Over 1.4 million women in Turkey have reported domestic violence since 2013

More than 1.4 million women in Turkey reported being subjected to domestic violence between January 2013 and July 2024, the Birgün daily reported, citing...

Uzbek woman falls victim to femicide in Turkey

Shaknoza Kurbonova, an Uzbek woman living in İstanbul, was stabbed to death by a man during an argument, the Artı Gerçek news website reported...

3-year-old prescribed psychiatric medication after mother locked up on bogus terrorism charges

Hülya Bayden, 31, said in a letter to pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and rights activist Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu that her 3-year-old daughter...

At least 5 women fall victim to femicide in 2 days, raising alarm over...

At least five women in Turkey have been killed in acts of femicide over the past two days, demonstrating the alarming prevalence of gender-based...

UN rapporteur urges Turkey to rejoin women’s treaty

The UN rapporteur on violence against women urged Turkey on Wednesday to reverse its decision to drop out of a European treaty combating gender-based...

Prominent Turkish figures call on authorities to respect women’s rights ahead of International Women’s...

Turkish intellectuals, journalists and members of the judiciary on Monday issued a statement ahead of March 8, International Women's Day, calling on authorities in...
Sevdegül Güler

Bedridden woman whose mother was denied care allowance due to alleged affiliation with Gülen...

Sevdegül Güler, a bedridden woman whose mother was denied a care allowance by Turkey’s Ministry of Family and Social Policies due to her alleged...

Turkish police give incorrect information to women requesting help against abusive partners

Turkish police departments are giving incorrect and conflicting information to women who request assistance and protection against violent and abusive partners, Deutsche Welle (DW)...

Noncommissioned officer accused of abduction and rape remains free pending trial

A Turkish court yesterday rejected a request for the arrest of Musa Orhan, a noncommissioned gendarmerie officer who allegedly kidnapped and raped 18-year-old Ipek...

Turkish women take to the streets to protest femicide and government inaction

Turkish women took to the streets on Monday evening to protest the killing of a woman by her ex-husband in broad daylight, Turkish media...
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