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Women from AKP file a complaint against columnist over İstanbul Convention remarks
Women from AKP file a complaint against columnist over İstanbul Convention remarks
Ruling AKP Women’s Branch Central Office and women from AKP organizations in all provinces of Turkey have filed a criminal complaint against columnist Abdurrahman Dilipak who insulted the women defending İstanbul Convention.
11 August 2020
‘Seek ways to implement İstanbul Convention’
26 NGOs & INITIATIVES
‘Seek ways to implement İstanbul Convention’
26 non-governmental organizations and initiatives have released a joint statement in defense of İstanbul Convention amid ongoing debates on Turkey’s possible withdrawal. “İstanbul Convention keeps one alive,” the statement has emphasized.
10 August 2020
LGBTI+ activist İsmail: Be my voice, please
PROTESTS TO DEFEND İSTANBUL CONVENTION
LGBTI+ activist İsmail: Be my voice, please
Taken into custody by torture in İzmir while protesting to defend İstanbul Convention, LGBTI+ activist İsmail Temel fainted when he was detained. Temel has made a call for solidarity: “I do not want them to get away with the torture they inflicted on me.”
10 August 2020
Thinking about Halide’s case amid debates on İstanbul Convention
PENNED BY EVRİM KEPENEK
Thinking about Halide’s case amid debates on İstanbul Convention
I have been thinking about Halide since the day when İstanbul Convention was opened to debate in Turkey. Halide was killed and the male perpetrator got his prison sentence reduced. Because İstanbul Convention was not fully implemented.
10 August 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Conservative women: Violence against women is a problem above ideologies
SUPPORT FOR İSTANBUL CONVENTION
Conservative women: Violence against women is a problem above ideologies
The convention protects women and children from violence but those who oppose don't know about it enough, according to ASAP Chair Ayla Kerimoğlu.
8 August 2020 Evrim Kepenek
AKP women's branch to file suit against Islamist columnist over article on İstanbul Convention
AKP women's branch to file suit against Islamist columnist over article on İstanbul Convention
Columnist Abdurrahman Dilipak had called those who support the convention on violence against women "prostitutes."
7 August 2020
Parliamentary Speaker: İstanbul Convention contributes to efforts against violence on women
Parliamentary Speaker: İstanbul Convention contributes to efforts against violence on women
While saying that Turkey doesn't need to abandon the convention, Şentop has remarked that it has some "Eurocentric" elements that are "imposed as a universal paradigm."
7 August 2020
Women detained in İstanbul Convention rally released
Women detained in İstanbul Convention rally released
The police did not allow women to march and detained 16 during yesterday's demonstrations.
6 August 2020
Women take to streets all around Turkey in support of İstanbul Convention
Women take to streets all around Turkey in support of İstanbul Convention
Demonstrations under the slogan "We are not giving up our rights, implement the İstanbul Convention" have been held in 16 cities simultaneously.
5 August 2020
Amnesty International: Turkey must not abandon İstanbul Convention
Amnesty International: Turkey must not abandon İstanbul Convention
"Turkey's withdrawal from the Convention would have disastrous consequences for millions of women and girls in the country," Amnesty's Anna Błuś has said.
5 August 2020
Women to stage countrywide demonstrations on the day AKP discusses İstanbul Convention
Women to stage countrywide demonstrations on the day AKP discusses İstanbul Convention
Women's organizations will gather in 11 provinces to voice support for the convention.
3 August 2020
Association close to Erdoğan's family announces support for İstanbul Convention
Association close to Erdoğan's family announces support for İstanbul Convention
As pro-government circles debate whether Turkey should withdraw from the convention, the KADEM has announced support for the İstanbul Convention while saying that it will continue to "fight homosexuality."
3 August 2020
Flying Broom Foundation calls on Google to make İstanbul Convention doodle on August 1
Flying Broom Foundation calls on Google to make İstanbul Convention doodle on August 1
The convention came into force on August 1, 2014.
30 July 2020
İstanbul Convention: What is it? What is it not?
İstanbul Convention: What is it? What is it not?
Women’s Platform for Equality has shared details about the İstanbul Convention on social media so that the disinformation about the provisions of the convention can be eliminated.
30 July 2020
World-renowned women: To the women in Turkey, we stand with you and hear you
World-renowned women: To the women in Turkey, we stand with you and hear you
Actresses, artists and singers from around the world have joined the social media campaign that started after Pınar Gültekin was murdered by a man. Women post their black-and-white pictures, attaching the note, "Challenge accepted."
29 July 2020
'First 11 of egalitarian masculinity' for men supporting İstanbul Convention
'First 11 of egalitarian masculinity' for men supporting İstanbul Convention
Women campaigning against Turkey's withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention have listed the "rules of egalitarian masculinity."
29 July 2020
Survey: Half of AKP voters against withdrawal from İstanbul Convention
Survey: Half of AKP voters against withdrawal from İstanbul Convention
The government has been preparing to withdraw from the convention against violence on women.
27 July 2020
Business group, opposition MP say withdrawing from İstanbul Convention will encourage violence
Business group, opposition MP say withdrawing from İstanbul Convention will encourage violence
TÜSİAD, the largest business group in Turkey, and MP Candan Yüceer from the main opposition party have criticized the government's plan to withdraw from the convention.
