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Turkey’s top court says trans woman’s right to respect for privacy violated
The Constitutional Court has concluded the application of a trans woman whose application for changing her name was rejected as “she didn’t have gender reassignment surgery and society might have wrong perceptions if she had a woman’s name.”
22 September 2021
Şeker Pınar Özcan elected the first woman chair of İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists
Receiving 1,597 votes at the General Assembly meeting, the list of the İstanbul Pharmacists’ Movement has won the election and Şeker Pınar Özcan, the previous secretary general, is elected the new Chair of the İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists.
20 September 2021
Amnesty criticizes Turkey's judicial reform package excluding unmarried women
The fourth judicial reform package "fails to address the deep flaws" in Turkey's judicial system, according to Amnesty International.
17 September 2021
İpek Er case | Prosecutor’s request for arresting Musa O. rejected
In the trial over the “sexual assault” of İpek Er, who was driven to suicide, the prosecutor demanded that defendant Specialist Sergeant Musa O. be arrested. The court rejected the request at the 4th hearing, which the journalists were not allowed to watch.
17 September 2021
Banned from profession, trans doctor to suit for reinstatement
Trans woman Dr. Larin Kayataş, who has been expelled from profession on the alleged ground of “disturbing public morality”, says that “her greatest wish is to return to her job”.
16 September 2021
Evrim Kepenek
HDP Women’s Assembly visits Antep: ‘Women’s poverty is not our fate’
Listening to the problems of women in Antep province, HDP’s Ayşe Acar-Başaran has said that they will bring these problems to the Parliamentary agenda. Showing the calluses on their hands to her, women have said that they do not have social security.
16 September 2021
Judge rejects requests of HDP’s Güven, Alökmen for making defense in Kurdish
Appealing against the penalties given for singing in Kurdish in Elazığ Closed Women’s Prison, HDP politicians Leyla Güven and Hülya Alökmen wanted to make defense in Kurdish. Their request was rejected because they know Turkish.
16 September 2021
Women healthcare workers amid pandemic: ‘Neither gratitude nor violence’
The Clean Clothes Campaign Association has prepared a report analyzing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers through the lens of gender.
14 September 2021
Physician expelled from public service, dismissed over ‘public morality’
Dr. Larin Kayataş has been expelled from public service and dismissed “because of public morality.” In a statement about the issue, the physician has said, “I did not make the slightest mistake while practicing my profession.”
14 September 2021
Prosecutor demands acquittal despite forensic medical report
The prosecutor demanded defendant Sarıkaya’s acquittal of sexual assault, threat and insult while demanding his penalization for using an unregistered firearm. The trial will continue on October 11, 2021.
14 September 2021
Volleyball player Eda Erdem breaks historical record
Eda Erdem, the captain of Turkey’s national volleyball team, has been named the “Best Middle Blocker” at the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship, becoming the first player in history who has been named as such for the fourth time in a row.
9 September 2021
Eight people from LGBTIQ+ Assemblies prosecuted over Pride March
LGBTIQ+ Assemblies have called on everyone to follow the first hearing of the court case filed against eight people for “violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations” during the İstanbul Pride March.
8 September 2021
Ministry says book with homosexual protagonists is ‘harmful publication’
The Board on Protecting Children from Harmful Publications has unanimously decided that Oseman’s comic book series “Heartstopper” should be subjected to the restrictions foreseen in the Article 4 of the Law no. 1117 amended by the Law no. 3266.
8 September 2021
Men kill 34 women in August
Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women, killed at least six children, abused at least 13 girls and boys, harassed at least 28 women and forced 20 women to do sex work in Turkey in August 2021.
8 September 2021
Evrim Kepenek
CFWIJ condemns police violence against journalist Eylem Nazlıer at peace rally
At least five women journalists were impeded by the police while following World Peace Day demonstration in İstanbul. The police attempted to confiscate journalist Nazlıer’s phone, who was filming the police violence against the demonstration.
