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Erdoğan Says 'March 8 Demo Unpermitted', Feminist Lawyer Reminds Legislation

Erdoğan Says 'March 8 Demo Unpermitted', Feminist Lawyer Reminds Legislation

Feminist lawyer Eyüboğlu has spoken on President Erdoğan's claim that the March 8 Feminist Night March was unauthorized, saying that the traditional marches are out of the scope of the Law No 2911.

15 March 2019 Ekin Karaca

‘They Whistled Call to Prayer’ Statement Criticized by AKP MP, Columnists Close to AKP

‘They Whistled Call to Prayer’ Statement Criticized by AKP MP, Columnists Close to AKP

President and AKP Chair Erdoğan’s allegation that the women attending the March 8 feminist night march in Taksim “whistled the call to player” has also been criticized by columnists close to the AKP as well as its İstanbul MP Mustafa Yeneroğlu.

‘Call to Prayer’ Allegations of Erdoğan on Headlines of Newspapers Close to AKP

‘Call to Prayer’ Allegations of Erdoğan on Headlines of Newspapers Close to AKP

After President and AKP Chair Erdoğan alleged that the women attending the 17th Feminist Night March in Taksim “behaved rudely towards the call to prayer by whistling”, his allegation has made the headlines of pro-government newspapers.

Erdoğan Said ‘They Whistled Call to Prayer’, Marches of Call to Prayer Held in Taksim

Erdoğan Said ‘They Whistled Call to Prayer’, Marches of Call to Prayer Held in Taksim

After President Erdoğan claimed that “women whistled the call to prayer on March 8”, Grey Wolves gathered in Tepebaşı while another group attempted to march to HDP İstanbul Office, shouting, “May the hands reaching out for call to prayer be broken.”

From Women to Erdoğan: Don’t Distort It, Our Revolt is Against Police Barricade

From Women to Erdoğan: Don’t Distort It, Our Revolt is Against Police Barricade

Women have responded to President Erdoğan, who claimed that women attending the 17th Feminist Night March “whistled to the call to prayer”: “Don’t distort it: Our revolt is against police barricades, against the ones who want to prevent women’s march.”

'March 8 Cannot Be Banned'

STATEMENT OF 17TH FEMINIST NIGHT MARCH IN ISTANBUL

'March 8 Cannot Be Banned'

We have no intention to back down from this feminist revolt or give up on our March 8th Feminist Night March. We know we are right. We know it is our right.

Police Attack Feminist Night March With Pepper Gas

HOUR-BY-HOUR ON MARCH 8 IN ISTANBUL

Police Attack Feminist Night March With Pepper Gas

Though the police have closed all roads leading to the İstiklal Avenue, women could still gather in front of French Cultural Center for the 17th Feminist Night March. As of 8.50 p.m., the police have attacked the women with pepper gas.

8 March 2019 Hikmet Adal

March 8 Attack in Ege University: Students Battered, Detained by Police

March 8 Attack in Ege University: Students Battered, Detained by Police

A group of students who wanted to hold an event in Ege University in İzmir on the occasion of March 8 International Women’s Day have been taken into custody by being battered. Some students have shared these moments on social media.

Mor Çatı Foundation: 'Feminism Empowers Women'

MARCH 8 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Mor Çatı Foundation: 'Feminism Empowers Women'

Mor Çatı Women's Shelter Foundation has called women to the streets, saying, "Take to the streets on March 8 for our solidarity that made our non-violent and free lives, and our irreversible feminist struggle!"

Flormar Workers' Resistance Ends: 'We Got Compensation but Could Not Return to Our Jobs'

Flormar Workers' Resistance Ends: 'We Got Compensation but Could Not Return to Our Jobs'

Being dismissed from their jobs for unionizing, the Flormar cosmetics company workers have ended their 297-day resistance on March International Women's' Day."

8 March 2019 Evrim Kepenek

March 8 Feminist Night Marches to Be Held Across Turkey

MARCH 8 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

March 8 Feminist Night Marches to Be Held Across Turkey

On March 8 International Women’s Day, feminist night marches will be held in several cities across Turkey. While the feminist night march will be held for the 17th time in İstanbul, the capital city of Ankara will host its 13th feminist night march this year.

Flormar Workers: We Learn That March 8 is Not About Flowers, But About Labor

MARCH 8 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Flormar Workers: We Learn That March 8 is Not About Flowers, But About Labor

Being dismissed from Flormar company for unionizing, women have been protesting for 295 days with the demand to be reinstated in their jobs. Speaking to bianet, they said, “We learn that March 8 is not about flowers, but getting one’s labor’s worth.”

5 March 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Only Male Speakers Invited to March 8 Panel: ‘Men Also Need to Express Themselves’

Only Male Speakers Invited to March 8 Panel: ‘Men Also Need to Express Themselves’

Municipality of Kepez in Çanakkale has announced that it will hold a discussion panel entitled “Being a Woman in Kepez” on March 8. The panel has sparked controversy on social media since all of its five speakers are male mayor candidates.

27 February 2019 Evrim Kepenek

HDP MP Tosun: March 8 Women's Day Should be a Public Holiday

HDP MP Tosun: March 8 Women's Day Should be a Public Holiday

HDP MP Remziye Tosun has submitted a legislative proposal regarding March 8 Women's Day's declaration as a public holiday: "This shall be a big gain for women in Turkey."

