Male Violence March 2014
According to data based on reports in local and national newspapers and news agencies, a compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 24 women dead, 2 raped, 54 battered and 2 harassed in March 2014.
In 2013, men killed 214 women and 10 children, raped 167 women and teenager girls/ attempted to rape, used violence against 241 women and teenager girls, harassed 161 women and teenager girls.
Infographics: 2013 male violence
In 2014, male perpetrators killed 60 women, raped 13 women, assaulted 145 women and harassed 12 women.
1 March
Murder
* In Van province, village guard N.D. murdered his wife Nazan Dokay (22) and Veysel Surme (43) with a rifle. Following the incident, N.D. surrendered to the police, saying that he caught his wife in an “inappropriate” position. It was claimed that he did this to benefit from “provocation” related sentence reduction.
Battery/Assault
* In İzmir province, nurse B.T. has been assaulted by patient relative in a hospital elevator. It turned out that one of the suspects had a similar criminal record and benefited from judiciary control measures. It was also claimed that the woman laughed during the elevator ride.
* In Mersin province, M.F. assaulted his wife E.F. and daughter F.F. with a knife in their apartment. While E.F. was hospitalized with critical condition, M.F. ran away. Police captured the suspect.
2 March
Murder
* In Konya province, H.H.Ç. (34) murdered his divorce-seeking and domestic violence complaining wife Gönül Çiçek (33) with a rifle after beating her. Following the incident, H.H.Ç. called the police, pleading guilty. Later, he ran away. It turned out that a court issued a month restraint order for H.H.Ç.
3 March
Murder
* In Mardin province, F.M.H. murdered his wife Songül Aydemir with a knife and ran away to Iraq along with his two kids. The woman’s funeral has been transferred to the border gate Habur by BDP officials in Silopi district. The woman was buried in Maxmur Camp, Federal Kurdistan Region.
Battery/Assault
* In Kocaeli province, H.E. battered his wife E.G.E. Detained by the police, H.E. was released after his statement.
4 March
Murder
* In Kayseri province, N.D. (36) murdered his wife Özlem Duran (30) and three kids with a sharp object. Following the incident, he pushed his other kid from a balcony and then committed suicide himself.
* In Bursa province, H.Y. (59) murdered his wife F.Y. (58) by strangling with a phone cord. Following the incident, H.Y. called his parents, pleading guilty. Police detained H.Y.
* In Hatay province, N.A. murdered his wife Ayşe Atıcı (30) in their apartment with a knife. Initially calling his neighbors to alert that his wife is bleeding, he pleaded guilty to a police officer.
Battery/Assault
* In Kocaeli province, M.Z.K. battered his wife Z.K. While Z.K. was slightly injured, police detained M.Z.K.
* In Kütahya province, R.Y. assaulted his wife S.Y. (44) by throwing boiled water at her. Following the incident, he battered his wife, dragging her on the floor. Hospitalized, S.Y. filed a complaint against her husband who allegedly battered her for 13 years. Detained by the police, R.S. was released by a prosecutor after his statement.
5 March
Murder
* In İstanbul province, D.V. murdered his mother Olga Vornikova with a knife after raping her. Following the incident, he burnt down the apartment. Police captured D.V. Prosecutors charged D.V. with murder a relative, sexual assault, murdering someone to curtail another crime. D.V. is facing a prison sentence up from 18 years to life sentence.
Battery/Assault
* In Sakarya province, A.A. battered his wife N.A.
* In Adıyaman province, school teacher Ö.B. has been battered by the father of her student.
6 March
Murder
* In İstanbul province, Zarsangh Faizi (21) has been murdered by her husband after an argument. She suffered from 10 different knife wounds.
* In Mersin province, M.A. (47)murdered his brother’s wife Aysel Aydemir (34) on the street with a knife. Police detained M.A.
Battery/Assault
* In Kocaeli proince, İ.E. battered his wife E.E., leaving her hospitalized.
Suicide attempt
* In Adana province, S.Ç. (42) had a suicide attempt. It turned out that she was forced to marry her 42 years old husband at the age of 14. She reportedly suffered from domestic violence. It was claimed that she had 5 previous failed suicide attempts.
7 March
Murder
* In İstanbul province, M.E., a university student, murdered his ex-lover Özge Gündoğan (21) in a public bus with a pistol. Following the incident M.E. committed suicide. It turned out that Özge Gündoğan asked for protection from the police after receiving death threats 15 days ago. “Prosecutors will decide on the protection, this is enough,” police allegedly told her.
