Main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu vows to reinstate Istanbul Convention
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has pledged to reinstate the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty to combat violence against women,...
Women’s day events held amid bans, police intervention in Ankara, İstanbul
Large groups of women on Tuesday held marches to mark International Women’s Day, protesting the widespread issues of male violence and sexism in the...
Activists demonstrate against high number of female inmates in Turkish prisons
Human rights activists on Tuesday staged demonstrations in several European cities protesting the high number of female prisoners in Turkish prisons, the TR724 news...
Detention warrants issued for 138 over alleged Gülen links, 114 detained in two days
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 138 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, with 114 of them taken into custody,...
Paralyzed woman sent to prison after terrorism conviction on Gülen links
A wheelchair-bound woman who has been suffering from multiple sclerosis for 14 years was sent to prison after a top appeals court upheld a...
7,071 women murdered by men in Turkey during 19-year-long AKP rule: report
A report released by an opposition lawmaker on the occasion of International Women’s Day shows an upward trend in cases of domestic violence in...
Prosecutor recommends up to 15 years in prison for teacher abducted from Kenya
A Turkish prosecutor has recommended that a teacher who was forcibly returned from Kenya to Turkey last year due to his affiliation with the...
Jailed journalist Sedef Kabaş says women often subjected to violence in Turkey
Prominent TV journalist Sedef Kabaş, who has been behind bars since January 22, in a letter from prison said women have a difficult time...
Imprisoned man with chronic heart disease contracts COVID-19 for second time
Adem Erdoğdu, 52, who was arrested for links to the faith-based Gülen movement despite suffering from chronic heart disease, has contracted COVID-19 for a...
Governor’s office bans annual Feminist Night March in Istanbul
The İstanbul Governor’s Office on Monday announced that no demonstrations or marches will be allowed to mark International Women’s Day in İstanbul’s Taksim neighborhood...
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