MP brings case of young Kurdish woman murdered in Afrin to Turkish Parliament
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on June 7 that a young Kurdish woman was found dead in Al-Fayraziyah village near the...
Turkey sees 296 femicides to date in 2022: report
At least 296 women in Turkey have been murdered by men to date in 2022 despite the government’s claim that the number of femicides...
284 women killed in Turkey in domestic violence in 2020: report
At least 284 women were killed in Turkey at the hands of men in 2020, according to a parliamentary question submitted by an opposition...
2 women face deportation for taking part in protests against domestic violence
Two foreign nationals, Saida from Azerbaijan and Dalila from Italy, who were detained during demonstrations in İstanbul on November 25, the Day for the...
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...
Top prosecutor demands reversal of Turkey’s Istanbul Convention withdrawal
Aytaç Kurt, the chief public prosecutor of Turkey’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has demanded the cancellation of a presidential decree that...
97,721 women tried on terrorism charges, 23,000 dismissed from civil service in Turkey since...
A total of 97,721 women were tried on charges of terrorism and 23,202 women have been dismissed from the civil service since a July...
Delayed forensic report in student’s death fuels claims of negligence
Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) on Friday released updated findings in the death of university student Rojin Kabaiş, which have reignited public outrage...
Labor union calls on women across Turkey to strike on International Women’s Day
The Confederation of Revolutionary Workers Unions (DISK) has called on women across Turkey to strike on March 8, International Women’s Day, to protest gender-based...
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...
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