8 March
Murder
* In Iğdır province, Alime Yarşi (21) has been murdered in her apartment with a pistol. Police launched an investigation.
Battery/Assault
* In İstanbul province, C.K. battered his lover K.D. on the street.
* In Adana province, A.Ö. (54) battered his separation seeking lover P.D. (34) on the street, assaulting her head with a stone. While the woman was hospitalized, police launched a search to capture A.Ö.
Retaliation to male violence
* In Adana province, Ü.T. (17) murdered his cousin Y.T. (27) with a rifle, saying that he sexually harassed his mother. A court arrested Ü.T.
10 March
Murder
* In Muğla province, B.E. (47) murdered his wife Birgül Ergen (35) with a shotgun. He also killed his 7 month daughter Elif Beyza by smashing her. Following the incident, B.E. surrendered to the police.
Battery/Assault
* In Kocaeli province, M.U. battered his wife N.U.
11 March
Murder
* In İstanbul province, D.Z. (20) murdered his mother Hanime Arslan (43) and her guardian police officer Emrah Taşdemir (32) in the courthouse with a pistol. The incident also left private security officer M.Z. injured. It turned out that Hanime Arslan has been receiving threats from her ex-husband H.Z. after their divorce. H.Z. also has been sentenced to 11 months of prison. The incident took place as the hearing was over.
Battery/Assault
* In Eskişehir province, H.Ç. assaulted his wife Ö.Ç. and her mother with a knife. While a court issued a protection order for Ö.Ç., a restraint order was issued for H.Ç.
* In Kocaeli province, Ş.S. battered his wife Ş.S. While the woman was hospitalized, Ş.S. was released after submitting his statement.
12 March
Murder
* In Elazığ province, A.A. (33) murdered the wife of his brother, Ayten Demir (41), at a courthouse with a pistol. It turned out that Ayten Demir filed for the guardianship of her children.
Battery/Assault
* In Adana province, Ş.A. assaulted his wife E.A. (49), cutting scars on her face with a knife and broken glass. It turned out that Ş.A. assaulted his wife due to jealousy. Following the incident, Ş.A. ran away.
* In Aydın province, B.T. assaulted his ex-wife G.T. (23) and ex-brother-in-law M.T. (52) with a knife. He also battered G.T.’s grandmother (85). Following the incident, B.T. ran away. Police captured the suspect.
* In Ankara province, T.D. assaulted his ex-wife G.D. with a pistol. While the woman was hospitalized, the suspect ran away.
* In Diyarbakır province, R.K. assaulted his wife S.K. with a knife, leaving her severely injured. While the woman was hospitalized, S.K.’s situation still remain critical.
Suicide attempt
* In Urfa province, M. attempted to commit suicide, saying that she was subjected to domestic violence.
13 March
Battery/Assault
* In Çorum province, S.A. battered his wife F.A.
* In Adana province, B.K. (17) assaulted the mother of his lover, S.S. (39) with a knife. It turned out that B.K.’s divorced mother was in a relationship with a friend of S.S.’s. According to that, the incident took place as B.K.found out the truth.
* In Tekirdağ province, Y.K. (55) assaulted his wife S.K. (42) outside their apartment with a knife. It was claimed that Y.K. thought his wife was having an affair with another man. Following the incident, Y.K. surrendered to the police.
14 March
Harassment
* In İzmir province, N.G. (31) allegedly forced several women to sexual intercourse and bribery after obtaining their personal information through social media. It was claimed that N.G. notified the police for prostitution the address of women when they turned down his offer. Police captured the suspect.
Battery/Assault
* In Kocaeli province, E.L. assaulted his religious-wed wife A.U.
15 March
Battery/Assault
* In Kocaeli province, M.C. battered his wife G.C. and daughter K.C.
* In Aksaray province, A.T. (41) assaulted his religiously-wed wife S.S. (38) and her brother V.S. (26) with a knife. Following the incident, the suspect ran away.
16 March
Murder
* In Antalya province, A.C. (38) murdered his wife Emine C. (32) with a knife after strangling her. It turned out that A.C. had a restraint order for battering his wife last year. By September, he was living in their apartment again. Following the incident, the suspect ran away. Police captured the suspect.
