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LGBTIs Aim to Cleanse Bookstores From Homophobia

LGBTIs Aim to Cleanse Bookstores From Homophobia

The mental health commission of Lambdaistanbul, an LGBTI organization, has launched a campaign to convince bookstore owners to remove books referring homosexuality as a disease.

21 October 2014

Municipality Now Provides Free Healthcare For LGBTIs

Municipality Now Provides Free Healthcare For LGBTIs

Istanbul’s Şişli district municipality started to provide free healthcare for LGBTI people, allowing patients to get tested on STDs anonymously.

20 October 2014

Çingene Gül, Trans Woman, Murdered in Istanbul

Çingene Gül, Trans Woman, Murdered in Istanbul

Çingene Gül, a trans woman, has been found dead in her Istanbul apartment last night.

10 October 2014

Gay Police Officer Case in EU Report

Gay Police Officer Case in EU Report

European Union’s Turkey 2014 Progress Report mentioned the case of Osman, a gay police officer who was expelled from his post due to his sexual orientation. “We are visible by the EU but not the Turkey’s judicial system,” Osman told bianet.

10 October 2014

Men Kill 23 Women in September

Men Kill 23 Women in September

Male violence left 23 women killed in September 2014. 13 percent of women were killed for seeking divorce and 8.5 were killed despite a court restraint order.

Court Removes Arrest Warrant on Pınar Selek

Court Removes Arrest Warrant on Pınar Selek

An Istanbul court ruled to follow Supreme Court of Appeals’ ruling on the overturning of sociologist Pınar Selek’s life sentence, removing her arrest warrant.

Women Protesting "War" Motion Detained on Bosporus Bridge

Women Protesting "War" Motion Detained on Bosporus Bridge

A group of women were detained after blocking Istanbul’s Bosporus Bridge with a banner saying “Parliamentary motion and support to ISIS mean war and massacre of women. You don’t make peace that way”.

IMC TV Lays Off Trans Reporter Demishevich

IMC TV Lays Off Trans Reporter Demishevich

Turkey’s first trans TV reporter Michelle Demishevich has been laid by her employers who said that “they didn’t have anything to do with her gender but she didn’t fit the professional morals”.

17 September 2014

Men Kill 22 Women in August

Men Kill 22 Women in August

According to bianet reports, men killed at least 22 women and injured 55 women in August. Torture cases considerably increased and excuses are mostly so: “She didn’t prepare breakfast”, “She didn’t clean the house”, or “She bought a bar of chocolate with them I gave her.”

3 September 2014

"Is Perishing of All Syrians the Solution?"

"Is Perishing of All Syrians the Solution?"

bianet interviewed Sabiha Khalil from Syrian Women’s Network (SKA) before she left Turkey three months ago. We talked to her about Syria issue and conditions of refugees.

1 September 2014

Newly-Elected President Sues LGBTI Activist

Newly-Elected President Sues LGBTI Activist

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed against LGBTI activist Levent Pişkin for non-pecuniary damages of 50,000 liras for his tweet “queer”. The complaint statement said that “Levent Pişkin tries to validate every action he made in order to justify himself”.

What Women Think About Women-Only Beaches

What Women Think About Women-Only Beaches

bianet asked women with and without headscarf and from different occupational groups their thoughts about women beach in Antalya.

Men Kill 33 Women in July

MALE VIOLENCE JULY 2014

Men Kill 33 Women in July

According to bianet's tally, male violence left 33 women killed and 70 women battered in July 2014. While 12 percent of women sought for a divorce; 75.7 percent of women were slainby their current or former partners.

House Workers Union Explains Wage “Coupons”

House Workers Union Explains Wage “Coupons”

“It is practical to notify through internet. However, this is not making it easier for house workers, but SGK and employers,” said Serpil Kemalbay from İmece Women Union on the wage coupon system.

Men Kill 17 Women in June

MALE VIOLENCE JUNE 2014

Men Kill 17 Women in June

Male violence left 17 women/teenager girls killed and 26 raped in June 2014. 17.6 percent of women were killed for seeking divorce. During the first six months of 2014, men killed 129 women.

Istanbul Pride Parade: “We are Here, My Love!”

