News Center- We Will Stop Femicide Platform has published its 2021 April Report. 16 women were killed by men in Turkey in April, the deaths of 14 women were recorded as suspicious deaths, says the report.

The motive behind 11 of these femicides remains unknown. Five of the women were killed for asking for a divorce, refusing to make peace, refusing to marry, and rejecting the relationship.

Women killed by men close to them

Eight of 16 women were killed by their husbands, one woman was killed by someone close to her, one of them was killed by her relative, one of them was killed by her father, one of them was killed by her partner, one of them was killed by her ex-husband, the killers of the two women are unknown how they close to the women. Seven of the women were killed in their houses, two of them were killed in the street, one of them was killed in a desert area, one of them was killed in a property, one of them was killed at workplace, one of them was killed in a hotel, one of them was killed in a shed, and one of them was killed at the entrance of a building. The place where a woman was killed is unknown.

“All preventive measures should be implemented”

The report points out that all preventive measures, especially the articles of the Istanbul Convention, should be implemented in order to prevent femicide. The report criticizes the statement of the police claiming that the number of femicides has decreased since Turkey withdrew from the Istanbul Convention. Turkish Security General Directorate announced that 34 women had been killed before Turkey’s withdrawal from the convention but 25 women were killed after Turkey withdrew from the convention.

“Is 25 femicides in a month something to be proud of for the state? Is 25 femicides a less number for the state? While women take to the streets and shout, “We don’t want to die” to struggle for their lives, 25 femicides after Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention cannot be announced as something to be proud of.”