Rape
* In Bartın province, V.K. (20) allegedly recorded the sexual intercourse with his lover T.G. (16) and forced her to have intercourse with his friend U.Ç. (19). While the woman was forced to intercourse by harassment and threat, a court arrested V.K and U.Ç. for “sexually abusing minors”, “threat” and “blackmail”. Prosecutors are still working on the case.
Battery/Assault
* In İstanbul province, while S.K. made an attempt to walk over his ex-lover on the street, he was confronted by a group of women who battered him and shouted that they wouldn’t let any more male violence. It turned out that S.K. previously battered his ex-lover and harassed her frequently.
* In Antalya province, İ.İ. (31), a trainer who taught self-defense tactics to women, battered his wife G.M.İ. (26). While the suspect stood trial for domestic violence, the court released him.
17 March
Murder
* In Sakarya province, O.Ç. murdered Aysel Üstüntaş (33) outside the office of her ex-husband S.F. (37) with a pistol fired from his car. While S.F. was detained for ordering the murder, police is seeking O.Ç. who turned out to be S.F.’s niece.
Battery/Assault
* In Aydın province, N.E. (55) stabbed his wife A.E. (50) on the back and then assaulted his son F.E. (23) from his throat and chest. While two were severely wounded, N.E. committed suicide. It turned out that N.E. was going through schizophrenia treatment.
* In Tekirdağ province, C.S. battered his wife M.S. (33), leaving her nose broken. Upon M.S.’s complaint, prosecutors launched an investigation against C.S.
18 March
Murder
* In Sakarya province, S.B. (24) murdered his divorce-seeking and separated wife Dudu Babayiğit (18) and her sister Semam Şimşek on the street with a rifle. Following the incident, the suspect ran away. Later on, he surrendered to the police. It turned out that S.B. was looking for a compromise but learned over the phone that she filed for divorce. The incident took place as he grabbed his rifle and headed to the apartment of his brother-in-law.
Suicide attempt
* In Çorum province, S.D. battered his wife M.D. Following the incident, M.D. committed suicide by eating pills. The woman’s situation still remains critical.
19 March
Battery/Assault
* In Sakarya province, G.Ş. (36) murdered his child’s teacher Tuncel K., saying that he had an affair with his wife. While the suspect ran away from the scene by his car, he also shot his wife H.Ş. (31) from the knee. Later on, the suspect was arrested.
Rape
* In Antalya province, N.C. raped F.B., a sex worker, after threatening her with a knife. Following the incident, F.B. collected sperms samples with a tissue and filed a complaint to the police with her torn buttons. Police detained middle man H.D. as well as N.C. and İ.K.
20 March
Murder
* In Maraş province, O.A. (21) brutally murdered his lover Sevda Salyak (22) with several knife strokes. Following the incident, he buried the woman’s body in the backyard. While Sevda Salyak’s body was recovered 5 days after her family filed for missing, O.A. and two of his friends were arrested. It also turned out that Sevda Salyak was four months pregnant.
21 March
Harassment
* In Samsun province, B.A. (28) attempted to rape his neighbor Ç.K. (36) by breaking into her apartment. Upon the woman’s screams for help, B.A. ran away. Later on, he was captured by the police. Prosecutors launched an investigation against B.A. for sexual harassment and residence transgression.
Battery/Assault
* In Adana province, O.T. (28), a convict of domestic violence and property damage in open prison term, ran away from his civil service at the courthouse by a car and battered his religiously-wed wife A.K. (36). While O.T.’s multiple prosecutions are still underway for assault and torment, he ran away. It also turned out that A.K. has been receiving threats.
* In Erzurum province, R.K. assaulted his wife Z.K. and his sleeping grandson B.Y. with a rifle. It was claimed that the incident took place as R.K. was cleaning his rifle. Police confiscated R.K.’s licensed weapon and released him.
* In Kocaeli province, M.C. battered his wife G.C. and daughter K.C. after an argument.
* In İstanbul province, H.Y. assaulted his divorce-seeking and domestic violence victim wife D.Y. (24) in their apartment with a pistol. While D.Y. ran away without a major injury, D.Y. had called the police for protection only 30 minutes prior to the incident due to death threats. While a search order was issued for H.Y., he was also restraint from D.Y.’s premises for 6 months. On the other hand, D.Y’s request for protection has been declined as she didn’t have any “evidence”. “We didn’t find your husband at home, we keep searching him. There is nothing more we can do. You must apply to a women’s shelter. It is not safe for you to be at your apartment when he is outside,” police allegedly told her.
