Women’s day events held amid bans, police intervention in Ankara, İstanbul
Large groups of women on Tuesday held marches to mark International Women’s Day, protesting the widespread issues of male violence and sexism in the...
Turkey’s judicial council denies complaint alleging corruption, battery by senior judge
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has denied claims that it received a complaint filed against a high-ranking member of the judiciary by...
7 women fell victim to femicide in Turkey last week
A total of seven women were victims of femicide in various Turkish cities last week, according to data from the Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu...
More than 1 mln women in Turkey victims of violence in past five years
A total of 1,015,337 women were the victims of violence in Turkey in the last five years, according to data released by the Interior...
Migrant women subject to sexual harassment and physical violence on their journey to Turkey,...
Sociologist Didem Danış has said migrant women face many hurdles on their journey to Turkey, including sexual harassment and physical violence.
Speaking to BBC Turkish...
34 women killed by men, 29 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Thirty-four women were murdered by men in Turkey in May, and 29 more died under suspicious circumstances, the Bianet news website reported.
Of the 34 women...
Famous Turkish actress indicted for ‘insulting’ former soldier accused of rape
An indictment drafted by an Ankara prosecutor seeks a prison sentence of up to two years for Ezgi Mola, a popular Turkish actress, on...
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 women call for end to gender-based violence and discrimination on International Women’s Day
In commemoration of International Women’s Day, Turkish women’s rights activists have called for an end to gender-based violence, which is worryingly common in the...
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,...
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