AKP deputy says women are also to blame for male violence and femicide

Hülya Atçı Nergis, a deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said in a controversial remark that women also bear some guilt...

Turkish authorities again ban Women’s Day march in central İstanbul

A district governor’s office in İstanbul has as in previous years declared the central Taksim neighborhood and surrounding area off limits for demonstrations or...

280 women murdered in Turkey in 2021: report

There were 280 cases of femicide and 217 women died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in 2021, according to a report by a women’s...

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...

Turkish women’s rights activists urge authorities to take action against stalking

Women's rights activists in Turkey have urged authorities to amend the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) to make stalking a punishable crime, the Duvar news...

Murders of women escalate in Turkey as 28 killed in March: report

As Turkey receives growing criticism for withdrawing from an international treaty to combat domestic violence, a report released by the Stop the Murder of...

Top court refuses to annul Turkey’s Istanbul Convention withdrawal

The highest body of Turkey’s top administrative court, the Council of State, has ruled that a decision by its 10th Chamber to reject a...

52.3 pct of Turks are against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention: survey

A survey conducted by pollster Metropoll has revealed that 52.3 percent of Turks are against the government's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention,...

Some 8 million women in Turkey downloaded domestic violence app since 2018

Widespread fears of domestic violence have driven 7,830,000 women in Turkey to download the Women’s Emergency Support Application (KADES) since its launch in 2018,...

Woman detained over links to Gülen movement after giving birth

A woman was detained less than 24 hours after delivering a baby yesterday for alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement, a faith-based group inspired...
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