Feb 14 2022
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At least 339 women have been killed by men in Turkey last year, according to news website Bianet’s Male Violence Monitoring Report.
The data for 2021, in which Turkey withdrew from international Istanbul Convention on violence against women, marks the highest number of female deaths by men in Bianet’s annual monitoring reports, accounted for since 2010.
Men also killed at least 34 children and raped 96 women in the country last year, Bianet said on Monday.
Violence against women and femicide remain serious problems in Turkey, where citizens are putting increased pressure on the government to tackle the issues.
Compiling data from local and national newspapers, Bianet has recorded male violence against women in the country since 2010 on a regular basis.
According to the reports, at least 3,175 women have lost their due to violence inflicted by men between 2010 and 2021. 2021 marks a record number of female deaths by men. In 2020, 284 were killed, while in 2019, the deaths totalled 328.
Last year, at least 793 women were subjected to male violence, according to the report. At least 208 children were abused and 772 women were forced to be a sex worker, the report also showed.
As of July, Turkey formally withdrew from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, better known as the Istanbul Convention, after the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pulled the country out of the accord on March 19, via an executive order.
The move came after a months-long debate over whether Turkey should withdraw, with pro-government conservative and Islamist groups arguing against the convention, saying that it undermines Turkish family values and promoted homosexuality.
Erdoğan’s move led thousands to protests and the Council of State received legal appeals to suspend the withdrawal from groups including the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), bar associations and women’s organisations. The court rejected those appeals.
Ankara’s withdrawal also triggered heavy criticism from the international community, including the United States and the European Union.
At least 339 women have been killed by men in Turkey last year, according to news website Bianet’s Male Violence Monitoring Report.
The data for 2021, in which Turkey withdrew from international Istanbul Convention on violence against women, marks the highest number of female deaths by men in Bianet’s annual monitoring reports, accounted for since 2010.
Men also killed at least 34 children and raped 96 women in the country last year, Bianet said on Monday.
Violence against women and femicide remain serious problems in Turkey, where citizens are putting increased pressure on the government to tackle the issues.
Compiling data from local and national newspapers, Bianet has recorded male violence against women in the country since 2010 on a regular basis.
According to the reports, at least 3,175 women have lost their due to violence inflicted by men between 2010 and 2021. 2021 marks a record number of female deaths by men. In 2020, 284 were killed, while in 2019, the deaths totalled 328.
Last year, at least 793 women were subjected to male violence, according to the report. At least 208 children were abused and 772 women were forced to be a sex worker, the report also showed.
As of July, Turkey formally withdrew from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, better known as the Istanbul Convention, after the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pulled the country out of the accord on March 19, via an executive order.
The move came after a months-long debate over whether Turkey should withdraw, with pro-government conservative and Islamist groups arguing against the convention, saying that it undermines Turkish family values and promoted homosexuality.
Erdoğan’s move led thousands to protests and the Council of State received legal appeals to suspend the withdrawal from groups including the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), bar associations and women’s organisations. The court rejected those appeals.
Ankara’s withdrawal also triggered heavy criticism from the international community, including the United States and the European Union.
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