* In Kocaeli province, H.E. battered his wife E.G.E.
23 March
Murder
* In Konya province, Ü.T. (35) murdered Zehra Tezcan (40), wife of his cousin, by stabbing her with a knife several times. It turned out that Ü.T. has been arrested for stealing 4,000 liras and benefitted from a parole days before the incident. Ü.T. has been arrested again.
* In Antalya province, M.A. has previously (March 15) shot his separation-seeking lover Züleyha Kurt (33) with a rifle. Admitted to a hospital in critical condition, Züleyha Kurt died in the ICU.
Battery/Assault
* In Kocaeli province, B.Y. battered his wife N.Y.
* In Kocaeli province, M.Z.K. battered his wife Z.K. Following the incident, M.Z.K. ran away. Captured by the police, the suspect has been release after submitting his statement.
* In Bursa province, B.T. (50) assaulted his ex-lover N.K. (50) with a pistol. It turned out that N.K. turned down B.T.’s compromise offer. Following the incident, B.T. committed suicide.
24 March
Battery/Assault
* In Trabzon province, B.G. (29) battered his wife E.G. (32). Complaint to the police, the woman asked for protection. Pleading guilty, B.G. expressed his regret in his statement.
25 March
Murder
* In Ordu province, A.O. (31) murdered his recently-separated and divorce-seeking wife Hatice Otur (30) with a knife as she left her office.
Harassment
* In Balıkesir province, B.A. (24) sexually and verbally harassed C.E. (19), a pedestrian. Upon C.E.’s complaint, B.A. was detained. He was later on arrested.
Battery/Assault
* In İzmir province, Y.Ö. assaulted his recently-separated and divorce-seeking wife R.N.Ö. (27) and her mother F.S. (45) with a knife.
* In Kayseri province, O.K. assaulted his wife S.K. with a mirror during an argument.
* In Kocaeli province, İ.E. battered his wife E.E.
* In Bilecik province, H.Ç. (57) battered his separated wife Z.Ç. (53) as he went to her office to capture here. He also fired his rubber gun, injuring himself. Following the incident, H.Ç. was hospitalized.
26 March
Battery/Assault
* In Antalya province, İ.K. (46) assaulted his recently-separated and divorce-seeking wife B.K. (44). The incident took place as İ.K. came over B.K.’s apartment in the evening and fired his gun. While trying to protect her sister, D.S. was injured.
* In Çorum province, E.S. battered his wife S.S. Detained by the police, E.S. pleaded not guilty.
* In İzmir province, I.G.,a municipality worker, has been battered by mayor’s guards. Doctors issued a medical report I.G. is unable to work for 7 days. She also filed a complaint.
27 March
Battery/Assault
* In İstanbul province, Ş.Ç. assaulted his divorce-seeking wife S.Ç. with a knife, leaving her injured in the chest. While he ran away after her father’s intervention, Ş.Ç. previously had a restraint order.
* In Samsun province, H.S. assaulted his ex-wife T.L. with a knife.
* In Kocaeli province, K.G. battered his wife F.G..
28 March
Murder
* In Antep province, H.E. (76) beat his wife Tülay E. (48) to death in their apartment. It turned out that he was issued a restraint order due to domestic violence.
Battery/Assault
* In Kocaeli province, E.E. battered his wife M.E.
* In Kocaeli province, K.G. battered his wife F.G.
29 March
Murder
* In Batman province, M.S.C. (75) murdered his wife Meyaser Can (61) with a knife. Following the incident, M.S.C. surrendered to the police.
Battery/Assault
* In Zonguldak province, C.Ç. (25) assaulted M.E. (48) as he broke into her apartment for theft. Following the incident, C.Ç. was captured. It turned out that M.E. lived in an apartment provided by the governor.
31 March
Murder
* In Bursa province, İ.A. (45) murdered his divorce-seeking wife Emine Ay (39) with a pistol outside her apartment. Following the incident, İ.A. attempted to commit suicide, admitted to a hospital in critical condition. It turned out that Emine Ay filed for divorce due to domestic violence.
* In Muğla province, H.R.M. (32) murdered recently-separated and divorce-seeking wife Selcan Milaslıoğlu (30) with a knife as she headed to a public school to vote. It turned out that a court issued a protection order for the woman. (BB/ÇT/BM)
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