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Men kill 22 women in October
Men inflicted violence on at least 53 women, killed at least two children, abused at least 49 girls and boys, harassed at least 280 women and forced 79 women to sex work in October 2021.
3 November 2021
Evrim Kepenek
Violations of rights faced by women journalists: Most cases in Turkey, Russia, Canada
According to the monthly report of the Coalition for Women in Journalism, Turkey was the leading country with the most cases of violence against women journalists in October: “At least 14 women reporters were subjected to violence in the country.”
2 November 2021
‘Enforce the Law no. 6284 for women, not for appointed rectors’
Naci İnci, the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University, had a protection order issued as per the Law no. 6284 on Protection of Family and Prevention of Violence Against Women. Women protested this order in İstanbul’s Kadıköy.
2 November 2021
200 women entrepreneurs to meet in İstanbul at FCEM World Congress
The 68th World Congress of the FCEM, an association uniting women business owners from around the world, will be held in İstanbul on November 3-5. The event will be hosted by the Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey (KAGİDER).
2 November 2021
Pregnant deaths from COVID-19 in Turkey: '99 percent unvaccinated'
Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced that the number of pregnant deaths from COVID-19 has increased by 50 percent in a year.
1 November 2021
National diver Şahika Ercümen breaks world record
Ercümen managed to complete a 100-meter dive in 2 minutes and 53 seconds in offshore Kaş in Turkey's Mediterranean province of Antalya.
29 October 2021
Sibel’s silent scream: DNAs match
Noting that Sibel was forced to sex work in an organized manner, lawyer Eren Keskin has lashed out at the prosecutor’s request for acquittal of four defendants.
28 October 2021
Evrim Kepenek
Refugee trans woman after acid attack: 'I'm seeking my rights'
The man who attacked Asya was sentenced to 11 years in prison for wilful injury. His sentence was later reduced to six years because of "unjust provocation."
27 October 2021
Ceday Avcı
HDP’s Acar-Başaran: We are Kurds, we are women, we are here
HDP Women’s Assembly Spokesperson Ayşe Acar Başaran has criticized the 30-year prison sentence given to former Nusaybin Mayor and TJA Spokesperson Ayşe Gökkan: “The hostile attitude to Kurdish women’s struggle will lose.”
22 October 2021
A celebration program for Kassia’s 1,211th birthday
Kassia is considered the first woman composer worldwide whose works have come down to us today. Her 1,211th birthday is marked by a series of events.
21 October 2021
Former Nusaybin Mayor Ayşe Gökkan sentenced to 30 years in prison
Free Women’s Movement (TJA) Spokesperson Gökkan has been given a 30-year prison sentence on charge of “organization membership” twice. Gökkan and her lawyers did not make defense, citing the attitude of the court as the reason.
21 October 2021
İstanbul’s neighborhoods headed by 150 women, 812 men
There are no women neighborhood heads in a total of 88 neighborhoods in Adalar, Arnavutköy, Bahçelievler, Kağıthane and Sultanbeyli districts.
19 October 2021
University students protest ‘pyjama ban’ on women at a public dorm in İzmir
University student women have protested the administration of İzmir Cihannüma Higher Education Credit and Hostels Institution (KYK) dormitory for banning women students from wearing pyjamas outside their rooms.
18 October 2021
Sweden court concludes case of academic from Turkey
A woman academic had accused her colleague of harassment.
15 October 2021
Gülistan Doku case: 'We are searching for the truth, not a killer'
Gülistan Doku, a 21-year-old woman, went missing in southeastern Turkey 649 days ago.
14 October 2021
Evrim Kepenek
AFP Turkey office, union settle for collective agreement
Employees of the agency decided to go on a strike last month. The union has announced that they reached a new collective agreement with the agency.
12 October 2021
Deniz Poyraz murder | Assailant’s ‘psychological disorders’ cited in indictment
The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has indicted Onur G. over the deadly attack on the HDP İzmir Office, which claimed the life of Deniz Poyraz. G. is now facing aggravated life sentence and up to 7 years in prison.
12 October 2021
Defendants’ acquittal shows ‘a legal practice not focused on children, protecting adults’
The Diyarbakır Bar Association Children’s Rights Center has released a statement about the acquittal of all seven defendants who were on retrial over the death of 4-year-old Leyla Aydemir in Ağrı province.
11 October 2021
METU Pride Parade case ends in acquittal
All defendants who joined the Pride Parade at the Middle East Technical University in May 2019 have been acquitted. One person has been given a judicial fine for insult.
8 October 2021
Transphobic defense by defendant’s lawyer at Hande Buse Şeker case
The lawyer of Volkan H., who killed Hande Buse Şeker, made transphobic and sexist remarks at the first hearing of the retrial, arguing that she was “not a woman, but man.”
7 October 2021
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Men kill 26 women in September
Men inflicted violence on at least 65 women, killed at least four children, abused at least 13 girls and boys, harassed at least 10 women and forced 78 women to sex work in September 2021.
6 October 2021
Evrim Kepenek
Federation refers freediver to disciplinary board after exposing psychological violence
The Turkish Underwater Sports Federation has alleged that “Fatma Uruk has impulsive and negative behavior and harms the national team” and referred the freediver to the disciplinary board.
5 October 2021
Students defy Erdoğan to continue housing protests
University students continue night protests • Construction magnate close to government in Pandora Papers • An unfruitful meeting between Erdoğan and Putin • Marmara's "sea snot" problem is not over
4 October 2021
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
Actress Ezgi Mola fined for ‘insulting’ a former soldier facing charges of ‘sexual assault’
On the grounds of her tweet about discharged Specialist Sergeant Musa O., who is on trial for “sexually assaulting” İpek Er, the court has given a judicial fine to actress Ezgi Mola on charge of “insult with an audio, visual or written message.”
4 October 2021
‘At least 10 attacks against women journalists in Turkey in September’
According to the Press Freedom Status for Women Journalists report of the Coalition for Women in Journalism, there were at least 61 cases of violations against women journalists in the world in September 2021.
4 October 2021
Over 148,000 women used ministry's panic button app to report male violence
The Ministry of Interior introduced the Women's Emergency Support (KADES) app in March 2018.
1 October 2021
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Survey: One in five people in Turkey suffer digital violence
People in the 18-32 age group are the ones who are exposed to digital violence the most, according to the survey.
1 October 2021
For the first time, Turkey's Constitutional Court finds the state guilty in a feminicide
The investigation into the officials who failed to take adequate measures to prevent a woman's killing will be reopened again, the top court has ruled.
1 October 2021
Singer Azis's concert in Bursa canceled after LGBTI+phobic reports
The AKP mayor said they hadn't previously seen the photos of Azis and they "canceled his concert after realizing the mistake."
30 September 2021
Ankara Bar Association put on trial for criticizing President of Religious Affairs
The Chair and Executive Board Members of the Ankara Bar Association are facing up to 2 years in prison over their press statement on President of Religious Affairs Ali Erbaş, who targeted LGBTI+s and HIV positive people.
28 September 2021
Woman attacked in front of university campus: ‘Measures inadequate, no lighting’
The Women’s Solidarity Club announced that a woman was attacked in front of Koç University campus: “We don’t expect justice from the police who don’t come to the scene or the judiciary that acquits at courts. We are justice, we won’t stay silent.”
27 September 2021
New report documents LGBTI+ and women’s organizations’ struggle for peace
Research Association for Democracy, Peace and Alternative Politics has released its new research report: “From Converging Roads to Narrowing Grounds: The Struggle for Peace by LGBTI+ and Women’s Organizations in Turkey”.
23 September 2021
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