Male violence left 24 women and one child dead in August

Male violence left 24 women and one child dead in August

A compilation made by bianet has revealed that male perpetrators left 24 women and one teenager girl dead, 21 raped (including young girls), 19 injured and 7 harassed in August 2013.

It turned out that 83 percent of women were slain by their husbands or lovers. 84 percent of women were battered by either their current or ex-husbands in August 2013.

The murderers were aged between 20 and 72 years old; while female victims' ages differed from 17 to 73 in August 2013.

Female murder cases were reported in the provinces of Adıyaman, Afyon, Ağrı, Aksaray, Ankara, Antalya (2), Diyarbakır (2), Erzincan (2), Iğdır, İstanbul (5), İzmir (3), Kocaeli, Mersin, Ordu, Samsun and Trabzon.

In August, men raped/attempted to rape 21 women and teenager girls across 9 cities in Turkey. 34 percent of women were raped by their acquaintances.

Following the incidents, one woman got pregnant. One rape victim woman was previously forced to prostitution and reportedly left the women’s shelter briefly before the incident.

August’s rape perpetrators included strangers (14), relative (2), family friend (2), customer (1). The rapists were aged between 21 and 53 years old; while female victims' ages differed from 14 to 45.

Most rape cases were reported in Istanbul. August rape cases were reported in the following cities: Antalya, Balıkesir, Çorum (2), İstanbul (11), İzmir, Karabük, Kocaeli, Manisa ve Muğla (2).

In August, 19 male violence against women cases were reported across 10 different cities in Turkey.

Under a court restraint order, a man assaulted his wife with a knife, while another man was released after standing trial for assault.

84 percent of women were battered by either their current or former husbands in August 2013. Other perpetrators included husband on divorce stage (3), husband (13), ex-husband (3), lover (1), father (1) and stranger (1).

Violence instruments/methods included: knife (9), battering (9), run over with a car (1), abduction (1).

Most male violence cases were reported in Kocaeli province. Other cases were reported in the provinces of Adana (2), Adıyaman, Antalya, Batman, Hatay, İstanbul, İzmir (2), Kocaeli (5), Konya, Muğla, Samsun, Trabzon (2).

In August, 7 harassment cases were reported across 5 different cities in Turkey.

August harassment cases were reported in the provinces of Antep (3), Antalya, Ankara, İstanbul and Giresun, with their perpetrators aged between 19 to 39 years old; while female victims' ages differed from 6 to 35.

In August 2013, 65 cases of violence against women, murder, attempted murder, harassment, rape, injury and child abuse were reported across 25 provinces.

The distribution of 58 incidents to the regions is as follows; Marmara (26), Central Anatolia (3), Aegean (10), Mediterranean (8), Black Sea (8), Eastern-Anatolia (4) and South-Eastern Anatolia (6). Most cases were reported from Istanbul.

In 2013 so far, male violence left 122 women dead, 118 raped, 146 battered ad 117 sexually harassed.

In July 2013, male perpetrated violence had left 9 women dead, 20 women and teenager girls raped and 19 harassed. It turned out that 58 percent of women were killed by their husbands and 25 by their lovers. Murder perpetrators included husband (14), lover (6), son-in-law (2), friend (2) and stranger (1).