Turkish women face significant challenges in the workforce: report

Women in the Turkish labor force face many challenges, from wage gaps to less job security, according to a recent report by the Turkish...

Former teacher jailed over Gülen links with baby

Mine Işıktaş, a former teacher who was sentenced to more than six years in prison over links to the faith-based Gülen movement based on...

At least 474 women murdered in Turkey in 2019: report

At least 474 women were murdered in Turkey in 2019, according to a report released by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform. The platform, which...

Women’s groups warn Turkey’s alimony ruling could leave divorced women more vulnerable

Women’s rights organizations and legal experts have criticized the Turkish Constitutional Court’s decision to strike down indefinite alimony after divorce, warning that the ruling...

Woman’s murder prompts calls to implement İstanbul Convention, already under threat of withdrawal by...

The murder of a 27-year-old woman by her ex-lover sparked outrage on Turkish social media on Tuesday, prompting a strong call for implementing the...

Female students strip-searched, denied right to consult lawyer

Female students detained by Turkish police last week over alleged links to the Gülen movement were subjected to a strip-search and interrogated without a...

Activists demonstrate against high number of female inmates in Turkish prisons

Human rights activists on Tuesday staged demonstrations in several European cities  protesting the high number of female prisoners in Turkish prisons, the TR724 news...

Turkey’s top court annuls rule allowing indefinite alimony, gives parliament 9 months for new...

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has struck down a legal provision allowing courts to grant alimony to a divorced spouse for an indefinite period of time,...

Women with disabilities in Turkey face alarmingly high rates of abuse: UN report

Women with disabilities in Turkey confront very high rates of abuse as well as systemic barriers in nearly every aspect of life, including access...

Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention is a ‘worrying step backwards’: UN human rights experts

Turkey’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s (CoE) binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women, is “a...
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