In 2019, Emine Bulut was killed by her ex husband. He slit her throat in front of their child. She bled to death in front of her daughter, screaming "I don't want to die."

In 2021, Başak Cengiz was slashed and killed with a katana in broad daylight by Can Göktuğ Boz, who she did not know. She was just walking on the sidewalk. The killer said he picked a woman because he thought she would be easy to kill.