{"id":352215,"date":"2026-06-13T19:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-so-many-women-in-turkey-falling-to-their-deaths-dw-reporter\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T19:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:00:21","slug":"why-are-so-many-women-in-turkey-falling-to-their-deaths-dw-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-so-many-women-in-turkey-falling-to-their-deaths-dw-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are so many women in Turkey falling to their deaths? | DW Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Z5ZFyNwnlZ0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are so many women in Turkey falling to their deaths? | DW Reporter\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z5ZFyNwnlZ0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sezay Kocak is said to have jumped to her death from her apartment balcony. Relatives are skeptical and believe she was murdered.<br \/>\nThe number of women in Turkey who die after falling from windows or balconies is on the rise. Many of these cases are officially recorded as suicides. Yet relatives, campaigners and lawyers question this classification.<br \/>\nThey report contradictory statements, unexplained circumstances and investigations that were prematurely closed. In numerous cases, crucial questions remain unanswered: What really happened inside the flats? Why is conclusive evidence of third-party negligence or involvement so often compromised in these cases?<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s rights organizations say these &#8216;suspicious deaths&#8217; are femicides and are calling for a more thorough investigation. Families continue to fight for answers \u2013 and against the deaths of their daughters, sisters and mothers being hastily dismissed as suicides. \u202f <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 \u2013 Introduction: Dead women, open questions<br \/>\n00:53 \u2013 The case of Sezay Ko\u00e7ak (Gaziantep)<br \/>\n02:31 \u2013 Officially a suicide \u2013 but relatives are skeptical<br \/>\n03:07 \u2013 Activists speak of &#8216;suspicious deaths&#8217;<br \/>\n03:49 \u2013 The case of Duygu Soytepe (Ankara)<br \/>\n06:12 \u2013 New case in Istanbul \u2013 death of a nurse<br \/>\n08:00 \u2013 What do men say? Voices from the street<br \/>\n08:45 \u2013 Suicide statistics and criticism from legal experts<br \/>\n10:00 \u2013 The families&#8217; fight for justice<\/p>\n<p>#Turkey #Femicide #Women #DWCurrentAffairs<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sezay Kocak is said to have jumped to her death from her apartment balcony. Relatives are skeptical and believe she was murdered. 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