Feminizidmap - Monitoring Agency for Femi(ni)cides in Germany
Although a woman is killed almost every day in Germany—often by her (ex) partner or other male relative—femi(ni)cides are incompletely documented and insufficiently recognized and addressed. Feminizidmap was founded as a direct response to this gap. The association’s goal is to document and analyze femi(ni)cides in a way that reflects its systemic dimensions, in order to make these killings visible and subject to critical debate. Its main concern is also to promote further research, informed advocacy, effective political measures, sustainable prevention, and civil society engagement.
Content participation
Expert-MeetUpEN
10/10/2025 02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
MeetUp C.14 | Halle / hall 2
Thread / thematic series: Society, Law, Taxation & Politics
Joblevel: Career entry, Professional, Leading position, Lateral entry
Naming the Violence: Feminicide, Media, and the Politics of Visibility
Beziehungstat, Ehedrama, Tragödie – relationship problem, marital drama, tragedy? How does media shape our understanding of feminicide? In this MeetUp, we explore the gap between reality and representation in cases of gender-based killings. Through examples from Germany and Turkey, we will discuss how language can normalize violence or make it visible. Participants will learn how media narratives affect public awareness, legal processes, and political action.
Details about the speaker Sinem Nazlı Demir
Vita: Sinem Nazlı Demir is a crime reporter and author based in Germany and Turkey. She holds a master’s degree in Human Rights – Politics, Law, and Society from Fulda University of Applied Sciences and is currently a project assistant in the DFG-funded research initiative “SaFe – Shaping Future Society.” She previously worked in juvenile prison in Istanbul as a volunteer and worked in a high criminal courthouse as a crime reporter, focusing on cases of gender-based violence and child abuse. She authored her first book on femicide in Turkey and is currently writing her second book on the stories of girls who survived sexual violence. At Feminizidmap, she contributes to the team through her work in press and media relations.
Book publication/s:
I Know My Murderer (978-6256765382)
