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...
Turkey shaken by brutal killings of 3 women in a single day
Three women in Turkey were brutally murdered by men on Tuesday, sending shockwaves across the country at a time when domestic violence has become...
Turkish police tear-gas women protesting domestic violence
Turkish police on Thursday fired tear gas at hundreds of women protesting in İstanbul against male violence, Agence France-Presse reported.
The protesters held banners saying...
Turkish authorities arrest 6 women’s rights activists in Diyarbakır
Six women’s rights activists who were among 26 detained in a police raid on the Rosa Women's Association in southeastern Diyarbakır province on April...
19 women killed by men, 22 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Nineteen women were murdered by men in Turkey in October and another 22 died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported.
Of the...
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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Jailed mother separated from her premature newborn, not allowed to breastfeed for 6 days
Özlem Meci, who was arrested during a pregnancy in 2017 in an attempt to force her wanted husband to surrender, was separated from her...
31 women fell victim to femicide in Turkey last month
A total of 31 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in August, while 55 were injured in incidents of domestic violence, the Bianet...
Turkish police raid Left Party for banner protesting withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Turkish police raided the Left Party’s (SOL Parti) Artvin branch on Friday due to a banner protesting Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, the...
17 women’s rights activists face prison for insulting Erdoğan
A Turkish court has accepted an indictment that seeks prison sentences for 17 women’s rights activists on charges that include insulting President Recep Tayyip...
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