25 women in Turkey victims of femicide in March

A total of 25 women were murdered in Turkey in March, while 19 women died under suspicious circumstances, the Duvar news website reported. Among those...

New mother falls victim to femicide in Turkey’s Mardin province 

A 25-year-old woman in Turkey’s Mardin province was killed by her husband two days after giving birth, the Gazete Duvar news website reported.  Vatfa Ecevit gave...

Turkish women raise their voices against possible withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

Amid the fear of Turkey’s possible withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a Council of Europe treaty designed to prevent violence and domestic abuse against...

Turkey ranks 130th out of 153 countries in gender gap report

Among a total of 153 countries, Turkey ranks 130th with respect to inequalities between men and women, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF)...

New judicial reform bill again requires women to take husband’s surname

Turkey’s legal provision allowing women to use their maiden name only in conjunction with their husband's surname, previously annulled by the Constitutional Court, has...

Turkish police adopt ISIS-like torture tactics, see women and girls as sex slaves: report

The terrible accounts of the torture of people in police custody at an unofficial detention site in Turkey, related by multiple victims in court...

Turkish court gives suspended sentences to 2 police officers for unlawful strip-searches

A Turkish court has handed down suspended sentences to two female police officers for conducting an unlawful strip-search of prominent architect Mücella Yapıcı and...

Turkey records 8 femicides in 2 days

A total of eight women were allegedly killed by their family members over the last two days, the Artı Gerçek news website reported on Monday.The accused...

Woman faces detention over alleged Gülen links immediately after giving birth: report

A woman who gave birth in the early hours of the new year in the Turkish capital city of Ankara faces detention due to...

Turkish women’s rights organizations to take to the streets on March 8 to protest...

Women’s rights organizations in Turkey said they would take to the streets on March 8,, International Women’s Day, in protest of increasing gender inequity...
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