Turkish police break up Int’l Women’s Day march, detain at least 10 in İstanbul

Turkish police used pepper spray to disperse hundreds of women who had gathered in İstanbul’s Taksim neighborhood on Wednesday evening for the 21st Feminist...

Turkey’s top prosecutor demands death penalty for men killing women

The chief prosecutor at Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has suggested reinstatement of the death penalty for the perpetrators of women’s murders, saying that...

136 women killed in Turkey by men in first half of 2025: rights group

A leading women’s rights organization in Turkey reported on Monday that 136 women were killed by men in the first six months of 2025, a figure...

Minister under fire for claiming ‘tolerable level’ of domestic violence during pandemic

Turkey’s Minister of Family and Social Services Derya Yanık has attracted widespread criticism due to remarks suggesting that Turkey has experienced “tolerable levels” of...

Family accuses governor’s son in young Kurdish woman’s death, alleges coverup by former official

The family of a young Kurdish woman who disappeared in eastern Turkey in 2020 has accused the son of a former governor of killing...

Turkey sets grim record in monthly femicides

Forty-eight women were murdered by men in Turkey in September, setting a record as the highest monthly toll ever reported, the We Will Stop...
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UN rights chief criticizes Turkish gov’t for withdrawing from Istanbul Convention, detaining politicians and...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in a press statement released today by her spokesperson Liz Throssell criticized the Turkish government...

Principal accused of harassment reappointed to girls high school

The principal of a coeducational high school who has been accused by four female teachers of sexual harassment has been reappointed to a girls’...

Turkish police detain 4 women activists protesting withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

Four female activists were detained on Tuesday for protesting Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s (CoE) binding treaty to prevent...

One in eight women in Turkey have faced physical violence in their lifetime: report

One in eight women in Turkey have experienced physical violence at some point in their lives, according to a nationwide, government-backed study on violence...
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