title: Analysis and comparison of domestic femicide cases in the cities of Diyarbakir & Tekirdag, Turkey: A preliminary study.
abstract: Court decision files from 2007 to 2012 were examined retrospectively in the Criminal High Courts of Diyarbakir and Tekirdag to analyse and compare domestic femicides in Diyarbakir and Tekirdag, Turkey, according to different fundamental characteristics. In total, 58 assailants were convicted of 50 femicides during this period. There were no so-called 'honour killings' in Tekirdag, while 16 (37.2%) of the homicides were honour killings in Diyarbakir. Policies to prevent violence against women, extending the means of access to post-violence services and reinforcing the law, policies and action plans to end this type of violence could be effective in decreasing cases of domestic femicide.
authors.affiliation: Council of Forensic Medicine, Diyarbakir Group Presidency, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Electronic address: eypyilmaz@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Eyyup
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey. Electronic address: drbkumral@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bahadir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumral
authors.affiliation: Department of Criminalistics, Institute of Forensic Sciences, Ankara University, Turkey. Electronic address: nergiscanturk@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nergis
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Canturk
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey. Electronic address: zerrinerkol@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Zerrin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Erkol
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Justice, Prosecutor of Diyarbakir, Turkey. Electronic address: ahmetokumus27@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ali Mazhar
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Okumus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D057237:Criminals / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D054541:Family Conflict; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016743:Mental Competency; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Clinical forensic medicine; Domestic femicide; Domestic violence; Homicide; Honour killings; Legal medicine