2025 July Report* 

31 Femicides and 30 Suspicious Deaths of Women in July 

The fight to stop femicides in Turkey has been going on for 15 years. As the Platform, since we identified the need in 2010, we have been disclosing femicide data to the public. Instead of explaining how many women have been killed, why, how and by whom, the Ministry of Interior distorts the facts by saying that the data on femicides are incorrectly prepared. It is the duty of the state not only to disclose the reality of femicides and suspicious deaths of women but also to implement concrete solutions to stop femicides. We will continue to fight for the mobilization of all relevant ministries and mechanisms to fulfil this duty. 

The reason behind 16 femicides could not be determined 

This month, 31 femicides were committed, and 30 women were found suspiciously dead. 11 women were killed on the pretext of wanting to make decisions about their own life, such as wanting a divorce, refusing to reconcile, refusing to marry, or rejecting a relationship, and 4 women were killed on economic pretexts. The reason behind 16 of the 31 femicides could not be determined. The inability to determine the excuse behind the murder of 16 women is the result of violence against women and femicides being rendered invisible. Unless it is determined by whom and why women were killed, unless a fair trial is conducted and the suspects, defendants and murderers are given deterrent punishments and unless preventive measures are implemented, violence continues to increase in size. 

By whom were the women killed? 

Of the 31 women killed in July, 8 were killed by the man they were married to, 5 by the man they were with, 4 by the man they used to be married to, 4 by a relative, 3 by the man they used to be with, 2 by an acquaintance, 2 by their brother, 1 by her son and 1 by her father. The relation of the perpetrator could not be determined for one woman. This month, 65% of the women who were killed were killed by a male family member. 

Women were mostly killed in their homes 

23 of the women were killed at their homes, 2 in the middle of the street, 1 on a waterfront, 1 at her workplace, 1 at a public space and 1 in a field. It could not be determined where 2 women were killed. 74% of the women killed this month were killed in their homes. 

Women were mostly killed with firearms 

15 of the women killed this month were killed with firearms, 9 with sharp objects, 3 by being beaten to death, 1 by strangulation and 1 by being crushed with a train. 48% of the women killed this month were killed with firearms. 

We would like to share the names of the women, each of whom was a life: 

Femicide data in the month of July, by city: