AKP lawmaker claims domestic violence cases in Turkey exaggerated by media
Hülya Atçı Nergis, a lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has said the media is exaggerating femicides and other incidents of...
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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Noncommissioned officer accused of abduction and rape remains free pending trial
A Turkish court yesterday rejected a request for the arrest of Musa Orhan, a noncommissioned gendarmerie officer who allegedly kidnapped and raped 18-year-old Ipek...
Turkish women raise their voices against possible withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Amid the fear of Turkey’s possible withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a Council of Europe treaty designed to prevent violence and domestic abuse against...
Turkey marks ‘elimination of violence day’ amid protest bans as women push back
Women across Turkey attempted to take to the streets on Tuesday for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, with authorities...
At least 474 women murdered in Turkey in 2019: report
At least 474 women were murdered in Turkey in 2019, according to a report released by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.
The platform, which...
Regional appeals court finds violation in bans on 2022 Women’s Day march in İstanbul:...
The İstanbul Regional Court of Appeals has found a rights violation in bans imposed on a march in 2022 to mark International Women’s Day...
Women’s Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
The increase in the number of violations of women’s rights in Turkey continued in 2024, with a rising number of femicide cases, bans on...
25 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in July
Twenty-five women were murdered by men in Turkey in July, while nine died under suspicious circumstances, according to data from the We Will Stop Femicide Platform...
Some 2,000 femicides, suspicious deaths in Turkey since withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
At least 996 women in Turkey have been killed by men since the country’s 2021 withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty aimed...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2022. Authoritarianism continued to gain ground...
Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
In recent years...