Skip to content
Kurdish Centre for Human Rights

Kurdish Centre for Human Rights

Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme

  • Home
  • About us
    • Status
    • Activities
  • Reports
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Syria
    • Turkey
  • OHCHR
    • KCHR
  • News
    • Press Releases
    • Women
    • Children
    • Prisons
    • War Crimes
  • Contact
  • Fr
  • Toggle search form

453 women killed in Turkey over the last 10 months

Posted on November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 By Centre Kurde Genève
* Photo: Zeynep Kuray

Four hundred and fifty-three women were killed in Turkey in the first 10 months of the year, according to a report by the the Centre for Sociopolitical Field Studies. The report is prepared by collecting data from various websites, such as the We Will Stop Femicide Platform, Bianet, Jîn News, and the Mesopotamia News Agency.

It was revealed that at least 256 women were murdered from January to October this year, while 197 lost their lives in suspicious circumstances. According to the report, the cities with the highest numbers of killings were Istanbul, Izmir, and Antalya.

It was also shown that 37.9 percent of women who lost their lives were murdered by either their husbands or ex-husbands, while 18.4 percent were killed by their relatives and 16 percent were killed by men they were dating.

The same report reveals that 54.3 percent of women were killed at home, whereas 33.6 percent were in public places, such as the street, workplace, hairdresser or park.

News, Turkey, Women

Post navigation

Previous Post: Au moins 453 femmes tuées en dix mois en Turquie
Next Post: Key figure in Suruç suicide attack case avoids prosecution

More Related Articles

Lawyer Abdullah Ocalan: Imrali system must be eliminated News
Kurdish youth is murdered by a Turkish soldier in Hakkari News
Turkey reduces water supply to North Syria Syria
Repression Practices Against the Press and Journalists in Turkey News
“Femicide rate in Turkey resembles a war record” Turkey
HRFT Human Rights Report Reports

Follow the Facts!

Stay Informed on the Critical Human Rights Situation.

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Upcoming Events

Notice
There are no upcoming events.

About us

The Kurdish Center for Human Rights was established in Geneva in 2000, according to the Suisse civil law. In response to the genocide, war crimes and human rights violations occurring across the Kurdish regions of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria.

The KCHR, as a non-profit organization of social utility, was born from the need to  inform the European and Swiss people and the OHCHR on human rights violations against the Kurds via seminars and other dialogue platforms and to attend their meetings; to establish a dialogue with NGO’s, civil movements, associations, government and civil institutions.. Read More….

Contact

Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme
Kurdish Center for Human Rights

15, Rue des Savoises, 1205 Genève – Suisse
Tel :+41 (0)22 328 1984
Email: info@kurd-chr.ch / kurd.chr.geneve@gmail.com
Web : http://www.kurd-chr.ch

Compte : Post Finance – CENTRE KURDE
IBAN: CH40 0900 0000 17763911 5

Search

Recent Posts

  • Swiss Asylum Rejections & Rights Violations: The Case of Bahar Yalçınkaya Submitted to the UN by KURD-CHR Geneva
  • Report: Attacks by the Islamic Republic Against the Kurds (2025–2026)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SYRIA Northeast Syria (Rojava/AANES) – January 2026
  • Urgent Press Release 4: Blackout and Renewed Attacks on Kobane
  • Situation Report(Syria-Rojava): Stop War Against the Kurds

Information

  • Swiss Asylum Rejections & Rights Violations: The Case of Bahar Yalçınkaya Submitted to the UN by KURD-CHR Geneva
  • Report: Attacks by the Islamic Republic Against the Kurds (2025–2026)
  • Urgent Press Release 4: Blackout and Renewed Attacks on Kobane
  • Situation Report(Syria-Rojava): Stop War Against the Kurds
  • Stop the War Against the Kurds!Stand for Peace, Justice, and Freedom

Archives

Copyright © 2026 Kurdish Centre for Human Rights.

Powered by PressBook Green WordPress theme