21 women killed by men, 20 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...

Twenty-one women were murdered by men in Turkey in May and another 20 died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported. Of the...

Hundreds protest in Turkey in support of Iranian women

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Turkey on Sunday to condemn Iran’s crackdown on women-led demonstrations sparked by a young woman’s death...

Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention is a ‘worrying step backwards’: UN human rights experts

Turkey’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s (CoE) binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women, is “a...

18 women killed by men, 20 more died suspiciously in Turkey in June: report

Eighteen women were murdered by men in Turkey in June and 20 more died under suspicious circumstances, in the third month since Turkish President...

Turkish court denies prosecutor’s request to arrest former NCO for raping girl

A Turkish court on Thursday denied a prosecutor's request for the arrest of former noncommissioned officer (NCO) Musa Orhan for allegedly raping İpek Er,...

More than 1 mln women in Turkey victims of violence in past five years

A total of 1,015,337 women were the victims of violence in Turkey in the last five years, according to data released by the Interior...

Police detain 6 during demonstration against Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

Turkish police detained six people on Saturday who took part in a demonstration in support of the Istanbul Convention,  the Council of Europe’s (CoE)...

6 women killed by their husbands in one week in Turkey 

Six women were murdered by their husbands over the course of a week in various provinces in Turkey, the Birgün daily reported. Two women were killed...

25 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in July

Twenty-five women were murdered by men in Turkey in July, while nine died under suspicious circumstances, according to data from the We Will Stop Femicide Platform...

2 more infants join their mothers in Turkish prison as crackdown on dissidents continues

As families continue to fall victim to Turkey's post-coup purge, two more infants, 3-month-old Mehmet Mirza and 1-year-old Ahmet Ümit, joined their mothers in...
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