Turkish women stage sit-in for reinstatement of Istanbul Convention
Dozens of women gathered in central Taksim Square in İstanbul on Monday to stage a protest against Turkey’s withdrawal from an international convention to...
17 women killed by men, 20 more died suspiciously in Turkey in May: report
Seventeen women were murdered by men in Turkey in May and 20 more died under suspicious circumstances, in the second month after Turkish President...
9 women detained in Ankara for demanding free feminine hygiene products
Turkish police dispersed a group of women in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Monday who wanted to stage a protest demanding free feminine...
HDP lawmakers submit parliamentary question about pregnant women in Turkish prisons
Lawmakers from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) submitted a parliamentary question addressing the justice minister concerning pregnant women in Turkish prisons, the Bold Medya...
Gender gap in Turkish parliament to remain, parties’ candidate lists reveal
The parliamentary candidate lists of 26 political parties for the May 14 general election have revealed that the gender gap in the Turkish parliament...
Woman dies after months in coma following domestic violence
Buse Ateş Suna, who was allegedly beaten by her husband, died after remaining in a coma for two months, the Yeni Yaşam news website...
Former teacher jailed over Gülen links with baby
Mine Işıktaş, a former teacher who was sentenced to more than six years in prison over links to the faith-based Gülen movement based on...
Woman abducted and raped by NCO in southeast Turkey dies in hospital after attempting...
An 18-year-old-woman who was abducted and raped by a noncommissioned officer (NCO) for 20 days in the southeastern city of Batman has died in...
Erdoğan will withdraw Turkey from İstanbul Convention, opposition politician claims
A politician from Turkey’s right-wing Felicity Party (SP) has claimed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will withdraw Turkey from the İstanbul Convention, a...
Iranian asylum seekers detained for attending peaceful Istanbul Convention protest in Turkey
Four Iranian asylum seekers were detained yesterday for participating in a demonstration against Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s (CoE)...
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