reports in GENDER category

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Trans women's homes targeted in İzmir stone-throwing attack

Trans women's homes targeted in İzmir stone-throwing attack

Trans women living on Bornova Street in the western city were attacked by a large mob. Women emphasized the changing face of the street contributes to such attacks.

15 April 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Angela Davis calls for support for Pınar Selek ahead of hearing

Angela Davis calls for support for Pınar Selek ahead of hearing

Selek is standing trial for the fifth time for a 1998 explosion in İstanbul. She was previously acquitted of charges four times.

11 April 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Call for public participation in hearing of 'Dina' case

Call for public participation in hearing of 'Dina' case

The Gabonese university student's lifeless body was found in a river in northern Turkey. One individual is currently remanded in custody.

Prosecutor seeks punishment for participants of Boğaziçi pride march

Prosecutor seeks punishment for participants of Boğaziçi pride march

Sixty-nine individuals are facing sentences for "participating in an unlawful march and refusing to disperse despite warnings," and for two students for "resisting authorities."

Men killed 24 women in March

Men killed 24 women in March

Men inflicted violence on at least 43 women, abused 15 girls and boys, and killed 3 children.

CHP nominates femicide suspect for mayor in Kars

CHP nominates femicide suspect for mayor in Kars

A lawyer who discovered she was the biological sister of the deceased woman launched a legal battle to ensure that her uncle and his spouse, the alleged perpetrators, face trial.

26 March 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Family of Iranian teacher killed by ex-husband call for justice

Family of Iranian teacher killed by ex-husband call for justice

Family members of Ziba Sayyad who reside in Turkey are following the legal proceedings.

Turkey's first 'single mothers' association' established

Turkey's first 'single mothers' association' established

There are about 3.5 million single mothers in Turkey, according to estimates.

How I became a journalist from being a housewife

How I became a journalist from being a housewife

After getting married, as a housewife and mother, I found myself constantly pushed and shoved under the pressures of society and family, belittled with a vile and reactionary mindset of "you don't know anything." It was during this time that I met journalism and reporting.

19 March 2024 Nejla Kırbaş

DEM Party Van candidate Neslihan Şedal: "We will reopen the institutions closed by the trustees"

DEM Party Van candidate Neslihan Şedal: "We will reopen the institutions closed by the trustees"

"We have a tradition of struggle that regards all other societal problems as fundamentally linked to the issue of women's freedom," says Şedal.

14 March 2024 Nejla Kırbaş

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Women and LGBTI+s take to streets despite obstacles

Women and LGBTI+s take to streets despite obstacles

Police closed all streets in Taksim area with barricades.

8 March 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Women's Day celebrations in Kurdish provinces

Women's Day celebrations in Kurdish provinces

Rallies have begun in Kurdish provinces organized by women's groups and DEM Party.

Happy Women's Day

Happy Women's Day

We, as bianet, celebrate the International Women's Day of all women and LGBTI+ individuals, and wish for a world without violence and war!

Men killed 37 women in February

Men killed 37 women in February

Men inflicted violence on at least 43 women and abused two girls and boys. Men also killed three children in February.

7 March 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Houses on Bayram Street sealed: 'We are not leaving'

Houses on Bayram Street sealed: 'We are not leaving'

The Bayram Street 12 Platform, reacting to the sealing of the houses where trans women live on Bayram Street, said, "These streets are ours, we are not leaving."

4 March 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Houses of transgender individuals on Bayram street in İstanbul's Beyoğlu sealed

Houses of transgender individuals on Bayram street in İstanbul's Beyoğlu sealed

Lawyers from the Human Rights Association LGBTI+ Commission filed an appeal for the annulment of the decision and initiated a case for the suspension of execution at the Istanbul Administrative Court.

1 March 2024 Evrim Kepenek

November 25 Women's Platform members acquitted

November 25 Women's Platform members acquitted

The activists stood trial for a 2018 demonstration against male violence.

29 February 2024

Male spouse having committed acts of torture during marriage will be punished

Male spouse having committed acts of torture during marriage will be punished

The 8th Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation overturned the acquittal decision of the 36th Primary Criminal Court of Anatolia, which acquitted the man systematically torturing his wife despite the evidence. Lawyer Fatma Hoşgör believes that this decision will set a precedent.

28 February 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Men killed eight women in 24 hours

Men killed eight women in 24 hours

The cases of male violence in İzmir, Bursa, Sakarya, Erzurum, Denizli, and İstanbul once again highlight that women are not safe in Turkey.

28 February 2024

bianet male violence monitor video released

bianet male violence monitor video released

Men killed at least 333 women and 28 children, raped 18 women, forced 371 women into sex work, harassed 355 women, abused 123 children, and injured 745 women in 2023.

23 February 2024

Support for transgender prisoner Buse

Support for transgender prisoner Buse

Buse's access to shared spaces is restricted under the pretext of the gender reaffirming process.

23 February 2024

‘Kurdistan exists, LGBTI+s exist’

‘Kurdistan exists, LGBTI+s exist’

The İstanbul Trans Pride Week Committee has issued a statement, raising concerns about the repercussions of escalating discrimination, hate speech, and nationalism on the LGBTI+ movement.

20 February 2024

DEM Party unveils 'women's manifesto' for local elections

DEM Party unveils 'women's manifesto' for local elections

"DEM Party is the only party advocating gender equality. Co-chairpersonship and equal representation are absent in any other party," said Hatimoğulları.

19 February 2024

LGBTI+ individuals detained in Kadıköy on Saturday released

LGBTI+ individuals detained in Kadıköy on Saturday released

"You are systematically bringing us together with with individuals with reports of 'Chemical Substance Dependency' or 'Mentally Unstable,' in areas such as rally grounds and police stations. We are aware that you are threatening us with our physical safety, but we are not deterred, we do not give up our struggle," said the 10th İstanbul Trans Pride Week in a statement.

12 February 2024

Men killed 28 women in January

Men killed 28 women in January

Men inflicted violence on 39 women, killed 5 children, and abused five girls and boys.

6 February 2024 Evrim Kepenek

'Pride cannot be put on trial'

'Pride cannot be put on trial'

Members of an NGO are standing trial for screening the movie "Pride."

30 January 2024

Men killed at least 333 women in 2023

Men killed at least 333 women in 2023

In 2023, men killed at least 333 women and 28 children. Men sexually assaulted 18 women, forced 371 women into sex work, harassed 355 women, and abused 123 children. Men injured 745 women.

22 January 2024

KA.DER to political parties ahead of local elections: Include women candidates

KA.DER to political parties ahead of local elections: Include women candidates

The association raised the question, "Should we be pleased that out of 600 members in the parliament, reaching the 'highest' number in the history of the Republic, 119 are women?"

22 December 2023

Women's Coalition calls for gender equality in local administrations ahead of elections

Women's Coalition calls for gender equality in local administrations ahead of elections

The coalition called on all political parties to ensure gender equality when determining their candidates.

20 December 2023

Men killed 32 women in November

Men killed 32 women in November

Men subjected at least 60 women to violence, abused eight boys and girls, and harassed at least three women.

6 December 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Prof. Canan Dağdeviren featured in BBC's 100 Women list

Prof. Canan Dağdeviren featured in BBC's 100 Women list

An esteemed scientist and inventor, Dağdeviren has invented a wearable 'electronic bra' for the early detection of breast cancer using ultrasound.

23 November 2023

Trans woman found dead on Kocaeli beach

Trans woman found dead on Kocaeli beach

The police are investigating the incident.

13 November 2023

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