Turkey ranks 124th out of 146 countries in WEF gender gap report
Turkey has been ranked 124th out of 146 countries with respect to inequalities between men and women, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global...
Woman imprisoned with 40-day-old infant on trumped-up terror charges denied parole
A woman who was arrested with her 40-day-old baby on trumped-up terror charges in 2016 was denied release from prison by the parole board...
Paralyzed inmate sent back to prison 3 days after major surgery
Şerife Sulukan, 45, a paralyzed woman serving time on conviction of affiliation with the Gülen movement who underwent major heart surgery on Monday, was...
25 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in July
Twenty-five women were murdered by men in Turkey in July, while nine died under suspicious circumstances, according to data from the We Will Stop Femicide Platform...
Turkish authorities arrest 6 women’s rights activists in Diyarbakır
Six women’s rights activists who were among 26 detained in a police raid on the Rosa Women's Association in southeastern Diyarbakır province on April...
Women rights activists criticize low number of female candidates in upcoming elections
Women’s rights activists have criticized the low number of female political candidates in Turkey’s upcoming local elections, saying it reflects the gender divide in...
Turkey’s top court overturns aggravated life sentence in brutal femicide case
Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the aggravated life sentence of a man who brutally murdered a young woman in 2020, sparking outrage...
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...
Following the murder of 2 young women, Turkish social media calls attention to victims...
Following the tragic murder of two young women, Turkish social media has become a platform for sharing the stories of women who have fallen...
36 women killed by men, 17 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Thirty-six women were murdered by men in Turkey in February, and 17 more died under suspicious circumstances, the Evrensel newspaper reported on Monday, citing...
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
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Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...
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