Turkish authorities start legal process to close down the We Will Stop Femicide Platform
Turkish authorities have started the legal process to close down women's rights organization the We Will Stop Femicide Platform (Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu).
The platform...
Women’s rights activists demonstrate at Council of State for reinstatement of Istanbul Convention
Representatives of women's rights organizations and opposition politicians gathered on Tuesday morning in front of the Council of State, Turkey's highest administrative court, in...
Opposition mayor faces probe over billboards promoting Istanbul Convention
The Turkish Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into Bilecik Mayor Semih Şahin from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), along with others,...
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...
Sexually harassed underage female employee told by boss to ‘get used to it’
A female high school student who was allegedly subjected to sexual harassment while working at a logistics firm in İstanbul was told by her...
40 women killed by men, 20 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Forty women were murdered by men in Turkey in May, and 20 more died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported.
Of the...
Woman speaks out about humiliating experiences during arrest and her children’s trauma
Hacer Koç, 44, one of the first women to come forward to share her experience of an unlawful strip-search in prison, talked to Bold...
Turkish MP submits parliamentary inquiry over allegations that 12 women became pregnant from rape...
A Turkish MP has submitted a parliamentary inquiry regarding allegations that 12 women accused of membership in the Gülen movement became pregnant as a...
Turkey records 3 femicides within a day
Three women across Turkey were killed within a 24-hour period by men from whom they were divorcing or separating, the Evrensel newspaper reported on...
52.3 pct of Turks are against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention: survey
A survey conducted by pollster Metropoll has revealed that 52.3 percent of Turks are against the government's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention,...
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