22 July 2020
'All four political parties agreed on İstanbul Convention when it was first signed'
WITNESSES OF İSTANBUL CONVENTION
'All four political parties agreed on İstanbul Convention when it was first signed'
CHP MP Aylin Nazlıaka, women rights defender Selma Acuner and academic Eylem Ümit Atılgan, who were witnesses to the period when İstanbul Convention was signed, have spoken to bianet amid recent debates on Turkey’s possible withdrawal.
22 July 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Meral Akşener: We won’t let İstanbul Convention be crushed by a couple of cowards
İYİ PARTY GROUP MEETING
Meral Akşener: We won’t let İstanbul Convention be crushed by a couple of cowards
Speaking at the weekly group meeting of her party, İYİ Party Chair Akşener has addressed the recent debates about Turkey's possible withdrawal from İstanbul Convention: "What is it that bothers you about İstanbul Convention?"
14 July 2020
‘If Turkey withdraws from İstanbul Convention, our gains against violence will go to waste’
FORMER GREVIO PRESIDENT ACAR
‘If Turkey withdraws from İstanbul Convention, our gains against violence will go to waste’
Former GREVIO President Prof. Acar has commented on the recent debates about Turkey's possible withdrawal from İstanbul Convention: "I think that this intention to give up on the convention is related with the inability to accept gender equality."
7 July 2020 Evrim Kepenek
‘Withdrawal from İstanbul Convention will mean legitimization of male violence by the state’
İHD WOMEN’S COMMISSION
‘Withdrawal from İstanbul Convention will mean legitimization of male violence by the state’
Human Rights Association (İHD) Women’s Commission has released a written statement about the recent remarks of ruling AKP Vice Chair Numan Kurtulmuş, who said that “Turkey might consider withdrawing from the İstanbul Convention.”
6 July 2020
‘Something Beyond What is Written Needs to be Done to Prevent Male Violence’
LAWYER TUBA TORUN
‘Something Beyond What is Written Needs to be Done to Prevent Male Violence’
Lawyer Tuba Torun has spoken to bianet about the recent threats targeting the İstanbul Convention and the incidents of male violence which have been on the increase following the law on criminal enforcement.
1 June 2020 Sıla Ağgül
Lawyers Slam Male Violence: Women will Live If You Comply with İstanbul Convention
Lawyers Slam Male Violence: Women will Live If You Comply with İstanbul Convention
Lawyers Akkaya and Nakıpoğlu from the Purple Roof Foundation and Pasinli, the Chair of Diyarbakır Bar Association Women’s Rights Center, attribute male violence to the failure of the state to fulfil its responsibilities and take necessary measures.
28 May 2020 Evrim Kepenek
‘We Don’t Give up on Our Rights or Our Lives’
WOMEN ON THE STREET
‘We Don’t Give up on Our Rights or Our Lives’
Ahead of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, women have come together in Ayvalık and called on authorities to prevent feminicides immediately under the hashtag #KadınCinayetleriniACİLÖNLE.
14 November 2019 Gönül İlhan
Only Men to Speak at Gender Symposium as 'Expert Women Could Not be Found'
Only Men to Speak at Gender Symposium as 'Expert Women Could Not be Found'
The Conscious Teachers' Association will hold the Gender Inequality Problems Symposium with no female speakers.
17 September 2019 Evrim Kepenek
At Least Nine Women Killed 'Under Protection' in Seven Months
At Least Nine Women Killed 'Under Protection' in Seven Months
According to the data of the İstanbul Bar Association, protection orders were issued for at least 1840 women in nine months against male violence. According to the bianet Male Violence Monitoring Reports, nine women in seven months while killed while under protection. "Law No. 6284 should be fully implemented," says lawyer Moralıoğlu.
29 August 2019 Evrim Kepenek
Campaign Against İstanbul Convention in Pro-AKP Circles
Campaign Against İstanbul Convention in Pro-AKP Circles
The convention on violence against women has come under spotlight five years after coming into effect as pro-AKP circles launched a campaign against it after Erdoğan reportedly said that it can be "annulled."
17 July 2019 Volga Kuşçuoğlu
‘İstanbul Convention is Women’s Right to Life’
WOMEN COMMENT ON ATTACKS AGAINST İSTANBUL CONVENTION
‘İstanbul Convention is Women’s Right to Life’
Actress Deniz Türkali, journalist İrem Afşin and academic Prof. Dr. Feride Acar have spoken to bianet about the recent attack against the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
17 July 2019 Evrim Kepenek
400 Women Daily Subjected to Domestic Violence, 2 Killed Every 3 Days
400 Women Daily Subjected to Domestic Violence, 2 Killed Every 3 Days
393 women lost their lives of the total 230 thousand 226 who were subjected to domestic violence in 2017-2018, Minister Soylu responded to a written question by CHP deputy Gürer.
2 November 2018
bianet Submits Istanbul Convention Shadow Report to GREVIO
bianet Submits Istanbul Convention Shadow Report to GREVIO
Turkey has entered the first evaluation phase concerning implementation of Istanbul Convention in domestic law. As the state submits its own report to convention’s inspection body GREVIO, bianet has prepared a Shadow Report.
6 July 2017 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Women Organizations Facing Exclusion From Istanbul Convention Process
Women Organizations Facing Exclusion From Istanbul Convention Process
Independent women and LGBTI organizations claimed that they have been excluded from Istanbul Convention process. “Turkey’s violation of the Convention from now on is the proof that we will be confronting new violations in the days to come,” they said.
25 December 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
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