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8 members of a women’s platform detained in İstanbul at protest over domestic violence

Police detained eight members of a women’s platform in İstanbul on Tuesday for staging a demonstration in a prohibited area, local media reported. Members of...

Turkish court hands down suspended sentence to sexual harassment perpetrator

A Turkish man who was convicted of sexually harassing a young woman on a public bus in central Turkey’s Kayseri province received a reduced...

34 women killed by men, 20 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...

Thirty-four women were murdered by men in Turkey in September, and 20 more died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported. Of...

21 women killed by men, 20 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...

Twenty-one women were murdered by men in Turkey in May and another 20 died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported. Of the...

Turkey ranks 130th out of 153 countries in gender gap report

Among a total of 153 countries, Turkey ranks 130th with respect to inequalities between men and women, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF)...

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...

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...

5 pct of Turkish women exposed to sexual violence in past year according to...

Five percent of Turkish women were exposed to sexual violence in the past year according to data shared by Minister of Family and Social...

Turkey’s top court rules gross negligence of authorities in femicide case

The Turkish Constitutional Court ruled on October 29 that the authorities had not taken the necessary precautions to protect a woman who was killed...

Women’s rights activists to demonstrate at top court for reinstatement of Istanbul Convention

Representatives from Turkey’s women’s rights organizations and lawyers will gather early on April 28 in front of the Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative...

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Pregnant woman subjected to sexual harassment and insults by prosecutor during interrogation

Uyghur women marching from İstanbul to Ankara, demand Turkey help find their children in China

Majority of poor women in Turkey only able to perform unpaid labor at home

8 members of a women’s platform detained in İstanbul at protest over domestic violence

Turkish court hands down suspended sentence to sexual harassment perpetrator

34 women killed by men, 20 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...

21 women killed by men, 20 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...

Turkey ranks 130th out of 153 countries in gender gap report

Turkey’s judicial council denies complaint alleging corruption, battery by senior judge

Turkey pulls out of landmark treaty protecting women from violence

5 pct of Turkish women exposed to sexual violence in past year according to...

Turkey’s top court rules gross negligence of authorities in femicide case

Women’s rights activists to demonstrate at top court for reinstatement of Istanbul Convention

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