TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Analysis and comparison of domestic femicide cases in the cities of Diyarbakir & Tekirdag, Turkey: a preliminary study
JO  - Journal of forensic and legal medicine
A1  - Yilmaz, Eyyüp
A1  - Kumral, Bahadir
A1  - Canturk, Nergis
A1  - Erkol, Zerrin
A1  - Okumus, Ali Mazhar
SP  - 17
EP  - 23
VL  - 34
IS  - 
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-928X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2015.04.018
ID  - ref1
ER  -