7 February 2019

Thousands of Women Celebrate Women’s Day in Afrin

Thousands of Women Celebrate Women’s Day in Afrin

March 8 International Women’s day was celebrated with thousands of women coming to Afrin from neighboring cantons. Following the march, the women chanted slogan “Long live women’s resistance”.

Women from İzmir Say We Won’t Obey

IMPRESSIONS OF GÖNÜL İLHAN

Women from İzmir Say We Won’t Obey

During March 8 march in İzmir, women chanting slogans “We won’t remain silent, we are not afraid, we won’t obey”, “Women will not remain silent anymore”, shouted at the police “Open, open, open the road”.

9 March 2018 Gönül İlhan

Portraits from Feminist Night Watch

Portraits from Feminist Night Watch

İstiklal Street witnessed one of the most crowded rallies in recent years on March 8.

9 March 2018 Haluk Kalafat

Women March through İstiklal Avenue for March 8

FEMINIST NIGHT MARCH

Women March through İstiklal Avenue for March 8

Women have come together at the 16th Feminist Night March with the slogan “Our Life, Our Revolt, Our Struggle: Feminism.” Women have said, “We come together not to call out to the system, but because we propose a way against this system.”

9 March 2018 Haluk Kalafat

400 Thousand Social Media Posts about March 8 in a Week

400 Thousand Social Media Posts about March 8 in a Week

More than quarter of all posts and comments shared on Facebook about March 8 have been posted by people between the ages of 18 and 24. In the first week of March, 400 thousand social media posts have been made about March 8.

Equality School Report by Women’s Association: Turkey Fails All Classes

Equality School Report by Women’s Association: Turkey Fails All Classes

The March 8 school report published by KA.DER has shown that Turkey has again failed on gender equality. In her end of the year degree, the counsellor has stated, “The student is still ignoring women.”

Leave of Absence for Women at 14 CHP Municipalities on March 8

Leave of Absence for Women at 14 CHP Municipalities on March 8

CHP İstanbul Provincial Chair Kaftancıoğlu has conveyed that women have been granted leave of absence at 14 CHP municipalities on March 8.

Feminist Night March in Beyoğlu Tomorrow

Feminist Night March in Beyoğlu Tomorrow

Women will rally at 16th Feminist Night March to be held with the slogan “Our Life, Rebellion, Struggle: FEMINIZM” in Beyoğlu, İstanbul tomorrow.

Erdoğan Calls on Media: Suspend Your Broadcasts

Erdoğan Calls on Media: Suspend Your Broadcasts

President Erdoğan has touched on March 8: “The number of people who betray mothers has started to increase and TV broadcasts are going over the line. I call on the media. Please suspend these broadcasts.

Police Violence During March 8 Events on Parliamentary Agenda

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

Police Violence During March 8 Events on Parliamentary Agenda

CHP MP Gamze Akkuş-İlgezdi has drawn attention to the violence inflicted by police upon the women who intended to organize a March 8 event around the same moment when the Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım stated in Muğla that ‘they condemn violence against women.’

Women March in Bakırköy Against ‘State of Emergency, Sexism’

Women March in Bakırköy Against ‘State of Emergency, Sexism’

As March 8 approaches, the slogan for the rally organized at Bakırköy Liberty Square was, “We resist for our labor, identity and freedom against war, State of Emergency and sexism”.

Police Intervention in March 8 Demonstration in Ankara

Police Intervention in March 8 Demonstration in Ankara

Stating that Ankara Governorship doesn’t allow the demonstration due to State of Emergency, police intervened in the women who rallied in front of Çankaya Municipality. The 18 detained women were fined and then released.

6 Assailants of Attack on March 8 Event at Bilgi University Released

6 Assailants of Attack on March 8 Event at Bilgi University Released

Six men who were taken into custody over attacking the women students organizing a March 8 Festival in Santral Campus of Bilgi University have been released.

10 March 2017 Beyza Kural

Attack on March 8 Event at Bilgi University

Attack on March 8 Event at Bilgi University

Women students, who organized a March 8 Festival in Santral Campus of Bilgi University, faced an attack by a group of men. The students said the attackers shouted Allah-u Akbar, and that at least one of them was carrying a knife.

8 March 2017 Beyza Kural

Feminist Night March in Beyoğlu at 7:30 P.M.

Feminist Night March in Beyoğlu at 7:30 P.M.

Women will rally for 15th Feminist Night March in front of French Cultural Center in İstanbul’s Beyoğlu district.

Women to Demonstrate in Bakırköy, Beyoğlu on March 8

Women to Demonstrate in Bakırköy, Beyoğlu on March 8

The dates for the March 8 International Women’s Day demonstrations in İstanbul have been set.

HDP Women to Strike on March 8

HDP Women to Strike on March 8

HDP women MPs have announced they will join the March 8 International Women’s Day strike.

Women’s Day Message from Imprisoned DBP Co-Chair Tuncel

Women’s Day Message from Imprisoned DBP Co-Chair Tuncel

DBP Co-Chair Tuncel, who has been in prison for over 114 days, has sent a March 8 Women’s Day message from Silivri Prison.

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