Male Violence November 2013
According to data based on reports in local and national newspapers and news agencies, a compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 22 women, 12 raped, 25 battered and 27 harassed in November 2013.
Overall in 2013, male perpetrators left 190 women dead, 160 raped, 195 battered and 150 harassed.
1 November
Rape
* In İzmir province, M.G. raped his brother’s wife Y.A. in her apartment after putting sleeping pills in her drink. Upon Y.A’s complaint, police detained and prosecutors launched an investigation against M.G. Later on, M.G. was released. While Y.A.’s sister Ö.G. (31) filed for divorce, Y.A.’s fiancee also broke their engagement.
Battery-Assault
* In Adana province, K.B. (16) assaulted his sister E.B. (19) with a knife. It turned out he committed his deed as she refused to go to a market to buy pack of cigarettes. While E.G was gravely injured, K.B. ran away. The police launched an investigation.
* In Kayseri province, O.K. assaulted his daughter’s boyfriend (22) with a bat. O.K also left the boyfriend’s father hospitalized.
2 November
Battery-Assault
* In Bursa province, one man battered his financial help-seeking ex-wife S. K. on the street.
3 November
Battery-Assault
* In Adana province, M.T. battered his wife E.T (20). It turned out that E.T married her husband through arrangement three years ago and became victim of domestic violence ever since. While she received a forensics-approved medical report documenting the abuse, police launched an investigation to capture M.T.
4 November
Murder
* In Ankara province, H.E. (52) murdered his divorce-seeking wife Dürdane Ergül (46) with a shotgun. Following the murder, H.E. had a failed suicide attend and got hospitalized. Previously, Dürdane Ergül filed a complaint against her violent husband and said that her life was in danger.
Harassment
* In Aydın province, Y.T. (40) sexually harassed his relative N.T. (26). While N.T. filed a complaint, police launched an investigation to capture Y.T.
5 November
Murder
* In Kayseri province, İ.U. (43) murdered his ex-wife Leyla Berk (39) with a knife. Police captured the suspect.
Battery-Assault / Harassment
* In Samsun province, R.A. battered his wife S.A. with a gun holder. Filed a complaint to the police, S.A. said his father-in-law İ.A. Police detained R.A. for battery and illegal weapon possession and İ.A. for sexual abuse. While a district court released R.A., İ.A. has been released within judiciary control measures.
6 November
Murder
* In Diyarbakır province, K.T. (40) murdered his 8.5 months pregnant sister-in-law Zeynep Taş by beating. It was claimed that Zeynep Taş hit her head to a wall and passed out after K.T.’s punches. While doctors saved her baby with caesarean operation, they couldn’t save Zeynep Taş. Detained by the police, the suspect was ordered to stand trial.
7 November
Murder
* In İstanbul province, Ö.K. (40) murdered his daughter Rojda (18) Dilen (20) and his religiously-wed wife Gülizar Özbir with a pistol. It turned out that an argument broke when Ö.K. attempted to move his lover to his apartment. Police captured Ö.K. who ran away after the incident.
Harassment
* In Konya province, Ö.Ö. (26) sexually and verbally harassed Ü.Ö. (18) on the street. The family members and neighbors of the woman helped her as she ran away from Ö.Ö. Briefly after, police captured the suspect.
* In Samsun province, E.Ö. (32) sexually harassed D.A. (11) in a gym. A court arrested E.Ö.
* In İstanbul province, T.Y. (47) sexually harassment his neighbor next door B.A. It was claimed that T.Y has been opening curtains around midnight and flashed his hand tucked in his underwear. While this allegedly took for a year, Prosecutors charged T.Y. with sexual harassment. He is facing prison sentence from 3 months up to 2 years.
* In Aydın province, two minor students have allegedly been sexually abused prior to their placement to a shelter. Gendarmerie forces in Aydın and Nazilli districts raided the shelter, detained 10 suspects for forcing minors to prostitution. While 1 suspect ran away, gendarmerie resumed the search.
Battery-Assault
* In Trabzon province, N.Ö. (49) battered his ex-wife G.K. While G.K. complaint to the police, an investigation has been launched.
