inflicting violence on 67 women were not reported in the press. Men inflicted violence on 12 women because they wanted to break up or did not want to make peace.

Men injured 54 women by battering them, 13 women with sharp objects and nine women with firearms. Men injured one woman by hitting them with a car, and two women by burning them.

Men injured 23 women in places outside of the house, such as workplaces, buses, and forests, and 46 women at home. The places where men inflicted violence on 10 women were not reported in the press.

Forced sex work

In August, men forced at least six women to do sex work. This figure was 20 in the same month last year. The women who were forced to do sex work were not citizens of Türkiye. There were children among those who were forced to do sex work.