Turkish police prevent demonstrations by women’s groups, detain dozens of protestors
Dozens of women who gathered in various Turkish provinces on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity and Elimination of Violence against Women,...
8 members of a women’s platform detained in İstanbul at protest over domestic violence
Police detained eight members of a women’s platform in İstanbul on Tuesday for staging a demonstration in a prohibited area, local media reported.
Members of...
Critically ill woman remains in prison despite hospital report recommending her release
Gülden Aşık, 43, a mother of three who suffers from thyroid cancer, remains in prison despite a medical report from Bandırma Hospital in Turkey’s...
Femicide in Turkey: At least 275 women killed in first 10 months of 2022
At least 275 women in Turkey were killed by men between January and October despite the government’s claim that the number of femicides in...
7 women fell victim to femicide in Turkey last week
A total of seven women were victims of femicide in various Turkish cities last week, according to data from the Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu...
Violence against women in Turkey continues with multiple attacks in 2 days
A nurse at a community health center in Turkey’s central Karaman province was shot and wounded by a would-be suitor on Monday because she...
Paralyzed inmate sent back to prison 3 days after major surgery
Şerife Sulukan, 45, a paralyzed woman serving time on conviction of affiliation with the Gülen movement who underwent major heart surgery on Monday, was...
Kurdish journalist from Turkey killed in attack in northern Iraq
A Kurdish journalist, academic and women’s rights activist from Turkey was killed in an attack in front of her house in Sulaymaniyah, a city...
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...
Turkish filmmakers express solidarity with ‘Iranian sisters’ demanding freedom
Female filmmakers in Turkey have released a video in which they express solidarity with Iranian women rising up to demand freedom as they protest...
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