* In Kocaeli province, S.Z. battered his wife F.Z. While S.Z. has been hospitalized, police released F.Z. after his statement.
8 November
Murder
* In Ordu province, M.İ. (45) murdered his divorce-seeking wife Emine İnceyol (45) with a knife. While the incident took place in October, she was gravely injured and put into ICU ever since. A court arrested M.İ.
Rape
* In Bolu province, S.B. and A.Ç. raped a pedestrian woman in the woods after abducting her with a car. Police detained S.B. and A.Ç. who pleaded guilty. The suspects have been ordered to stand trial.
* In Antalya province, Y.İ.Z. (35) and A.R.K. (40) have been arrested for forcing two Kirghiz national women L.İ. (26) and M.M. (19) to prostitution. The women complaint that 4 men were involved in the case. While two suspects have been ordered to stand trial, police have launched an investigation to capture the other two suspects M.B. and H.M.
9 November
Rape
* In Sakarya province, it turned out that E.K. (43) forced his wife’s sister N.Ş. (16) to prostitution after two years of harassment history. Upon N.Ş.’s complaint, E.K and suspects Ş.B. H.A. S.Ş. A.D. Y.O. and B.A. have been detained. While a court arrested E.K., other suspects have been released pending a trial.
10 November
Rape
* In Hakkari province, 3 academicians İ.Y. H.Y. and R.Y. have allegedly forced their students to sexual intercourse by threatening them with grades. Police detained 3 academicians along with 11 other university administrative staff for starting a “crime organization for gain”, “sexual assault and abuse”, “corruption” and “prostitution”. While R.Y. and H.Y. have been bailed out for 40,000 and 30,000 liras respectively, İ.Y. has been arrested for forcing to prostitution.
* In Tekirdağ province, K.U. raped K.E., a physically and mentally disabled woman. It also turned out that she had been 3 month pregnant. Her family filed a complaint and a court arrested K.U.
11 November
Battery-Assault
* In Tekirdağ province, A.Y. (43) and his brother M.Y. (42) assaulted their sister K.Y. whom they haven’t met in a while. She suffered from wounds in the hand and belly. While K.Y. has been hospitalized, A.Y. and M.Y. ran away.
* In Zonguldak province, B.K. battered his wife E.K. While E.K. has been hospitalized, B.K. has been detained by the police upon E.K.’s complaint.
* In Erzurum province, F.S. battered his wife D.S. and then assaulted her with a knife. While D.S. has been hospitalized, police detained F.S.
12 November
Retaliation to male violence
* In İstanbul province, C.O. murdered Hamidin Oral, the violent husband of his sister. It turned out that Hamidin Oral previously assaulted his sister with a knife.
Murder
* In Kırıkkale province, A.B. (69) murdered his separated wife Metafet Bağoğlu (45) with a rifle. Following the incident, he committed suicide.
13 November
Harassment
* In Antep province, İ.A., a school cafeteria worker, has been detained for sexually harassing 12 teenager girls between 13 and 15 years old.
* In İzmir province, police detained vice-principal N.S. (51) for sexually harassing 4th grade students M.B. and A.T. A court released N.S. despite a forensics institute report saying that M.B. and A.T. have been “psychologically affected”.
* In Trabzon province, police detained M.U. (82) for sexually harassing a woman. While M.U. has been released, an investigation is underway.
Battery-Assault
* In Ankara province, N.Z. (67) battered his wife Ç.Z. (51) with his walking stick. Prior to the incident, Ç.Z. filed a complaint to the police. A court issued a 15 day restraint order against N.Z who battered Ç.Z. again as “they would now be separated”. Ç.Z. filed a complaint again.
* In Aydın province, B.A. (31) assaulted his speech-impaired lover A.O. (25). B.A. has been ordered to stand trial for threat and premeditated assault.
* In Manisa province, an unidentified male broke into the apartment of S.T. (34) and battered her. The suspect ran away after being confronted with the woman’s pepper gas spray counterattack.
