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‘Parading is not Enough, We Want the Whole City!’

‘Parading is not Enough, We Want the Whole City!’

The detailed programs of the 7th İzmir LGBTI+ Pride Week and the 3rd Antalya Pride Week have been announced. LGBTI+s will be on the streets of İzmir between June 17 and 23 and on the streets of Antalya from June 14 to 16.

LGBTİ+ Pride Week 2019: 'Economy? What's that?'

LGBTİ+ Pride Week 2019: 'Economy? What's that?'

The 27th İstanbul LGBTİ+ Pride Week will be held between June 24 and June 30, under the theme of the looming economic crisis: "We have been experiencing this crisis every second in the jobs we can't get, in the homes we can't live."

Car Park Owner Şeker Detained for Battering Woman Worker Released

Car Park Owner Şeker Detained for Battering Woman Worker Released

Şahin Şeker, a car park owner who was previously taken into custody for having battered woman worker Gaye Akıl and another male worker in the district of Beşiktaş in İstanbul, has been released by the Prosecutor's Office.

Fact Sheet by Kaos GL Association Regarding the Bans on LGBTI+ Events in Ankara

Fact Sheet by Kaos GL Association Regarding the Bans on LGBTI+ Events in Ankara

Releasing a fact sheet regarding the bans on LGBTI+ events in Ankara, the Kaos GL has stated, “All events pertaining to LGBTI+ rights in Ankara have been banned by the Governorship’s decision, whose judicial process is still continuing.”

Prof. Dr. Feride Acar Awarded ‘Pro Merito Medal’ by Council of Europe

Prof. Dr. Feride Acar Awarded ‘Pro Merito Medal’ by Council of Europe

Being awarded the “Pro Merito Medal” by the Council of Europe, Prof. Dr. Feride Acar has said, “At the present time, we are all going through difficult times when it comes to defending human rights and gender equality.”

Journalist Ayşe Düzkan Referred to Eskişehir Open Prison

Journalist Ayşe Düzkan Referred to Eskişehir Open Prison

Feminist journalist and writer Ayşe Düzkan has been referred to an open prison. Leaving Bakırköy Women’s Closed Prison in İstanbul last evening, Düzkan is expected to be transferred to Eskişehir Open Prison in 30 hours.

‘Number of Women Neighborhood and Village Heads Increases by 72 Percent’

‘Number of Women Neighborhood and Village Heads Increases by 72 Percent’

According to the figures announced by the Association for Supporting of Women Candidates (KA.DER), the number of women neighborhood and village heads has increased from 674 to 1,065 in March 31 local elections.

Supreme Court of Appeals Upholds Life Sentence of Nevin Yıldırım

Supreme Court of Appeals Upholds Life Sentence of Nevin Yıldırım

The Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the life sentence given by the local court to Nevin Yıldırım, who killed the man who sexually assaulted her systematically.

Even 'Two Protection Orders' Could not Protect the Woman Lawyer Killed in Diyarbakır

Even 'Two Protection Orders' Could not Protect the Woman Lawyer Killed in Diyarbakır

Diyarbakır Bar Association Women’s Rights Center has called all bar associations to take an action against male violence.

20 May 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Women Meet for Jailed Journalist Ayşe Düzkan

Women Meet for Jailed Journalist Ayşe Düzkan

Coming together in the 32nd year of “March Against Beating” in İstanbul, women have expressed solidarity with jailed journalist and writer Ayşe Düzkan: “We remember our past to build our future; the future will be ours, the future will be woman.”

METU Students Boycott Classes to Protest Police Violence in Pride Parade

METU Students Boycott Classes to Protest Police Violence in Pride Parade

METU students have boycotted classes to protest the interference towards their university and the police violence in the 9th Pride Parade on May 10, 2019. Students have also made a call to METU President Verşan Kök to resign from office.

Kurdish Journalist Dilsa Demirbağ-Sten Appointed to Board of Nobel Center Foundation

Kurdish Journalist Dilsa Demirbağ-Sten Appointed to Board of Nobel Center Foundation

Demirbağ-Sten, a journalist-writer based in Sweden, is appointed to the Board of Nobel Foundation. Speaking to bianet, she said, “It is delightful to see that an immigrant Kurdish woman could find the opportunities to improve herself and attain good positions.”

10 May 2019 Murat Bayram

Men Kill 31 Women in April

Men Kill 31 Women in April

Men killed at least 31 women and two men who were with the killed women. They raped at least two women, forced at least 33 to sex work. They abused at least 12 children, harassed at least 22 women.

9 May 2019 Evrim Kepenek

‘How Many Women Living in Women’s Shelters Could Vote in Local Elections?’

‘How Many Women Living in Women’s Shelters Could Vote in Local Elections?’

HDP MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu has brought the right to vote of women living in women’s shelters into parliamentary agenda. Submitting a parliamentary question, she asked, “How many women living in women’s shelters could vote in March 31 local elections?”

METU LGBTI+ Solidarity Calls to Pride Parade: ‘Give Color to METU’

METU LGBTI+ Solidarity Calls to Pride Parade: ‘Give Color to METU’

Middle East Technical University (METU) LGBTI+ Solidarity has made a call to the Pride Parade to be held in the university on May 10. The METU Presidency previously announced that all LGBTI+ events to be held in the campus have been banned.

