Male Violence March 2013 Full Report
According to data based on reports in local and national newspapers and news agencies, a compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 14 women, 2 men and 1 infant dead, 16 women and teenager girls raped, 25 women battered and 28 women harassed in March.
In 2013, male violence left 33 women, 6 men, 3 children and 1 infant killed; 38 women raped; 65 women and 2 infant battered; and 45 women harassed.
March 1
Rape
* In Muğla, V.T. (25), shuttle driver, abducted high school student Z.Ö. (14) to the woods and raped her. Following the incident, V.T. was arrested.
* In Istanbul, M.E., who was recently released from prison, threatened his ex-wife D.A. (34) with a gun, attacked her with an axe and raped her. While M.E. has vanished, the victim woman has been taken under state protection.
March 2
Murder
* In Antep, E.K. (49), after a failed attempt to convince his wife F.K. (42) to bring back home from his father-in-law's apartment, killed his mother-in-law Perihan İsaoğlu (60) and father-in-law Adil İsaoğlu (61) with a knife. E.K. severely wounded F.K.
* In Hatay, Fatma Mercan (31) has been attacked with her baby on the lap. The aggressor shot Mercan and her baby with a pistol. Later on, the suspect told the police that he had been hired by Mercan's husband.
Rape
* In Antalya, O.K., on his prison leave, raped his sister-in-law on the ground that he wanted to take revenge from his wife who wanted to divorce him.
March 3
Rape
* In Istanbul, three men dragged pedestrian woman M.A. (27) in between two cars by closing her mouth. Three aggressors suddenly ran away after their rape attempt. The victim's call for help was ignored by passers-by. Police told the woman that they are unable to detect the aggressors as nearby surveillance cameras were out of service at the time of the incident. M.A. claimed that the police advised her to stay silent.
Harassment
* In Aydın, E.T. (57), a real estate commissioner, has been detained by the police for allegedly picking up female customers' numbers and harassing them. A court released E.T.
March 4
Battery-Assault
* In Antalya, H.Ş. (41), despite a three month restraining order, went to his wife A.Ş.’s apartment, threatened her to take back the complaint, and battered her. Previously, H.Ş. had battered his wife several times, caused injuries in her body including teeth, jaw, leg and skull. A court restrained him from being near her.
March 5
Murder
* In Izmir, C.Ö. (74), murdered his wife Didare Özel with his unlicensed pistol. Following the incident, C.Ö. claimed that he recently purchased the pistol and accidentally fired it which resulted in his wife's death.
Harassment
* In Istanbul, D.Y. (35), medical doctor, harassed his woman patient A.U. (31) by touching her genitals. D.Y. also had a failed attempt to prevent her from getting away. Later on that day, D.Y. sent a text message to his patient to "discuss the matter in the evening". Prosecutors charged the medical doctor for up to 12 years of prison for harassment.
March 6
Murder
* In Kocaeli, Y.M. (27), murdered his older sister Hatice Meral for divorcing her husband and wanting to return to Erzurum, her hometown. He perpetrated the murder with a knife. Following the incident, Y.M. has been arrested.
March 7
Battery-Assault
* In Kocaeli, M.T. battered his wife A.T. who has been hospitalized following the incident.
* In Kocaeli, C.G. battered his wife H.G. who has been hospitalized following the incident. Police detained C.G. but a court released him later on.
Female retaliation to male violence
* In Yozgat, S.B. (28) murdered T.K. (29) who systematically raped her. Killing her rapist with a knife, S.B. capitulated to police authorities following the incident.
Harassment
* On Twitter, an unidentified man threatened E.E., a presenter, with death. The woman victim was unable to avoid the threatening messages from her aggressor despite her complaints to police and prosecutor. The aggressor allegedly sent messages including "You either belong to me or to the black soil. I will cast a bullet straight to your head as soon as I see you around. Whatever you do, I am not afraid of neither police nor prosecutor".
March 8
Murder
* In Manisa, M.Ç. (38), stabbed his wife Gülcan Çelen to death before his children on the pretext of jealousy.
* In Diyarbakır, M.A. (27) murdered his ex-lover Nazlı Aydın’ı with a pistol. Previously, the victim filed a complaint against her aggressor to a prosecutor. A court had ordered a protection order for the slain woman.
Harassment
* In Bursa, a man harassed a woman in the middle of a street. Police seized the suspect by detecting him at a public surveillance camera.