Rape
* In Samsun province, church pastor M.O.B. has been detained for sexually harassing H.G. (19) and forcing her to prostitution. Police also detained 7 suspects for their involvement in providing space for prostititon and sexual harassment. A court released the suspects within judiciary control measures.
14 November
Harassment
* In Osmaniye province, B.K. (53), a local education ministry official, faced a prosecution for sexually harassing T.B. (33).
Battery-Assault
* In Samsun province, S.G. battered and threatened his wife F.G. Upon the woman’s complaint, police detained S.G.
Rape
* In Aydın province, B.G. and his brother M.G. has been detained for raping their niece A.G (18) and A.G. (25). The suspects have released pending a trial.
* In İzmir province, M.Y. (22) raped S.Ç. (14) after abducting her in his apartment and forcing her to drink alcohol and smoking pot. Medical authorities issued a report saying that S.Ç.’s psychology has been damaged. A court arrested M.Y. and drug dealer E.T. (18).
Retaliation to male violence
* In Sakarya province, E.K. murdered his violent ex-brother-in-law Serdar Bolat with a knife.
15 November
Murder
* In Elazığ province, petty officer F.A. (30) murdered his ex-wife Fatma Demir (28) with a pistol for turning down his compromise offer. Following the incident, F.A. committed suicide.
Battery-Assault / Abduction
* In İstanbul province, an unidentified male kidnapped his lover for three hours by threatening her with a knife. While police intervened the incident, the suspect has been detained.
16 November
Murder
* In İstanbul province, riot police M.T. murdered his wife Ebru Temiz with a pistol. Following the incident, M.T. committed suicide.
Battery-Assault
* In Kırıkkale province, V.K. (21) battered his mother M.K. V.K. has been arrested.
* In Kocaeli province, K.A.K. battered his wife F.K. Captured by the police, F.K. has been released after making his statement at the police station.
Rape
* In Eskişehir province, T.A. (30) has been arrested for rape, sexual harassment and armed robbery charges on three different women.
Harassment
* In İzmit province, R.M. forced to kiss pedestrian T.G. on the street. While police captured the suspect, he has been released within judiciary control measures.
* In İstanbul province, E.B. (25) sexually assaulted Ç.Ç. (28) in the elevator. It turned out that he has also assaulted B.S. (40) in another elevator. E.B. has been arrested and sent to a prison.
17 November
Battery-Assault
* In Konya province, F.H. (36) assaulted his recently divorced wife Ö.K. (29) with a pistol, saying that she turned down his compromise offer. F.H. also shot his ex-brother-in-law. After the incident, he ran away even though he shot himself accidentally.
Murder
* In Adana province, A.B. murdered his wife Fatma Brimond with a knife in their apartment. Police is seeking the husband who allegedly killed his wife because of jealousy.
18 November
Murder
* In Kocaeli’nde H.O.T. (38) murdered his wife Hayriye Tan (33) with a rifle after initially beating and assaulting with a knife. Police detained H.O.T.
* In Malatya province, A.K., a harassment convict recently on parole, (45) assaulted the family of T.A. (36) with a shotgun. The incident left Murat Sarıkaya, Fadime Çalışkan and Temo Arayıcı killed.
Retaliation to male violence
* In Konya province, V.E. called his parents and told them that his religiously-wed husband and brother-in-law battered her. The woman’s brothers stormed the V.E.’s apartment, leaving 7 injured with rifles.
19 November
Harassment
* In İstanbul province, former soccer player İ.E. has submitted his statement to the police for harassing and threatening singer T.A. on the phone.
Battery-Assault
* In Bodrum province, T.İ. (46) murdered his son Nazmi İ. (17) in the apartment of his separated wife with a rifle. He also left his daughter E.İ. gravely injured. Police captured T.İ after he ran away.
20 November
Battery-Assault
* In Kocaeli province, Y.E. (30) assaulted his sister A.E. (36) with a glass bottle. While Y.E. ran away, police detained him.
21 November
Murder
* In İstanbul province, M.Y. killed the religiously-wed wife of his son by strangling. Her half naked body was discovered in the woods. It turned out that M.Y. previously battered his daughter-in-law and murdered his wife 11 years ago. He was on parole.