Istanbul Pride Parade: “We are Here, My Love!”

Thousands of activists flocked downtown Istanbul yesterday, covering Beyoğlu district with the colors of rainbow.

No Therapy But Torture in Turkey's Sanatoriums

No Therapy But Torture in Turkey's Sanatoriums

Having visited sanatoriums in Turkey for two years, RUHISAK reported the violation of rights. The only solution for fixing these places is to change the mentality which does not see the patients as individuals.

Is the Captivity of Pet Stores Coming to An End?

Is the Captivity of Pet Stores Coming to An End?

The Environment Council assembled for the drafting of Animal Protection Act. Ankara Bar Association Animal Rights Committee explained the new act to bianet: Circuses will be closed within 4 years; exhibiting animals will be banned.

Pınar Selek Verdict Overturned, Eyes on Local Court

Pınar Selek Verdict Overturned, Eyes on Local Court

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned on procedural grounds the aggravated life imprisonment ruled for Pınar Selek.

243 Women’s Organizations Object to Sexual Crimes Bill

243 Women’s Organizations Object to Sexual Crimes Bill

243 women’s organizations demanded the sexual crimes penal bill be revoked, remarking, “This bill presented as allegedly increasing penalties is essentially impunity.”

Male Violence May 2014

Male Violence May 2014

In May 2014, male violence left 23 women and 1 teenager girl killed; 13 women and teenager girls raped; 36 battered; 25 sexually harassed.

Men Kill 23 Women, 1 Child in May

MALE VIOLENCE MAY 2014

Men Kill 23 Women, 1 Child in May

Male violence killed 23 women in May. While 56.5 percent of women were murdered by their husbands, the death toll in the first 5 months of the year rose to 112.

“What Would Differ If A Gay was Slapped There?”

“What Would Differ If A Gay was Slapped There?”

The mashup photo of Taner Kurucan, a Soma resident who was allegedly slapped by PM Erdoğan during his visit, and Yasin Keskin, an LGBTI activist, went viral online. bianet interviewed Yasin Keskin.

“Fag” Tweet Fined

“Fag” Tweet Fined

Levent Pişkin, an LGBTI activist, has been fined due to his tweet “‘I’m a perfect fag and we are not going to learn being fag-ess from you’. Kisses.”

Male Violence September 2013

Male Violence September 2013

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 24 women, 5 children and 5 men dead, 14 raped and 9 battered in September 2013.

Male Violence April 2014

Male Violence April 2014

According to the data based on reports in local and national newspapers and news agencies, a compilation made by bianet revealed that male violence left 29 women killed, 6 women raped, 55 women injured, and 7 women sexually harassed in April 2014.

Gay Police Case Opens

Gay Police Case Opens

The case of Osman, a former police officer who has been dismissed due to his sexual orientation, has opened this afternoon. The hearing was observed by Human Rights Watch, SPoD LGBTI and Lamdaistanbul.

Men Kill 29 Women in April

Men Kill 29 Women in April

Male violence killed 29 women in April. While one fourth of women were murdered despite a court protection order, 72 percent of the perpetrators were husbands, ex-husbands and lovers.

Pınar Selek Verdict to be Delivered on June 11

Pınar Selek Verdict to be Delivered on June 11

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals will deliver the verdict on the case of Pınar Selek on June 11th. “Today, we’re leaving this court with more hope,” said Akın Atalay, one of Pınar Selek’s lawyers.

“If You’re A Trans Sex Worker, Being Murdered is A Part of It”

“If You’re A Trans Sex Worker, Being Murdered is A Part of It”

“We even had to carried our friend’s dead body on our own. Murders of our friends, attacks towards us became a part of our daily grind,” trans women told bianet after the murder of Çağla Joker on Monday night.

Male Violence October 2013

Male Violence October 2013

Male perpetrators left 22 women and 2 men dead, 16 raped, 20 battered and 6 harassed in October 2014. Male violence cases day by day…

“Stop Spreading Your Legs, Don’t Occupy My Space!”

“Stop Spreading Your Legs, Don’t Occupy My Space!”

Tired of getting harassed and trying to fit into narrow places in public transportation, Istanbul Feminist Collective kicked off a campaign against men sitting with their legs shaped like V.