Pandemic could be increasing underage marriages among migrants: Save the Children

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased poverty, which could lead to an increase in underage marriages among migrants in the Middle East and North Africa...

PACE urges Turkey to rejoin Istanbul Convention, cites ongoing violence against women

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has urged Turkey to rejoin the Istanbul Convention, warning that women and girls are being...

136 women killed in Turkey by men in first half of 2025: rights group

A leading women’s rights organization in Turkey reported on Monday that 136 women were killed by men in the first six months of 2025, a figure...

Police detain 12 women’s rights activists in southeastern Diyarbakır province

Turkish police on Wednesday morning detained 12 women's rights activists in southeastern Diyarbakırprovince after raids on their homes, Turkish media reported. Adalet Kaya from the...

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...

Activists call on Turkish government to take effective measures against femicide

Women's rights activists have started a new campaign against femicide in Turkey, calling on authorities to be more effective in preventing femicide and protecting...

Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention spells uncertainty, fear and real danger for millions...

Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention,  the Council of Europe’s (CoE) binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women, spells uncertainty, fear and...

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...

Iranian anti-hijab activist held in repatriation center in Turkey faces risk of deportation

Nasibe Shemsai, 36, an Iranian activist known for protesting the mandatory hijab law in Iran who fled to Turkey, is now in a repatriation...
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3.6 million jobs lost during pandemic in Turkey with women hit hardest: report

A total of 3.6 million jobs in Turkey have been lost since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with women the most affected, according...

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New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement

STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...

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