Battery-Assault
* In Antep, Ö.Ö. fired at his wife S.Ö. who wanted to divorce him and moved to Bartin along with her daughter. Police seized Ö.Ö. upon complaint.
* In Istanbul, E.Y., carrying a knife, started waiting by the door of his wife F.Y.’s apartment to kill her. Upon eyewitnesses' complaint, police arrived to seize E.Y., but instead of surrendering E.Y. attacked policemen who finally shut the aggressor in the leg.
March 9
Female retaliation to male violence
* In Adana, D.I. (32) murdered her religiously-wed spouse Emrullah Baykuş with a pistol, saying that he was sexually abusing E.B. (11), her daughter. While D.I. has been arrested, the daughter was put under a protection program.
Rape
* In Samsun, S.G. (27) raped B.K. whom he met at the cafe he was working, by putting a sleeping pill in her drink.
March 10
Murder
* In Muğla, M.S. (48) murdered his wife Sebahat Sebetçi (39) with a knife and wounded two of her relative who was trying to stop him.
March 11
Murder
* In Izmir, S.P.Ö., a woman, murdered her daughter-in-law Nur Özcan (27) with a knife, saying that she wanted to divorce her son. Police captured S.P.Ö.
Battery-Assault
* In Kocaeli, M.D. attacked his wife Z.D. (32) with a knife, saying that she was seeing another man.
March 13
Rape
* In Mersin, S.D. captivated and raped 3 teenager girls whom he met on Facebook
* In Samsun, K.K. (28) forcefully dragged P.F. into his car, drove out to the woods and attempted to rape her. While K.K. seized the woman's money and cell phone, she kicked him and ran away. Police captured K.K.
March 14
Battery-Assault
* In Bursa, R.B. (27) forcefully dragged S.G. (42), a domestic violence victim, into a car. He battered and stabbed her. Upon the woman's complaint, R.B. was detained by the police. He was later on released by a prosector's order.
March 15
Battery-Assault
* In Siirt, V.A. held his wife E.A. and 5 children as hostages and injured his wife with a shotgun. While V.A. has been captured, the woman was hospitalized and 5 children were put under a protection program.
Murder
* In Antalya, R.Z. stabbed his lover Elena Suruç (39) to death with a knife. "If you beat her, you regret it. It is better to kill all at once," wrote on the Facebook wall of R.Z. who was later on detained by the police.
Rape
* In Ankara, S.G. forcefully dragged E.K., a trans woman, into his car, captured her, and attempted to rape her after beating. S.G. was released on the ground that he was officially diagnosed with schizophrenia. He is allegedly still threatening the trans woman.
Harassment
* U.K. harassed M.B., an information technologies lawyer, over the phone and blackmailed to release her nude photos. Upon the woman's complaint, police detained U.K. The court also ordered him to serve 2 years and 9 months of prison and to pay approximately 600 euros.
* In Urfa, M.E. and İ.Y. harassed a Syrian refuge woman on the street, which appeared in major news agencies. Upon eyewitness' complaint, the two men were detained by the police. A court released them pending a trial.
* In Bolu, E.T. has been arrested for harassing random women on the street. E.T. was allegedly at large and caught on the job.
Battery-Assault
* In Mersin, a man stabbed his wife N.T. (25) at women's shelter and severely injured her. Hospitalized, the woman had allegedly asked for protection several times.
March 18
Murder
* In Istanbul, İ.A. (31) murdered his lover Sunay Özcan (29), who wanted to leave him after finding out that he was married with another woman, and Fatma Birgül Bayra (47), Özcan's mother, on the street. İ.A. committed suicide following the incident.
* In Ankara, S.D. murdered his wife B.D. and her father. He also injured his wife's brother severely.
March 19
Battery-Assault
* In Adana, İ.T. battered Ö.Z. (25), his religiously-wed wife. The woman was put under protection upon complaint to police. Police also detained İ.T.
Harassment
* In Istanbul, V.D., a male nurse, sexually harassed S.K., a female patient, by squeezing her breasts after an injection on the bare chest. S.K.’s husband argued with the nurse. Both parties filed complaints against each other. While a prosecutor charged V.D. with sexual assault (from 2 years up to 7 years of prison), another prosecutor charged the husband with threat (from 6 months up to 2 years of prison).
March 20
Battery-Assault
* In Adana, İ.T. (28) battered his lover Ö.A. (25) whom he lived together. The woman complaint to the police. Police detained İ.T.
