29-year-old Fadime Yıldız, mother of five, was murdered on January 16 in the central Anatolian city of Sivas. Eyewitnesses who saw a dead body lying on the ground in blood called the police.
During the crime scene investigation, it was identified that the victim was Fadime Yılmaz, who resided with her 38-year-old husband Turan Yılmaz in an apartment just near the crime scene. The police identified blood trails between the crime scene and the woman’s apartment, discovering that Fadime Yılmaz was stabbed 12 times despite she had tried to escape.
Identifying F.Y,. a grocer in the neighbourhood, as suspect during the initial investigation, the police launched an operation in order to detain the suspect.
YET ANOTHER MURDER IN İZMİR
A woman was murdered by his husband on January 16 in the western Turkish city of İzmir.
Allegedly, Mustafa Ş. (38) returned his home early in the morning, and saw his wife Miray Ş. (36) with a man named Selahattin D. (38). Mustafa Ş. draw his gun and fired bullets on his wife and Selahattin D. Right after the two fell to the ground in blood, Mustafa Ş. attempted to commit suicide with the same gun. The neighbours reported the incident to the police upon hearing gunshots.
The police identified the three lying on the ground in blood in the house. Selahattin D. died at the crime scene. The medical team took wounded Miray Ş. to hospital yet the woman could not be saved despite all medical efforts. Seriously wounded gunman Mustafa Ş. died on the road to a university hospital.
FEMICIDE: VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ABUSE AND MURDERS AGAINST WOMEN INCREASED WITH AKP
Research shows that violence against women has increased 1400% under the rule of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) between 2002-2012 in Turkey. Thousands of women were murdered, and yet more thousands confronted systematic violence and sexual abuse.
Misogynist policies of the Islamist ruling party (AKP) have led to a massive growth in femicide in Turkey. Under the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who usually states that he does not believe in the equality of women and men, fundamental civil rights of women have been undermined.
AKP’s approach on such debates as right to abortion and laws regarding sexual abuse has stimulated misogyny and led to an increasing trend of femicide within the Turkish society.
