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...

Brother of young woman found dead in AKP deputy’s home demands justice

The brother of Nadira Kadirova, a young woman from Uzbekistan who was found dead in the home of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...

Women’s rights activists demonstrate at Council of State for reinstatement of Istanbul Convention

 Representatives of women's rights organizations and opposition politicians gathered on Tuesday morning in front of the Council of State, Turkey's highest administrative court, in...

Top court rejects application challenging Turkey’s withdrawal from int’l women’s treaty

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found no violation of rights in the application of a woman and a women’s association that challenged Turkey’s withdrawal from the...

UN rapporteurs raise alarm over suppression of women’s rights defenders in Turkey

United Nations special rapporteurs have expressed concern regarding allegations of the suppression of women’s rights defenders in Turkey, accusing the authorities of misusing the...

Main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu vows to reinstate Istanbul Convention

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has pledged to reinstate the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty to combat violence against women,...

Hundreds of lives could have been saved if the Istanbul Convention was properly implemented:...

At least 2,336 women who were killed by family members or people close to them would still be alive if the Istanbul Convention had...

Number of femicides in Turkey soared to 394 in 2024: rights group

The number of women who fell victim to domestic violence rose sharply in Turkey in 2024 when a record number of at least 394...

Murders of women escalate in Turkey as 28 killed in March: report

As Turkey receives growing criticism for withdrawing from an international treaty to combat domestic violence, a report released by the Stop the Murder of...

Erdoğan targets spouse of imprisoned philanthropist Kavala, calls her a provocateur

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday targeted Professor Ayşe Buğra, the wife of imprisoned philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala, accusing her of provoking...
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