22 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in June
Twenty-two women were murdered by men in Turkey last month, while 27 died under suspicious circumstances, according to data from the We Will Stop Femicide Platform...
UN rapporteur urges Turkey to rejoin women’s treaty
The UN rapporteur on violence against women urged Turkey on Wednesday to reverse its decision to drop out of a European treaty combating gender-based...
Governor’s office bans annual women’s day march in İstanbul
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has announced that no demonstrations or marches will be allowed to mark International Women’s Day in İstanbul’s Taksim neighborhood on...
Turkish police tear-gas women protesting domestic violence
Turkish police on Thursday fired tear gas at hundreds of women protesting in İstanbul against male violence, Agence France-Presse reported.
The protesters held banners saying...
Erdoğan will withdraw Turkey from İstanbul Convention, opposition politician claims
A politician from Turkey’s right-wing Felicity Party (SP) has claimed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will withdraw Turkey from the İstanbul Convention, a...
Turkish women’s organizations say authorities turn blind eye to sexual harassment from local men...
Following accusations that migrant men are sexually harassing Turkish women, women's organizations said authorities were quick to blame migrants but turned a blind eye...
9 women detained in Ankara for demanding free feminine hygiene products
Turkish police dispersed a group of women in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Monday who wanted to stage a protest demanding free feminine...
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...
Turkey sees 296 femicides to date in 2022: report
At least 296 women in Turkey have been murdered by men to date in 2022 despite the government’s claim that the number of femicides...
Turkish filmmakers express solidarity with ‘Iranian sisters’ demanding freedom
Female filmmakers in Turkey have released a video in which they express solidarity with Iranian women rising up to demand freedom as they protest...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report "Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review," which highlights the most important developments...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria to...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2022. Authoritarianism continued to gain ground...
Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
In recent years...