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Turkey’s Parliament to inquire reasons behind male violence

Turkey’s Parliament to inquire reasons behind male violence

A Parliamentary Commission will be established to “investigate the reasons behind violence against women and to specify the necessary measures to be taken.”

Women+s: Male violence will go away, we will stay

Women+s: Male violence will go away, we will stay

"We know that as we empower one another, patriarchy, homophobia, transphobia, male violence will go away, we will stay!" says the organizers of the night march.

Ankara Feminist Night March: That patriarchy will fall!

Ankara Feminist Night March: That patriarchy will fall!

Feminists in the capital city of Ankara met in Sakarya Avenue for March 8 International Women’s Day, chanting the slogans, “Jin, jiyan, azadi”, “Don’t hush, but shout: Trans people exist” and “The world will be shaken if women are free.”

‘Everyday is March 8, everyday is struggle’

‘Everyday is March 8, everyday is struggle’

Women met in Balıkesir’s Ayvalık district for March 8 International Women’s Day. “We will never look down while the perpetrators of feminicides are free outside and the male state draws the boundaries of the ‘acceptable woman’,” said women.

9 March 2021 Gönül İlhan

Men killed 6 thousand 732 women in Turkey in 18 years

Men killed 6 thousand 732 women in Turkey in 18 years

According to a report prepared by CHP MP Tanrıkulu, men earn 31 percent more than women in Turkey, which shows the gender inequality in income.

Women's Day messages from İmamoğlu, Demirtaş

Women's Day messages from İmamoğlu, Demirtaş

The İstanbul mayor and the former HDP co-chair have marked Women's Day on Twitter.

Feminist Night March: 'Feminist rebellion is everywhere!'

Feminist Night March: 'Feminist rebellion is everywhere!'

Hundreds of women have held the 19th night march marking Women's Day.

8 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Erdoğan: Parliament to set up committee on violence against women

Erdoğan: Parliament to set up committee on violence against women

"Woman is primarily the mother and the child's first homeland," the president has said, marking the Women's Day at his party's women's branch congress.

Roads to Taksim Square to be closed ahead of Feminist Night March

Roads to Taksim Square to be closed ahead of Feminist Night March

There is not a ban on the march and it will start at 6.30 p.m. "despite obstacles," feminist lawyer Eyüboğlu has said.

'We are not afraid, we resist,' say women in İstanbul

'We are not afraid, we resist,' say women in İstanbul

Upon the call of the İstanbul March 8 Women’s Platform, women from all around İstanbul met in Kadıköy ahead of International Women’s Day. LGBTI+ cortege and rainbow symbols were not allowed in the square for a long time.

6 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Women heal with women

Women heal with women

Five psychologists and psychological counsellors have come together and established the “Women for Women Initiative” in Diyarbakır. Organizing three events ahead of the International Women’s Day, they aim to foster solidarity and mutual help.

5 March 2021 Bircan Değirmenci

Adana to ban 'LGBTI+ flags' at Women's Day rally

Adana to ban 'LGBTI+ flags' at Women's Day rally

Placards about the Boğaziçi University protests will also not be allowed, according to the provincial security directorate.

Writer Pınar Kür: Powerful leaders will come out of women's movement

Writer Pınar Kür: Powerful leaders will come out of women's movement

“One must be stupid to not see the gender inequality in our country. A woman writer who does not express it is not a literary figure,” says writer Pınar Kür.

5 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Canan Arın: World is changing, women will have the victory

Canan Arın: World is changing, women will have the victory

Speaking at the online awards ceremony, lawyer Canan Arın, granted the Anne Klein Women’s Award by Heinrich Böll Foundation, says that women will once again be on the streets demand their rights on March 8 Women’s Day.

4 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Men kill 33 women in February

Men kill 33 women in February

Men inflicted violence on at least 57 women and killed at least one child in February. Abusing at least four children including boys, men harassed at least nine women and forced at least 104 women to sex work in February 2021.

4 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

‘Why doesn’t Turkey enforce the İstanbul Convention?’

‘Why doesn’t Turkey enforce the İstanbul Convention?’

In her Parliamentary question about the enforcement of İstanbul Convention in Turkey, HDP MP Züleyha Gülüm asks why Turkey fails to effectively enforce the convention to prevent, investigate and penalize male violence.

‘Home-based work shaped by gender roles in Turkey’

‘Home-based work shaped by gender roles in Turkey’

It has been 25 years since the International Labour Organization (ILO) Home Work Convention No. 177 was adopted. On this occasion, the organization has released a global report as well as a separate report focusing on Turkey.

