International community and organizations react to Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

World leaders, international and regional organizations and right groups have reacted negatively to Turkey's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of...

Amnesty presses Turkey to protect women’s right to protest, urges return to Istanbul Convention

Amnesty International has called on Turkish authorities to protect women’s right to peaceful assembly ahead of nationwide demonstrations planned for November 25, the International...

Turkey records 3 femicides within a day

Three women across Turkey were killed within a 24-hour period by men from whom they were divorcing or separating, the Evrensel newspaper reported on...

20 women killed by men, 22 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...

Twenty women were murdered by men in Turkey in September and another 22 died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported. Of the...

Turkish prosecutor requests reduced sentence for man in infamous femicide case

A Turkish prosecutor has requested a reduced sentence for Fedai Varan, who slit his ex-wife’s throat in broad daylight in 2019, the Hürriyet daily...

31 women killed by men, 21 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...

Thirty-one women were murdered by men in Turkey in January and 21 more died under suspicious circumstances, the Artı Gerçek news website reported on...

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...

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...

168 activists face trial one year after protesting violence against women in İstanbul

A Turkish court has accepted an indictment seeking prison sentences for 168 people who attempted to stage a demonstration in Istanbul last year to...

Turkish women take to the streets of Istanbul against femicide and violation of women’s...

Thousands of women came together in Istanbul to demonstrate against a wide range of problems concerning women's rights in Turkey and the murder of...
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