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Association to two ministries: ‘Sanitary pads must be free in Turkey’

Association to two ministries: ‘Sanitary pads must be free in Turkey’

In the face of recent price increases and 18-percent taxation on menstrual products, the Children and Women First Association has called on the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Trade to ensure that sanitary pads are provided free of charge.

20 January 2022

‘Police torture to be probed on disciplinary grounds’

POLICE VIOLENCE IN DİYARBAKIR

‘Police torture to be probed on disciplinary grounds’

Lawyer Yalçın says, “Though the crime of torture was committed by the police in the video I watched, the Diyarbakır Security Directorate will probe it with regard to discipline, which constitutes an approach protecting the ones who committed this crime.”

2 December 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

1,371 press cards not renewed by Presidential Communications Directorate

1,371 press cards not renewed by Presidential Communications Directorate

Answering the question of main opposition CHP MP Biçer Karaca, the Directorate has said that 220 journalists’ applications for renewal are still in evaluation. The press cards of 1,238 journalists have been cancelled in two years.

Turkey has only 145 shelters for 41.4 million women

Turkey has only 145 shelters for 41.4 million women

The women's shelters in the country have a capacity of 3,482 people in total.

Turkey Has Second Highest Rate of Incarceration in the OECD

Turkey Has Second Highest Rate of Incarceration in the OECD

CHP Vice Chair Adıgüzel has indicated that there are currently 114 penal institutions under construction in Turkey, according to the Presidency Communication Center. The country has the second highest rate of incarceration in the OECD.