Sibel’s legal struggle pays off, Mutlu E. arrested

Sibel’s legal struggle pays off, Mutlu E. arrested

After Mutlu E. has been arrested for sexually assaulting her and forcing her to sex work, Sibel Y. calls on other women threatened and aggrieved by him to not be afraid: “We are no longer in a position to be afraid. Come and speak at court.”

3 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

March 8 and Kurdish politician women in Turkey

March 8 and Kurdish politician women in Turkey

At least 38 Kurdish women politicians are either arrested or not behind bars, but on trial due to their speeches marking March 8 or November 25. Some of them are facing summaries of proceedings.

1 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Men kill at least 284 women in 2020

Men kill at least 284 women in 2020

Men killed at least 284 women and 26 children in 2020. Men raped 96 women, forced 818 women to sex work, harassed 147 women and abused 265 children. In 2020, men inflicted violence on and wounded at least 792 women.

1 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Male violence video 2020

Male violence video 2020

Men killed at least 284 women and at least 26 children, including babies in 2020. Men also inflicted violence on 792 women.

Specialist sergeant Musa O. not arrested again for 'sexual assault'

Specialist sergeant Musa O. not arrested again for 'sexual assault'

The officer is facing up to 17 years in prison for having sexually assaulted an 18-year-old woman and driving her to suicide.

26 February 2021

Former CHP district executive faces prison term for ‘sexual assault’

Former CHP district executive faces prison term for ‘sexual assault’

Put on trial for sexually assaulting a woman in İstanbul, main opposition CHP’s former Maltepe District Vice Chair Umut K. had his hearing. The prosecutor demanded up to 22 years, 6 months in prison for him.

26 February 2021

Sibel asks, ‘Why is this man not arrested pending trial?’

Sibel asks, ‘Why is this man not arrested pending trial?’

Mutlu E. abducted, tortured and sexually assaulted Sibel Y. He also forced her to sex work. While a lawsuit has been filed against the man on charge of "aggravated sexual assault,” he has not been arrested pending trial.

25 February 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Court dismisses newspaper executive's suit for damages against harassed woman journalist

Court dismisses newspaper executive's suit for damages against harassed woman journalist

Accused of harassing a woman journalist, the executive had filed a lawsuit for slander, seeking compensation.

24 February 2021

Only one out of every 10 software developers are women in Turkey

Only one out of every 10 software developers are women in Turkey

A recent report has shown that while 88.2 percent of people working in Turkey's software industry are men, only 11.8 are women: "While the pioneers of computer programming were mostly women, this lack of women's representation is a critical issue."

24 February 2021

Report: No women guests appeared on 77 percent of discussion programs in six months

Report: No women guests appeared on 77 percent of discussion programs in six months

Less than 10 percent of the guests on discussion programs were women in the second half of the last year, according to a new report by KA.DER.

23 February 2021

Feminicide of Şengül: Man given aggravated life sentence

Feminicide of Şengül: Man given aggravated life sentence

In the trial over the killing of Fatma Şengül in İstanbul, the upper court has overturned the local court verdict and reversed the sentence reduction given to defendant Zeynel Akbaş due to “unjust provocation.”

22 February 2021

PEN Turkey grants Duygu Asena Women's Rights Award to Prof. Ayşe Buğra

PEN Turkey grants Duygu Asena Women's Rights Award to Prof. Ayşe Buğra

The writers' association has said that it has awarded Buğra because of her reactions after being targeted by the president over the Boğaziçi University protests.

22 February 2021

328 NGOs say 'We are together' against anti-LGBTI+ hate speech, police violence

328 NGOs say 'We are together' against anti-LGBTI+ hate speech, police violence

LGBTI+s have been targeted by government officials during the protests that have been going on at the university for one-and-a-half months.

18 February 2021

Products of women’s cooperatives to be handed out to İstanbulites in need

Products of women’s cooperatives to be handed out to İstanbulites in need

The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has announced that various food products have been bought from women's cooperatives in Anatolian provinces and they will be handed out to people in need in İstanbul.

18 February 2021

‘43 percent of women subjected to physical violence’

‘43 percent of women subjected to physical violence’

The Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union (SES) conducted a survey with healthcare workers in 52 provinces across Turkey: 81 percent of women are subjected to psychological violence and 26 percent to sexual violence.

18 February 2021