24 women killed by men, 32 died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in March

Twenty-four women were murdered by men in Turkey in March, and 32 more died under suspicious circumstances, the Bianet news website reported. At least 14...

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...

AKP lawmaker claims domestic violence cases in Turkey exaggerated by media

Hülya Atçı Nergis, a lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has said the media is exaggerating femicides and other incidents of...

Jailed journalist Sedef Kabaş says women often subjected to violence in Turkey

Prominent TV journalist Sedef Kabaş, who has been behind bars since January 22, in a letter from prison said women have a difficult time...

Erdoğan says Turkey’s withdrawal from İstanbul Convention completely legal

In his first public comments about Turkey’s withdrawal from an international treaty commonly known as the Istanbul Convention, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said...

Journalist speaks out on abuse in Turkish prison after launch of social media campaign...

Nur Ener Kılınç, a journalist who used to write for the Yeni Asya newspaper, after the launch of a social media campaign protesting the...

57 women killed by men, 34 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...

Fifty-seven women were murdered by men in Turkey in March and April, and 34 more died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide...

Police detain dozens in İstanbul demanding action to end violence against women

Dozens of people were detained by the police on Monday evening while attempting to stage a demonstration in central İstanbul to mark the International Day...

Some 200 detained after İstanbul Women’s Day march, organizers say

Police detained some 200 demonstrators in İstanbul late on Saturday after more than 3,000 women marched peacefully through the city center under tight security...

Academic in western Turkey shoots family members in murder-suicide

Yusuf Yılmaz, an academic working at a university in the western Turkish province of İzmir, shot his mother-in-law, his 4-year-old daughter and his wife,...
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