Women’s rights activists demand reinstatement of Istanbul Convention after 2 more femicides

Two women were murdered by their partners on Thursday, causing an outcry among women's rights activists, who demanded reinstatement of the Istanbul Convention, an...

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

Women in Turkey are often only able to perform unpaid labor at home rather than hold outside jobs and as a result suffer the...

31 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in January

A total of 31 women in Turkey were murdered by men last month, while 28 died under suspicious circumstances, according to data from the...

Gender gap in Turkish parliament to remain, parties’ candidate lists reveal

The parliamentary candidate lists of 26 political parties for the May 14 general election have revealed that the gender gap in the Turkish parliament...

Opposition İYİ Party appeals to Turkish state council over Erdoğan’s Istanbul Convention withdrawal

Turkey’s right-wing opposition İYİ (Good) Party has filed a submission with the Council of State requesting the cancellation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s executive...

More than 3,000 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in 10 years

Men killed at least 3,151 women in Turkey between January 1, 2013 and November 21, 2023, the Bianet news website reported on Thursday. Published on...

I worry about my unborn baby’s life, pregnant inmate with health problems says

Arzu Nur Özkan, a seven-month-pregnant former teacher, said she is afraid for her baby’s life because of the health problems she is experiencing due...

18 women appear in court for participating in demonstration against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

Eighteen women had their first court hearing today in Turkey's Izmir province for participating in an August 2020 demonstration against government plans to withdraw...

Turkish activists demand end to impunity for crimes against women after brutal murders

Turkish women’s rights organizations held demonstrations in İstanbul and several other cities over the weekend in the wake of the brutal murder of two...

Sexually harassed underage female employee told by boss to ‘get used to it’

A female high school student who was allegedly subjected to sexual harassment while working at a logistics firm in İstanbul was told by her...
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