Turkish women stage sit-in for reinstatement of Istanbul Convention
Dozens of women gathered in central Taksim Square in İstanbul on Monday to stage a protest against Turkey’s withdrawal from an international convention to...
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...
5 women murdered in Turkey in a day amid protests against withdrawal from Istanbul...
At least five women were killed by men in one day amid nationwide protests against Turkey's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a...
International community and organizations react to Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
World leaders, international and regional organizations and right groups have reacted negatively to Turkey's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of...
Turkey pulls out of landmark treaty protecting women from violence
Turkey on Saturday pulled out of the world’s first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women by presidential decree, in the latest...
Uyghur women marching from İstanbul to Ankara, demand Turkey help find their children in...
A group of Uyghur women in Turkey started a march from İstanbul to Ankara on Wednesday demanding that the Turkish government help locate their...
HDP women’s committee starts campaign against sexism in parliament
The women's council of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), a left-wing party with majority Kurdish support, has initiated a signature campaign against sexist and...
13 participants in Women’s Day’s march in İstanbul detained on Erdoğan insult charges
Turkish police have detained 13 women including a minor who took part in a march to mark International Women’s Day on March 8 in...
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...
CoE called on to investigate gross rights violations suffered by women due to Ankara’s...
A rights group on International Women’s Day called for an investigation into rights violations suffered by women due to a crackdown by the Turkish...
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