Turkey observes 33 femicides, 24 suspicious women deaths in August

In August 2024, 33 women were murdered by men and 24 died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey, according to the “We Will Stop Femicides” Platform’s recent report.

Wednesday September 04 2024 02:02 pm

A placard reading, "Don't be silent against male violence" during a women's rights rally.

Duvar English

Some 33 women were murdered by men, and another 24 suspicious deaths were recorded in Turkey in August, according to the “We Will Stop Femicides” Platform’s monthly report.

10 of these women were murdered by their husbands and seven of them by their partners. 36 percent were killed in their homes.

The report noted that nine of the 33 murdered women were killed for “wanting divorce, refusing to reconcile, turning down dating proposals.”

Regarding the 18 unidentified deaths, the initiative said it is the result of “violence against women and femicides being rendered invisible.”

36 percent of these women were killed with firearms.

In 2023, at least 315 femicides and 248 suspicious deaths were recorded in the country.

The initiative reports violence against women and femicide cases in Turkey since 2010.

Turkey has made moves in recent years to lessen protections for women. In July 2021, the country formally withdrew from the Istanbul Convention (the Council of Europe’s Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence), a move that advocacy groups say was a major setback for women in the country. Turkey was the first country to sign the Convention back in 2011.