The policies of the AKP government towards women pave the way for new femicides. In the first 7 months of 2023, five women were murdered by the closest men in Batman (Êlih) alone.

In March 2023, a woman named Z.A. (43) was found murdered with a cutting tool in the house where she lived. T.A. (33) was shot dead in March with a firearm by her husband while she was waiting for the minibus. E.T. (77) was killed in April with a gun by a man he knew. In July, F.Y. (35) and A.E. (37) were murdered by their husbands.

Noting that the massacres of women are not independent of the policies of the AKP government, Tevgera Jinên Azad (Free Women's Movement-TJA) activist Gurbet Doğan drew attention to the importance of establishing a joint struggle network against these policies.

7, 990 women murdered under the AKP government

Some 7,990 women were murdered during the 21-year rule of the AKP, said Doğan, adding that since the abolition of the Istanbul Convention, more than 610 women have been murdered and more than 410 women have lost their lives in suspicious circumstances. Doğan said: "Unfortunately, women continue to be killed, exposed to violence, harassment and abuse every day in this spiral of violence. Every day, a new femicide is carried out because of insufficient and non-deterrent punishments, the inadequacy of education and the lack of awareness-raising activities."