Minister under fire for claiming ‘tolerable level’ of domestic violence during pandemic

Turkey’s Minister of Family and Social Services Derya Yanık has attracted widespread criticism due to remarks suggesting that Turkey has experienced “tolerable levels” of...

Age-based discrimination more likely to affect women, says recent report

A recent report by a Turkish women’s rights organization revealed that ageism and age-based discrimination in the labor market disproportionately affects women. The Women Workers...

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...

Turkish authorities start legal process to close down the We Will Stop Femicide Platform

Turkish authorities have started the legal process to close down women's rights organization the We Will Stop Femicide Platform (Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu). The platform...

29 women killed by men, 14 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...

Twenty-nine women were murdered by men in Turkey in April and another 14 died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported. Of the...

Turkish women start social media campaign against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

Prominent women in Turkey have started a social media campaign against the government’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s...

Pregnant Turkish inmate suffers anxiety attack after being denied medication

Esra Uymaz Saral, a 27-year-old Turkish woman who was arrested in İzmir when she was four and-a-half-months pregnant, has reportedly suffered an anxiety attack...

Turkish court acquits abused woman of murdering her husband, setting a precedent for spouses...

A recent trial in which a court found an abused woman had acted in self-defense in killing her husband is crucial in setting a...

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...

294 women killed by men, 297 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...

At least 294 women were murdered by men in Turkey in 2025, while 297 more died under suspicious circumstances, according to an annual report released on...
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