29 women in Turkey killed in domestic violence in November: Platform Against Femicide

A total of 29 women in Turkey have been killed in incidents of domestic violence and 10 women died under suspicious circumstances in November,...

Kurdish not among 6 languages supported by app to be used against domestic violence

Kurdish will not be among the six languages and that will be supported by KADES, a smartphone app designed by the Turkish National Police...

Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention poses dangerous risks for region: HRW

In its statement on the 10th anniversary of the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s (CoE) binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against...

Female worker reveals inhumane working conditions at Dardanel fish company

A female worker revealed in an anonymous Twitter thread on November 6 the inhumane working conditions at Turkey's Dardanel fish company, sparking outrage among...

Turkish authorities arrest pregnant women, sparking public outrage

A five-months-pregnant woman was arrested on Sunday for alleged links to the Gülen movement, sparking outrage among activists and opposition politicians, the Bold Medya...

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...

Turkey records five femicides in two days

A total of five women were killed by their family members over the last two days, while another woman was stabbed and injured, the...

Turkey’s interior minister blames women for femicide

In Turkey, where women are killed, raped or beaten every day, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya blamed women for contributing to femicide when they do...

UN rapporteurs raise alarm over suppression of women’s rights defenders in Turkey

United Nations special rapporteurs have expressed concern regarding allegations of the suppression of women’s rights defenders in Turkey, accusing the authorities of misusing the...

Woman with 10-day-old baby arrested in southeastern city of Diyarbakır

Eylem Oyunlu, the mother of a 10-day-old baby and a 2-year-old toddler, has been arrested in the southeastern city of Diyarbakır on charges of...
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