The 9th Heavy Penal Court in Diyarbakır has ruled that Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair Güven shall be sentenced to 22 years, 3 months in prison. The court has also issued an arrest warrant against the politician.

With its digital project titled “Crossing paths: 80 years of changing lives”, British Council has been sharing the inspiring stories of 80 women to mark its 80th anniversary in Turkey.

"Even if it doesn't happen to me, it happens to my friends. We are surprised by how we survive in this system. We are alive by luck. We have no security," says sex worker Cansu.

HDP MP Oya Ersoy has underlined that women cannot tolerate even a single word about Turkey’s possible withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention. “It cannot remain on paper, we will ensure that the convention is enforced,” she has noted.

Established to examine complaints about negligence and abuse of children and violence against women, Turkey's Hotline for Women, Children and Social Service received 336,564 reports in 2018, according to the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services.

Investigations should be opened based on women's revelations of sexual harassment, according to the bar association.

"We will not stay silent any longer; the more we speak, the more you’ll be ashamed of yourselves. The ones who need to be held accountable are the perpetrators, not the survivors," says the initiative in solidarity with the women who expose men's harassment.

Kaos GL Association and Kadir Has University Gender and Women’s Studies Research Center have released their annual report on the Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Plus Employees in Public and Private Sector in Turkey.

Applying to the Urfa Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, attorney Keskin has filed a criminal complaint against AKP’s Mehmet E. on the grounds that "he threatened the woman named N.E. with death, sexually harassed and systematically insulted her."

The Ministry of trade has imposed an "18 plus restriction" on LGBTI+ products sold online to "protect children's development."

After women exposed the harassment of writer Hasan Ali Toptaş, women have started compiling lists of “male harassers and mobbers” from different professions. Publishing houses have also been sharing statements of solidarity with women.

The new restriction has been imposed to "protect children's development."