* In Kayseri, C.A. (32) battered his pregnant wife G.A. (28). While the woman was hospitalized immediately, police detained C.A.
Harassment
* In Zonguldak, S.K. (67) harassed S.T. (37) after asking her to strip naked for prayer.
Police detained S.K. upon woman's complaint.
* In Tekirdağ, V.E. (32) stalked B.U.Y. (25) to her apartment and attempted to break in. Neighbors intervened after the woman's screams for help. In turmoil, a neighbor stabbed V.E. with a knife.
March 21
Rape
* In Samsun, M.A. (29), raped his ex-spouse S.A. (25) after saying that he needed to have a word with her at his apartment. M.A. was detained by the police and later in released by an adjunct court.
Harassment
* In Izmir, E.Ç. (24) took his neighbor's daughter P.U. (12) to his apartment and harassed her.
Battery-Assault
* In Kocaeli, S.C. battered his lover T.T. who wanted to break up with her. While the woman was hospitalized, S.C. was detained by the police and released by a court later on.
March 22
Harassment
* In Aydın, İ.M.K. (36) harassed three different woman at a shopping mall. Even though police detained İ.M.K after surveillance cameras detected him, the prosecutor dropped charges due to the fact that the women on target were not found.
* In Istanbul, Y.Y. harassed actress E.M. who was walking on the street.
March 23
Rape
* In Izmit, M.Ç. attempted to rape his ex-lover's mother on the street.
Battery-Assault
* In Edirne, İ.Z. (31) battered his wife who was living apart from him and issued a court restraining against him. He forcefully pushed her into an apartment building and seriously stabbed her. He ran away after the woman passed out and broke her leg. Police captured İ.Z. later on.
*In Edirne, S.K. (67) battered visually-impaired his wife İ.K. (68) and stabbed her with a knife, saying that her foot slipped on the laundry.
March 24
Battery-Assault
* In Samsun, M.Ö. (18) stabbed his lover S.Ö. (19) with a knife and cut her throat. Police arrested M.Ö.
* In Muğla, Y.T. (30) attacked his wife A.T. (27) with a knife and gravely injured her. The woman was hospitalized.
March 26
Murder
* In Ankara, Y.Y. murdered his wife Gülşen Yavuz (34) with a rifle before his children. A court had previously issued a restraining order against Y.Y.
Rape
* In Istanbul, A.S. (25) raped his friend M.F. (26) in a hotel room. Upon the woman's complaint, a prosecutor charged him for rape with a prison sentence from 7 to 12 years. Battery-Assault
* In Trabzon, S.K. battered his wife Ş.K. (56) who successfully obtained a restraining order against him.
* In Trabzon, H.B. (49) poured a bowl of boiling water at his wife and wounded her, saying that she didn't give him money for cigarettes.
* In Trabzon, E.K. (38) battered his wife on the ground that she was "washing his feet well". The woman filed an official complaint against the husband. .
* In Trabzon, Ş.A. (40) battered his wife N.A. (30).
March 27
Battery-Assault
* In Bursa, A.Y. surrendered to police thinking that he murdered his wife F.B. after strangling harshly. The woman was plugged to a respiratory device and reported to have brain function issues.
* In Sivas, D.K. (49), stabbed his wife Ü.K. (39) with a knife. He also stabbed his two daughters (15, 17) with a knife who tried to stop him.
Murder
* In Edirne, N.D., retired police officer, shot dead his wife Nurcan Dönmez who wanted to divorce him. Following the incident, he attempted to commit suicide.
March 28
Rape
* In Urfa, A.D., C.Y. and İ.C. abducted G.İ. (20) and raped her in an apartment. The suspects were captured after the woman's cry for help. The woman was reportedly abducted as she was walking on the street.
March 29
Battery-Assault
* In Antalya, A.B. (50) injured his wife H.B. (45) severely. While the woman was hospitalized, A.B. ran away.
March 30
Rape
* In Istanbul, Y.Ö., hair dresser, raped his customer H.B. after attacking her. He reportedly took her to upper level of the hair dresser's in order to dry her hair. Police detained Y.Ö. upon the woman's complaint.
Harassment
* In Istanbul, M.Ç. (55), who presented himself as cult leader, sexually harassed 13 women who registered to his illegal Koran course. A court arrested M.Ç. (ÇT/BM)