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Statement from 82 women’s organizations in Turkey: “We stand with immigrants”

Statement from 82 women’s organizations in Turkey: “We stand with immigrants”

More than 700 women and dozens of women’s organizations have issued a statement addressing the increasing racism against refugees in Turkey.

She Asked For Divorce, Shot Twelve Times Instead

She Asked For Divorce, Shot Twelve Times Instead

Ayşe Yılbaş and her mother appealed to the authorities many times for protection. Ironically, the accused husband managed to get protection for himself at the first court hearing. An intern at a medical school, her education was cut short by twelve bullets.

14 May 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

"We Don't Want to Give Birth to Martyrs"

The TKDF is trying to organise a big rally to condemn terrorism: "In war, it is always us women who suffer most. If we unite, the pain can have an end."

24 October 2007 Tolga Korkut