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Turkey imposes age restriction on LGBTI+, rainbow-themed products
The new restriction has been imposed to "protect children's development."
9 December 2020
Batman Bar releases a statement on child abuse in Gercüş
Batman Bar Association has released a press statement after going to the Gercüş Courthouse and having talks with the judicial authorities regarding the incident where a child was allegedly abused by 27 men including public officials.
8 December 2020
27 people detained over social media posts about child abuse in Batman
The Directorate General of Security has announced that 27 people have been detained over their social media posts about an incident where a child was sexually abused in Batman, allegedly by men including police officers, sergeants and village guards.
7 December 2020
Joint declaration on women’s rights
An international group of 12 women’s networks and platforms has issued a joint declaration to raise concerns and awareness about the discrimination, violence, hardship, and human rights violations faced by women worldwide.
7 December 2020
15-year-old child sexually abused in Batman
After it was reported in the press that 27 men including specialist sergeants, police officers and village guards sexually abused a child, one man from the same village has been arrested as part of the investigation launched into the incident.
7 December 2020
Police detain trans women, cordon off their street 'to prevent coronavirus spread'
Nine trans women in İstanbul's Beyoğlu district have been left homeless in the midst of the pandemic.
4 December 2020
Evrim Kepenek
Erdoğan marks anniversary of women's suffrage
"We continue to support women as individuals, and as mothers, wives, and children," the president has said.
4 December 2020
Men kill 31 women in November
Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women, killed two children, abused 31 children, including boys, harassed 14 women and forced 60 women to sex work.
3 December 2020
Evrim Kepenek
Police officer handed life sentence for killing trans woman Hande Buse Şeker
The court refused to reduce the sentence of the defendant due to good behavior and unjust provocation.
27 November 2020
İstanbul's bridges, towers lit up orange to mark November 25
The metropolis marked the Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women.
26 November 2020
Women of Ayvalık: Announce that violence is a crime!
On November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, women gathered in Ayvalık district in Turkey’s western province of Balıkesir. “İstanbul Convention saves lives,” said the women and added: “Long live our solidarity!"
26 November 2020
Gönül İlhan
Report: Turkey last among OECD countries in women's public employment
While the rate of women employees in the public sector is 60 percent in OECD countries, it's only 25.31 in Turkey, according to the Genel-İş union report.
26 November 2020
Women gather in İstanbul's Kadıköy to mark day against violence
"We stand up all over the world against attacks," said the women in İstanbul's Asian district.
25 November 2020
Evrim Kepenek
We will shatter glass ceilings, say journalist women
On November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, women from the DİSK Press Union say, “By the power vested in us by women, we are determined to transform both the male-dominant system and male media.”
25 November 2020
Women submit 600,000 signatures to parliament for İstanbul Convention
The perpetrators of feminicides and violence against women are "awarded with impunity" while women who exercise their right to self-defense are punished, said a women's rights group.
25 November 2020
Man faces prison term over sexist attack on Başak Demirtaş
A lawsuit has been filed against the defendant over his sexist remarks about Başak Demirtaş, the wife of jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş. While the defendant now faces up to 7 years, 4 months in prison, he has been released from house arrest.
25 November 2020
Men kill 253 women, wound 715 women in 327 days
Ahead of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, bianet male violence monitoring report shows that men killed at least 253 women and inflicted violence on at least 715 women from January 1 to November 21, 2020.
24 November 2020
Evrim Kepenek,Ege Öztokat
Search efforts for missing Gülistan Doku ended again
Gülistan Doku, a student of Munzur University in Dersim, has been missing since January 5, 2020. The search efforts for the missing woman were ongoing in the Uzunçayır Dam Lake, near which Doku was last seen.
24 November 2020
Only one out of 54 bills submitted to parliament in a month was about women's rights
The EŞİK organization has released its second parliament monitoring report about women's rights.
23 November 2020
Forced to sex work, Sibel Y. demands justice: ‘Police raided my house’
Sibel Y. previously announced that a man named Mutlu E. had sexually assaulted her and subjected her to systematic violence in Milas, Bodrum. The police raided her house and seized all digital materials, says Sibel Y. to bianet.
23 November 2020
Evrim Kepenek
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‘We will keep struggling to have İstanbul Convention implemented’
Ahead of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, women have come together in Kadıköy, İstanbul and protested male violence, femicides, suspicious death of women and impunity in Turkey.
23 November 2020
‘Parliamentary subcommittee must convene for the Iranian anti-hijab activist’
HDP Muş MP Kılıç-Koçyiğit has indicated that the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Migration and Integration must convene to discuss the situation of Nasibe Shemsai, an Iranian anti-hijab activist currently held in Edirne Immigration Removal Center.
20 November 2020
Municipality cancels film festival over ‘gender-neutral’ award
In a press release, Malatya Film Festival defined its “Best Performance” award as “gender-neutral.” Malatya Metropolitan Municipality has cancelled the festival, arguing that the expression “manifests an approach incompatible with our values.”
17 November 2020
Man sentenced to prison over systematic child abuse
Last year, Emre Yıldır filed a criminal complaint against his relative Vedat T., who had sexually abused him for 9 years. Afterwards, he committed suicide in April 2019. Vedat T. has been sentenced to 26 years in prison.
17 November 2020
Woman sexually assaulted in Van Removal Center
Three security guards reportedly raped a woman named Z.M. from Iran in Van Removal Center on July 22. Identified by the woman at the gendarmerie station, two security guards have been arrested on charge of “aggravated sexual assault.”
16 November 2020
'Students defending LGBTI+ rights in Turkey'
Amnesty International has launched a petition for 18 students and one academic put on trial in the METU Pride Parade case: "It is unacceptable that they face prosecution for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly."
12 November 2020
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Abusive teacher sentenced to 621 years in prison
The court board has ruled that defendant K. shall be sentenced to 621 years in prison on three different charges for sexually abusing 26 children. He has also been expelled from profession and his prison term has not been reduced.
12 November 2020
Police detained 18 trans women in İstanbul: ‘Corona measure’
“They detained 18 transgender women, who were not even suspects, in the middle of the night and kept them waiting in small rooms for hours,” lawyer Hatice Demir says, underlining that what was done was a violation of human rights.
9 November 2020
Allegation of violence against child in a private day-care center
Healthcare worker Ayşegül E. has filed a criminal complaint on the grounds that her 4-year-old son was subjected to violence in the nursery of Oyun Private School in Mersin. The school administration has not accepted the allegations.
9 November 2020
Evrim Kepenek
16 days of activism against gender-based violence
United Nation’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence activities will begin on November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women under the global theme of "Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!"
9 November 2020
‘Budget proposal disregards disadvantaged groups in Turkey’
Commenting on the 2021 Budget Proposal, HDP Ankara MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu has underlined that the proposal in question disregards women, children, disadvantaged groups and refugees in the country.
9 November 2020
'Ministry prevented psychologists' voluntary support for earthquake survivors'
Women's groups are offering voluntary support for the people who have been affected by the major earthquake in western Turkey.
6 November 2020
Evrim Kepenek
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