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Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: Defendant's sentence reduced due to 'unjust provocation'
The perpetrator who killed and burned Pınar Gültekin has been sentenced to 14 and a half years in prison. The court's decision triggered outrage among women.
21 June 2022
Evrim Kepenek
Council of State prosecutor once again demands annulment of İstanbul Convention decree
CHP and HDP politicians also attended the hearing. The verdict is expected to be announced in the coming days.
8 June 2022
Evrim Kepenek
Ban on Pride March at METU
METU rector has banned the Pride Parade to be held on June 10 with a warning saying "all kinds of security measures will be undertaken" if there will be students participating in the march.
7 June 2022
'They made me lick the floor': Trans woman tortured, harassed in Taksim Police Station
The woman said she was battered and forced to lick the floors. Her lawyer filed a criminal complaint against the officers.
7 June 2022
Evrim Kepenek
'False memories' of Gezi, rage of women
Erdoğan attacks Gezi Park protesters with profanities • Turkey insists it will launch a new military offensive in Syria despite objections by US, Russia • Sweden signals it may resume arms sales to Turkey • Under pressure from religious groups, Eskişehir's LGBTI+ activists speak out
5 June 2022
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
Criminal complaints against Erdoğan for calling Gezi protesters 'sluts'
Political party officials and lawyers have filed criminal complaints against the president because of his statements about Gezi Park protesters.
2 June 2022
Greetings to Çiğdem Mater from the Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival
The first screening of "Disturbed Earth", directed by Didem Pekün and produced by Çiğdem Mater has been held at the Flying Broom Film Festival.
1 June 2022
Sweden's 'superficial' feminist foreign policy and NATO membership bid
Commenting on Sweden's NATO membership application and feminist foreign policy, feminist journalist Anne-Klara Bratt says many people in Sweden support the Kurds against Erdoğan's demands: "They say, 'Erdoğan should not decide who sits in the Swedish parliament'."
1 June 2022
Selay Dalaklı
Dozens of women gather in Eskişehir park to protest 'yoga ban'
Women complained about "growing reactionism" in the city, where a music festival was recently banned after calls by religious groups.
1 June 2022
Ministry's panic button app for women now available in Kurdish
With the new additions, the app is now available in 11 languages, including Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic and English.
27 May 2022
Canan Kaftancıoğlu: We are not aggrieved, we are righteous
"When we know that we are fighting for, women and society win," said the politician, who attended the premiere of a documentary about Turkey's first women MPs.
26 May 2022
Evrim Kepenek
Theme of 30th İstanbul Pride Week to be 'resistance'
The organization committee of the İstanbul LGBTİ+ Pride Week has announced that the theme of the İstanbul Pride will be "resistance" this year.
26 May 2022
Police prevent Boğaziçi Pride March, detain dozens
The attack on what would be the ninth Pride March of Boğaziçi University was the latest example of the systematic violence against the LGBTI+s at the school that has been going on for one and a half years.
23 May 2022
Threats, harassment against three women journalists
Three women journalists have announced that they were threatened by Islamic and nationalist groups. Journalism groups have denounced the threats.
20 May 2022
Leaflets advising 'stoning LGBTI+s to death' distributed in Turkey's Eskişehir
Religious communities are gaining influence in Eskişehir, a city that has been considered a safe space by the LGBTI+ community, said activists.
19 May 2022
Feminicide | Court of Cassation upholds life sentence for killing of Emine Bulut
The prosecutor had appealed against the verdict, alleging that the defendant's sentence should be reduced due to "good conduct" and "unjust provocation."
16 May 2022
Refugee woman from Iran: Why is the man who raped me not arrested?
Khatre S., who came to Turkey to study for a master’s degree, says she was raped by a man. She filed a lawsuit.
12 May 2022
Evrim Kepenek
Only 3 of 61 sports federations are headed by women in Turkey
Despite there being many women athletes in Turkey, the number of women leading sports federations is very low, shows a new report.
11 May 2022
Court acquits two children detained during İstanbul Pride March
So far, three of the six cases that were opened against 40 out of the 47 people who had been detained during the 2021 İstanbul Pride Week have ended in acquittal.
10 May 2022
Letter from jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven for Mother’s Day
“You have always said the same… ‘We want peace’.” Leyla Güven wrote from prison to Peace Mothers.
9 May 2022
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Men kill 29 women in April
Men inflicted violence on at least 52 women, abused at least 18 girls and boys, harassed at least 14 women and forced 38 women to sex work in Turkey in April 2022.
4 May 2022
Evrim Kepenek
Campaign on social media: ‘Free Çiğdem Mater’
In a message shared by @freecigdemmater Twitter account, it is said that the account may be followed to send messages to Çiğdem Mater, who is currently held in Bakırköy Women’s Closed Prison in İstanbul.
3 May 2022
CFWIJ: Turkey top country in violations against women journalists
The coalition recorded 63 cases of legal harassment, physical assault, and detention in Turkey in four months.
3 May 2022
Turkey's withdrawal from İstanbul Convention 'unlawful,' says Council of State prosecutor
The convention was ratified by the parliament and therefore cannot be annulled by a presidential decree, the prosecutor has stated.
29 April 2022
Freedom of belief in Turkey: Women repressed by both secular and pious segments of society
Problems regarding the freedom of religion or belief in Turkey are still awaiting solutions. Atheists, deists and agnostics face violations in every aspect of life.
21 April 2022
Hikmet Adal
‘We will not let you acquit the perpetrators of child abuse’
The Education and Science Laborers’ Union (Eğitim-Sen) has released a statement about the release of a teacher on trial for abusing eight students in Turkey’s İzmir province: “We will not stay silent.”
20 April 2022
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Details of indictment against We Will Stop Feminicides Platform
A lawsuit was filed against the platform for "immoral activities." A lawyer with the group has explained the allegations against the platform one by one.
18 April 2022
Foundation removes film from festival ‘because director is a perpetrator of violence’
The İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has announced that “A New Earth is Rising” documentary by Yüksekbağ has been removed from the 41st İstanbul Film Festival.
15 April 2022
Family: In good times and bad…
As part of the “In Good Times and Bad: Living Together” podcast and article series of the Hafıza Merkezi Berlin (HMB) and IPS Communication Foundation / bianet, the first article on “Family” has been written by academic Alev Özkazanç.
14 April 2022
Alev Özkazanç
Feminicide | Man sentenced to 10 years in prison over the death of Esra Hankulu
The court has handed down its ruling in the trial of three defendants, including Ümitcan U., over the death of Esra Hankulu in Ankara’s Mamak district.
13 April 2022
'We Will Stop Feminicides Platform' faces closure for 'immoral' activities
The lawsuit was filed after petitions of complaints accusing it of "undermining the family under the guise of defending women's rights," the group has said.
13 April 2022
'Illegal demonstration' charges against 40 women over Women's Day events
"Participating in the March 8 marches is not against the law, it is a fundamental right. Prevent male violence, not women defending their rights," the Women's Defense Network has said.
13 April 2022
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