More than 3,000 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in 10 years
Men killed at least 3,151 women in Turkey between January 1, 2013 and November 21, 2023, the Bianet news website reported on Thursday.
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392 women fell victim to femicide in Turkey in 2022
At least 392 women were murdered by men and 226 women died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in 2022, although the government claims that...
3 women detained by police acting without a warrant for attending demonstration
Turkish police on Wednesday detained three women, whose identities were not disclosed, during a raid on their homes in Istanbul, despite not having a...
25 women in Turkey victims of femicide in March
A total of 25 women were murdered in Turkey in March, while 19 women died under suspicious circumstances, the Duvar news website reported.
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20 women killed by men, 22 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Twenty women were murdered by men in Turkey in September and another 22 died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported.
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Women leaving workforce for family reasons up 81.5 percent in 5 years: TurkStat
The number of women in Turkey who have left the workforce for family and personal reasons has risen 81.5 percent in the past five years,...
31 women killed by men, 21 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Thirty-one women were murdered by men in Turkey in January and 21 more died under suspicious circumstances, the Artı Gerçek news website reported on...
Top court refuses to annul Turkey’s Istanbul Convention withdrawal
The highest body of Turkey’s top administrative court, the Council of State, has ruled that a decision by its 10th Chamber to reject a...
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...
31 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in January
A total of 31 women in Turkey were murdered by men last month, while 28 died under suspicious circumstances, according to data from the...
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New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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This report examines how children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge have endured the devastating consequences of persecution, social exclusion and...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...