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Defendants’ acquittal shows ‘a legal practice not focused on children, protecting adults’

Defendants’ acquittal shows ‘a legal practice not focused on children, protecting adults’

The Diyarbakır Bar Association Children’s Rights Center has released a statement about the acquittal of all seven defendants who were on retrial over the death of 4-year-old Leyla Aydemir in Ağrı province.

11 October 2021

METU Pride Parade case ends in acquittal

METU Pride Parade case ends in acquittal

All defendants who joined the Pride Parade at the Middle East Technical University in May 2019 have been acquitted. One person has been given a judicial fine for insult.

Transphobic defense by defendant’s lawyer at Hande Buse Şeker case

Transphobic defense by defendant’s lawyer at Hande Buse Şeker case

The lawyer of Volkan H., who killed Hande Buse Şeker, made transphobic and sexist remarks at the first hearing of the retrial, arguing that she was “not a woman, but man.”

Men kill 26 women in September

Men kill 26 women in September

Men inflicted violence on at least 65 women, killed at least four children, abused at least 13 girls and boys, harassed at least 10 women and forced 78 women to sex work in September 2021.

6 October 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Federation refers freediver to disciplinary board after exposing psychological violence

Federation refers freediver to disciplinary board after exposing psychological violence

The Turkish Underwater Sports Federation has alleged that “Fatma Uruk has impulsive and negative behavior and harms the national team” and referred the freediver to the disciplinary board.

Students defy Erdoğan to continue housing protests

Students defy Erdoğan to continue housing protests

University students continue night protests • Construction magnate close to government in Pandora Papers • An unfruitful meeting between Erdoğan and Putin • Marmara's "sea snot" problem is not over

4 October 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Actress Ezgi Mola fined for ‘insulting’ a former soldier facing charges of ‘sexual assault’

Actress Ezgi Mola fined for ‘insulting’ a former soldier facing charges of ‘sexual assault’

On the grounds of her tweet about discharged Specialist Sergeant Musa O., who is on trial for “sexually assaulting” İpek Er, the court has given a judicial fine to actress Ezgi Mola on charge of “insult with an audio, visual or written message.”

‘At least 10 attacks against women journalists in Turkey in September’

‘At least 10 attacks against women journalists in Turkey in September’

According to the Press Freedom Status for Women Journalists report of the Coalition for Women in Journalism, there were at least 61 cases of violations against women journalists in the world in September 2021.

Over 148,000 women used ministry's panic button app to report male violence

Over 148,000 women used ministry's panic button app to report male violence

The Ministry of Interior introduced the Women's Emergency Support (KADES) app in March 2018.

Survey: One in five people in Turkey suffer digital violence

Survey: One in five people in Turkey suffer digital violence

People in the 18-32 age group are the ones who are exposed to digital violence the most, according to the survey.

For the first time, Turkey's Constitutional Court finds the state guilty in a feminicide

For the first time, Turkey's Constitutional Court finds the state guilty in a feminicide

The investigation into the officials who failed to take adequate measures to prevent a woman's killing will be reopened again, the top court has ruled.

Singer Azis's concert in Bursa canceled after LGBTI+phobic reports

Singer Azis's concert in Bursa canceled after LGBTI+phobic reports

The AKP mayor said they hadn't previously seen the photos of Azis and they "canceled his concert after realizing the mistake."

30 September 2021

Ankara Bar Association put on trial for criticizing President of Religious Affairs

Ankara Bar Association put on trial for criticizing President of Religious Affairs

The Chair and Executive Board Members of the Ankara Bar Association are facing up to 2 years in prison over their press statement on President of Religious Affairs Ali Erbaş, who targeted LGBTI+s and HIV positive people.

28 September 2021

Woman attacked in front of university campus: ‘Measures inadequate, no lighting’

Woman attacked in front of university campus: ‘Measures inadequate, no lighting’

The Women’s Solidarity Club announced that a woman was attacked in front of Koç University campus: “We don’t expect justice from the police who don’t come to the scene or the judiciary that acquits at courts. We are justice, we won’t stay silent.”

27 September 2021

New report documents LGBTI+ and women’s organizations’ struggle for peace

New report documents LGBTI+ and women’s organizations’ struggle for peace

Research Association for Democracy, Peace and Alternative Politics has released its new research report: “From Converging Roads to Narrowing Grounds: The Struggle for Peace by LGBTI+ and Women’s Organizations in Turkey”.

23 September 2021

Turkey’s top court says trans woman’s right to respect for privacy violated

Turkey’s top court says trans woman’s right to respect for privacy violated

The Constitutional Court has concluded the application of a trans woman whose application for changing her name was rejected as “she didn’t have gender reassignment surgery and society might have wrong perceptions if she had a woman’s name.”

22 September 2021

Şeker Pınar Özcan elected the first woman chair of İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists

Şeker Pınar Özcan elected the first woman chair of İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists

Receiving 1,597 votes at the General Assembly meeting, the list of the İstanbul Pharmacists’ Movement has won the election and Şeker Pınar Özcan, the previous secretary general, is elected the new Chair of the İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists.

