Turkish authorities start legal process to close down the We Will Stop Femicide Platform
Turkish authorities have started the legal process to close down women's rights organization the We Will Stop Femicide Platform (Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu).
The platform...
Scores of women tell of unlawful strip-searches in Turkey’s prisons after AKP deputy’s denial:...
A number of women subjected to unlawful strip-searches in Turkey’s prisons have come forward to talk about their experiences in videos shared on social...
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...
18 women appear in court for participating in demonstration against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Eighteen women had their first court hearing today in Turkey's Izmir province for participating in an August 2020 demonstration against government plans to withdraw...
Women leaving workforce for family reasons up 81.5 percent in 5 years: TurkStat
The number of women in Turkey who have left the workforce for family and personal reasons has risen 81.5 percent in the past five years,...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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...
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...
Top court refuses to annul Turkey’s Istanbul Convention withdrawal
The highest body of Turkey’s top administrative court, the Council of State, has ruled that a decision by its 10th Chamber to reject a...
Report reveals alarming shortage of women’s shelters across Turkey
A recent report by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Gamze Akkuş İlgezdi has revealed a critical shortage in the number and capacity of women’s...
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