Mukhtar’s Certificate of Election Cancelled As His Prison Sentence for Child Abuse Upheld

Mukhtar’s Certificate of Election Cancelled As His Prison Sentence for Child Abuse Upheld

The prison sentence given to Topbaş, who was elected the head of a neighborhood (mukhtar) in Denizli in March 31 local elections, has been upheld by the court of appeal. Convicted of child abuse, Topbaş’s certificate of election has been cancelled.

24 People Who Joined 2017 LGBTI+ Pride Parade in İstanbul Acquitted

24 People Who Joined 2017 LGBTI+ Pride Parade in İstanbul Acquitted

Charged with “violating the law on meetings and demonstrations”, 24 people who joined the 15th LGBTI+ Pride Parade in İstanbul in 2017 have been acquitted in their final hearing. The court board has underlined that the elements of the crime did not arise.

Erdoğan: 'I don't Approve Birth Control'

Erdoğan: 'I don't Approve Birth Control'

The President has made remarks on the economy and birth control: "Some circus acrobats are in efforts to create a psychologically negative atmosphere by making ingenuine statements"

HDP MP Submits Second Parliamentary Question After First Remained Unanswered

HDP MP Submits Second Parliamentary Question After First Remained Unanswered

A police officer's sentence was reduced for sexually assaulting a refugee woman was reduced because of "good behavior." HDP MP Beştaş has submitted a second parliamentary question on the incident.

Man Who Sexually Assaulted Child in İstanbul Arrested

Man Who Sexually Assaulted Child in İstanbul Arrested

M.V. has been detained by a court for "sexual abuse," in the case of a sexual assault against a five-year-old girl in İstanbul's Küçükçekmece.

Police Officer's Sentence for Sexually Assaulting Refugee Woman Reduced due to 'Good Behavior'

Police Officer's Sentence for Sexually Assaulting Refugee Woman Reduced due to 'Good Behavior'

A police officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a refugee woman from Uzbekistan in a police car in 2018.

26 April 2019 Evrim Kepenek

8 People Detained in Relation With Child Abuse in İstanbul Released

8 People Detained in Relation With Child Abuse in İstanbul Released

While eight of nine people who were previously taken into custody in relation with the sexual abuse of a five-year-old girl in Küçükçekmece, İstanbul, it has been reported that the child identified the perpetrator M.V. in company with her family and a pedagogue.

Police Batter Transgender Woman in Mersin

Police Batter Transgender Woman in Mersin

Trans woman Işıl has been battered by police in Mersin. Speaking about the issue, Mersin 7 Colors LGBTI+ Solidarity Association’s General Coordinator Arıcan has stated that violence against transgender people has become systematic in Mersin.

Minister of Interior Soylu: Perpetrator of Child Abuse in İstanbul Caught

Minister of Interior Soylu: Perpetrator of Child Abuse in İstanbul Caught

Speaking about the incident of child abuse in İstanbul, Minister of Interior Soylu has stated that the perpetrator has been caught. İstanbul Governorship also announced that a legal action would be taken against “the ones who used the incident for provocation.”

Woman Sexually Assaulted in Metrobus, 'Had to Prove it to Police'

Woman Sexually Assaulted in Metrobus, 'Had to Prove it to Police'

The video of the incident that shows the woman saying, "I won't be quiet, you'll be ashamed!" went viral on social media.

25 April 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Woman Detained for Protesting Child Abuse at Taksim Square Released

Woman Detained for Protesting Child Abuse at Taksim Square Released

Yasmin Babat Kayan, who was taken into custody after staging a single-person protest against sexual abuse of children at Taksim Square in İstanbul, has been released. Speaking to bianet, she has said that she will continue protesting in different places.

24 April 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Statement by Feminist Lawyers Regarding Sexual Abuse of a Five-Year-Old Child

Statement by Feminist Lawyers Regarding Sexual Abuse of a Five-Year-Old Child

While a confidentiality order has been issued for the investigation launched into the sexual abuse of a five-year-old girl in Küçükçekmece, İstanbul, feminist lawyers have stated that the girl could be discharged from hospital tomorrow.

24 April 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Charged with ‘Sexual Assault’, Academic Appointed to Vocational School as Director

Charged with ‘Sexual Assault’, Academic Appointed to Vocational School as Director

Having stood before the judge on the allegation that he sexually assaulted his colleague at Namık Kemal University, academic M.N.M. has been appointed as director to the Malkara Vocational School of Higher Education of the same university.

Doodle for Late Feminist Writer Duygu Asena

Doodle for Late Feminist Writer Duygu Asena

Google has commemorated the distinguished feminist writer on her birthday.

Court Lifts LGBTI+ Event Ban in Ankara

Court Lifts LGBTI+ Event Ban in Ankara

A court has removed the Governor-imposed ban on the LGBTI+ events in the capital, ruling that "the public order can be preserved by not imposing a ban but taking the necessary measures."

Women to Rule 12 Neighborhoods out of 21 in İstanbul's Kadıköy

Women to Rule 12 Neighborhoods out of 21 in İstanbul's Kadıköy

Female candidates managed to win in more neighborhoods than men in the Asian side district of Kadıköy in İstanbul.

7th Pride Parade Held in Boğaziçi University

7th Pride Parade Held in Boğaziçi University

Organized by the Boğaziçi University LGBTI+ Studies Club, the 7th Pride Parade was held in the university on April 17. Waving rainbow flags, the students also carried the banner, “We have brought along the METU Pride Parade to everywhere."