20 September 2021

Amnesty criticizes Turkey's judicial reform package excluding unmarried women

Amnesty criticizes Turkey's judicial reform package excluding unmarried women

The fourth judicial reform package "fails to address the deep flaws" in Turkey's judicial system, according to Amnesty International.

17 September 2021

İpek Er case | Prosecutor’s request for arresting Musa O. rejected

İpek Er case | Prosecutor’s request for arresting Musa O. rejected

In the trial over the “sexual assault” of İpek Er, who was driven to suicide, the prosecutor demanded that defendant Specialist Sergeant Musa O. be arrested. The court rejected the request at the 4th hearing, which the journalists were not allowed to watch.

17 September 2021

Banned from profession, trans doctor to suit for reinstatement

Banned from profession, trans doctor to suit for reinstatement

Trans woman Dr. Larin Kayataş, who has been expelled from profession on the alleged ground of “disturbing public morality”, says that “her greatest wish is to return to her job”.

16 September 2021 Evrim Kepenek

HDP Women’s Assembly visits Antep: ‘Women’s poverty is not our fate’

HDP Women’s Assembly visits Antep: ‘Women’s poverty is not our fate’

Listening to the problems of women in Antep province, HDP’s Ayşe Acar-Başaran has said that they will bring these problems to the Parliamentary agenda. Showing the calluses on their hands to her, women have said that they do not have social security.

16 September 2021

Judge rejects requests of HDP’s Güven, Alökmen for making defense in Kurdish

Judge rejects requests of HDP’s Güven, Alökmen for making defense in Kurdish

Appealing against the penalties given for singing in Kurdish in Elazığ Closed Women’s Prison, HDP politicians Leyla Güven and Hülya Alökmen wanted to make defense in Kurdish. Their request was rejected because they know Turkish.

16 September 2021

Women healthcare workers amid pandemic: ‘Neither gratitude nor violence’

Women healthcare workers amid pandemic: ‘Neither gratitude nor violence’

The Clean Clothes Campaign Association has prepared a report analyzing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers through the lens of gender.

14 September 2021

Physician expelled from public service, dismissed over ‘public morality’

Physician expelled from public service, dismissed over ‘public morality’

Dr. Larin Kayataş has been expelled from public service and dismissed “because of public morality.” In a statement about the issue, the physician has said, “I did not make the slightest mistake while practicing my profession.”

14 September 2021

Prosecutor demands acquittal despite forensic medical report

Prosecutor demands acquittal despite forensic medical report

The prosecutor demanded defendant Sarıkaya’s acquittal of sexual assault, threat and insult while demanding his penalization for using an unregistered firearm. The trial will continue on October 11, 2021.

14 September 2021

Volleyball player Eda Erdem breaks historical record

Volleyball player Eda Erdem breaks historical record

Eda Erdem, the captain of Turkey’s national volleyball team, has been named the “Best Middle Blocker” at the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship, becoming the first player in history who has been named as such for the fourth time in a row.

9 September 2021

Eight people from LGBTIQ+ Assemblies prosecuted over Pride March

Eight people from LGBTIQ+ Assemblies prosecuted over Pride March

LGBTIQ+ Assemblies have called on everyone to follow the first hearing of the court case filed against eight people for “violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations” during the İstanbul Pride March.

8 September 2021

Ministry says book with homosexual protagonists is ‘harmful publication’

Ministry says book with homosexual protagonists is ‘harmful publication’

The Board on Protecting Children from Harmful Publications has unanimously decided that Oseman’s comic book series “Heartstopper” should be subjected to the restrictions foreseen in the Article 4 of the Law no. 1117 amended by the Law no. 3266.

8 September 2021

Men kill 34 women in August

Men kill 34 women in August

Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women, killed at least six children, abused at least 13 girls and boys, harassed at least 28 women and forced 20 women to do sex work in Turkey in August 2021.

8 September 2021 Evrim Kepenek

CFWIJ condemns police violence against journalist Eylem Nazlıer at peace rally

CFWIJ condemns police violence against journalist Eylem Nazlıer at peace rally

At least five women journalists were impeded by the police while following World Peace Day demonstration in İstanbul. The police attempted to confiscate journalist Nazlıer’s phone, who was filming the police violence against the demonstration.

7 September 2021

4 more suspects to be put on trial over the feminicide of Pınar Gültekin

4 more suspects to be put on trial over the feminicide of Pınar Gültekin

The Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has demanded that the parents and ex-wife of arrested defendant Cemal Metin A. as well as Şükrü Gökhan O. be separately penalized for trying to hide the evidence in the Pınar Gültekin feminicide case.

7 September 2021

‘At least 8 women journalists subjected to violence in Turkey in August’

‘At least 8 women journalists subjected to violence in Turkey in August’

The Coalition For Women in Journalism has released its monthly report documenting the violations against women journalists across the world: “Turkey was the leading country with the most cases in August.”

6 September 2021

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