Uzbek woman falls victim to femicide in Turkey
Shaknoza Kurbonova, an Uzbek woman living in İstanbul, was stabbed to death by a man during an argument, the Artı Gerçek news website reported...
Turkish women take to the streets to protest femicide and government inaction
Turkish women took to the streets on Monday evening to protest the killing of a woman by her ex-husband in broad daylight, Turkish media...
Turkey’s top court says Erdoğan had right to withdraw from women’s treaty
In a move likely to spark a fresh wave of protests from women’s rights groups, Turkey’s top administrative court on Tuesday ruled that President...
6,505 babies born to underage mothers in Turkey in 2023
Turkey recorded a significant number of underage births in 2023, with 6,505 births among girls aged 15-17 and 130 births to girls under 15,...
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...
52.3 pct of Turks are against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention: survey
A survey conducted by pollster Metropoll has revealed that 52.3 percent of Turks are against the government's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention,...
Turkey again bans Women’s Day march in central İstanbul
A district governor’s office in İstanbul has as in previous years declared the central Taksim neighborhood and surrounding area off-limits for demonstrations or marches...
18 women killed by men, 20 more died suspiciously in Turkey in June: report
Eighteen women were murdered by men in Turkey in June and 20 more died under suspicious circumstances, in the third month since Turkish President...
Journalist speaks out on abuse in Turkish prison after launch of social media campaign...
Nur Ener Kılınç, a journalist who used to write for the Yeni Asya newspaper, after the launch of a social media campaign protesting 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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