Rape
* In Erzurum province, A.B (28) and M.B. (25), two imams, have arrested for raping their sister H.B. (21). Upon H.B.’s complaint, N.Ç. (41) and E.P. (53) have also been arrested for similar charges.
Battery-Assault
* In Kocaeli province, S.U. battered his wife K.U. Police released S.U. after his statement.
22 November
Battery-Assault
* In Elazığ province, E.A. kicked in the belly of his pregnant wife’s pregnant gynacologist Z.D.A.
Rape
* In Afyon province, imam Z.A. forced A.E. (20) into his car and raped her. While Z.A. abandoned the woman bleeding, Z.A. has been released pending a trial.
Harassment
* In Trabzon province, K.K. (50) allegedly forced his daughter İ.K. to have a virginity test by taking her to the woods. It was claimed that he also threatened and insulted her. Gendarmerie forces detained K.K. upon İ.K.’s complaint. K.K. has been arrested for sexual harassment, threat and insult charges.
23 November
Harassment
* In Nevşehir province, M.D. (32) sexually harassed a 13 year old middle school student in his car after presenting him as a teacher. It was claimed that M.D. harassed other teenager girls on the same day. A court arrested M.D.
* In Afyon province, imam M.G. reportedly harassed the woman organization chair of a political party over the phone and social media.
25 November
Murder
* In Adana province, K.P. (32) murdered his separated wife Sevtap Pala (25) with a knife. She was stabbed from her throat and back. After the incident, K.P. attempted to commit suicide with a pistol, however he has been hospitalized with critical condition.
* In Diyarbakır province, M.E.Ç (19) strangled his religiously-wed wife Songül Malkoç with a Palestinian scarf. After the incident, M.E.Ç. ran away. Police captured the suspect later on.
26 November
Murder
* In Balıkesir province, retired teacher C.E. (54) brutally murdered his wife Nurgül Engin (46) by initially battering her and then cutting her tongue and ear, and finally strangling her with a rope. After the incident, C.E. attempted to commit suicide in the bathroom. C.E.’s situation still remains clear.
* In Aydın province, B.C.G. (28) has been detained by the police for resulting in the death of his fiancee Gamze Uslu by pushing her out of a balcony. Eyewitnesses said that they saw two people arguing in the balcony while B.C.G. claimed that he was in the bathroom at the time of the incident. He claimed that she had been raped at the time of the incident. “We started arguing, and then she committed suicide,” he said.
Battery-Assault
* In İzmir province, G.A. (30) cut the throat of his wife D.A. (23) after an argument, leaving her severely injured. Assuming that he killed his wife, G.A. surrendered to the police.
27 November
Battery-Assault
* In İstanbul province, T.S. battered his lover on the street.
* In Antalya province, A.H. battered his neighbor F.A. (70) whom he borrowed money.
Harassment
* In Bartın province, prosecutors received a complaint on E.K., a school principal who allegedly harassed school hand lady A.Ç. (41).
28 November
Rape
* In Mardin province, P.Ç. (25) raped H.C. (13). A court arrested P.Ç.
Murder
* In Kütahya province, M.A. (79) murdered his wife Zühre Aktaş (80) with a knife after hitting her in the head. Police detained M.A.
* In Balıkesir province, two unidentified male thieves broke into an apartment and strangled Zeynep Dikal to death. They also battered her husband C.D.
Battery-Assault
* In Gebze province, M.D. battered his wife F.D. Detained by the police, M.D. has been released after his statement.
29 November
Murder
* In Adana province, M.N.O. murdered Semra Ok (35) and her alleged lover Dr. Cengiz Ünal (43). After the incident, the suspect ran away.
* In Antep province, B.D. (38) murdered divorce-seeking wife Nesrin Dayangençsevim (36) by assaulting her throat and belly with a knife. öldürdü. It turned out a court had previously issued a restraint order against B.D.
30 November
Murder
* In İstanbul province, Ebru Bilik (26) has been murdered with a knife. It was claimed that she was slain by her husband and his violent family. (ÇT/BM)
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