7 September 2021
4 more suspects to be put on trial over the feminicide of Pınar Gültekin
The Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has demanded that the parents and ex-wife of arrested defendant Cemal Metin A. as well as Şükrü Gökhan O. be separately penalized for trying to hide the evidence in the Pınar Gültekin feminicide case.
7 September 2021
‘At least 8 women journalists subjected to violence in Turkey in August’
The Coalition For Women in Journalism has released its monthly report documenting the violations against women journalists across the world: “Turkey was the leading country with the most cases in August.”
6 September 2021
Lawyers urge authorities to ensure treatment of jailed Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk
Raising concerns that she is not treated in healthy conditions, the lawyers of imprisoned Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk have called on the authorities to issue the forensic medical report as soon as possible.
6 September 2021
491 wounded women
Is there any support mechanism in Turkey for the women subjected to male violence and forced to lead their lives physically and emotionally wounded?
30 August 2021
Evrim Kepenek
'Turkey should grant asylum to women journalists from Afghanistan'
"We regard the courage of Afghan women journalists, who persist in reporting despite all risks as 'journalism,' not what the press does by moderating the Taliban's messages," the TGS has said.
25 August 2021
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'Justice Ministry's reply on Boğaziçi LGBTI+ case challenges secularism'
In response to the Constitutional Court, the Ministry of Justice defended the arrest of two students because of an artwork depicting Kaaba.
24 August 2021
Women's Platform for Equality discusses situation in Afghanistan
Women from Afghanistan also attended an online meeting held by the platform. One of them said the Taliban threatened them, saying, "The foreign forces will leave within 20 days and then you will get what you deserve."
24 August 2021
Women leave purple wreath in front of Consulate of Afghanistan
"We want to tell every woman, especially those in Afghanistan," said the protesters.
23 August 2021
'Criminal network forces women who grew up in orphanages to sex work'
HDP deputy Dilan Taşdemir has submitted a parliamentary question about the allegations to the minister of family and social services.
20 August 2021
Boğaziçi exhibition case: Ministry of Justice defends arrests, cites 'haram' remarks about LGBTI+s
It was right to arrest two students because of an artwork depicting Kaaba, the ministry has claimed.
19 August 2021
Support for woman volleyball player targeted after sharing photo with girlfriend
Thousands of people announced support for Karakurt after homophobic comments on her photo.
16 August 2021
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Suspect Yusuf G. arrested for “sexually assaulting” Eda Nur Kaplan
Released to house arrest by the judgeship a day before, male suspect Yusuf G. has been arrested upon the appeal of the prosecutor’s office against his release as part of the investigation into the “sexual assault” of 18-year-old Eda Nur Kaplan.
11 August 2021
Lawyer of male violence cases investigated for male violence
Law apprentice P.S. has said that she and Y. were together and had been living in the same residence for nearly a year, they decided to break up following a fight and started living in separate residences and Y. had difficulty accepting this situation.
11 August 2021
Violence against jailed women politicians on Parliamentary agenda
Sebahat Tuncel has announced that they were attacked in Sincan Prison in Ankara. While HDP MP Gülüm has submitted a Parliamentary question, HDP Women’s Assembly has condemned the incident in a written statement.
11 August 2021
‘Women unable to access basic health services during the pandemic’
Assoc. Prof. Davas from the TTB Pandemic Working Group says that the poor management of the pandemic has increased women’s social burden and had a negative effect on their health: “They are unable to access the most basic health services.”
11 August 2021
Sexual assault on Eda Nur Kaplan: Suspect Yusuf G. released
Having filed a criminal complaint against two men for sexual assault, 18-year-old Eda Nur Kaplan committed suicide shortly afterwards. One of the two suspects was detained. The prosecutor's office has appealed against the suspect's release by court.
10 August 2021
Meeting on violence against women: 15 men, 1 woman
The Governor of Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Şırnak discussed the “Coordination Plan to Fight Violence Against Women" with one woman and 15 men.
10 August 2021
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