Evrim Kepenek

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Stranded in Algeria due to pandemic, dozens of people from Turkey await a rescue flight

Dozens of people who went to Algeria to work have been stranded in the country due to pandemic. “If we catch the disease here, we cannot get treatment. Evacuate us as soon as possible,” they call on Turkey’s consulate in Algeria.

8 July 2020

Yet another form of male violence faced by women: Digital violence

Waiting in the line at a tax office, a woman tells an officer her mobile phone number. The man just behind her hears the number and starts harassing the woman.

8 July 2020

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

Solidarity with the urban poor in İstanbul under the roof of Tarlabaşı Solidarity Home

Taksim Solidarity Association is a non-governmental organization supporting the urban poor, especially refugees, in 21 districts in İstanbul. Speaking to bianet, Field Coordinator Yaşar says they are expecting support for their “Tarlabaşı Solidarity Home.”

7 July 2020

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT JUNE 2020

Men kill 21 women in June

Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women and killed at least three children in June. Having abused at least 45 children, among whom were also boys, men harassed at least 13 women and forced 93 others to sex work.

3 July 2020

Locals struggle against mining company in Konya: ‘Can anybody hear us?’

Taking no notice of the warning of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), a company is exploring coal mine in Ilgın, Konya. While the DSİ warns that the area is not suitable for mining as there are water basins, locals are waging a struggle for ecology.

25 June 2020

NEW CAMPAIGN BY HDP WOMEN’S ASSEMBLY

‘Women’s struggle is everywhere’

Rojda Bedia Akkaya from the HDP Women’s Assembly has spoken to bianet about their new campaign. “In the face of abuse, execution, trustees… We are here, women’s struggle is everywhere,” reads the slogan of the campaign.

24 June 2020

Union report: Women's broad unemployment rate nears 50 percent

"It is known that women's unemployment tends to increase during crisis periods. There has already been such a trend for women since August 2018. The increase in women unemployment accelerated with the pandemic," says Deniz Beyazbulut from the DİSK-AR.

23 June 2020

DEEP POVERTY NETWORK

The cry of 'Do you have any spare food' and abject poverty in İstanbul

According to the data collected by Deep Poverty Network, the poorest population of İstanbul live in the districts of Esenyurt, Şişli, Çekmeköy, Ataşehir,Sancaktepe, Sultanbeyli, Kağıthane, Ümraniye, Fatih and Arnavutköy.

18 June 2020

'MARCH FOR DEMOCRACY AGAINST THE COUP'

HDP Co-Chair Buldan: Our struggle is for Turkey

The group started the march from Edirne is in İstanbul on the third day.

17 June 2020

LGBTI+ RIGHTS

Ajda’s neighbors to stand trial for gender discrimination

A lawsuit has been filed against the neighbors of trans woman Ajda over their hate speech and transphobic attitude. Charged with “wrongful act”, “gender discrimination” and “threat,” they will stand trial at the İstanbul 14th Penal Judgeship of First Instance.

17 June 2020

FEMINICIDE

‘We want justice for Merve Kotan’

Standing trial for killing Merve Kotan in Aydın, Muhammet G. will have his hearing at the Aydın 1st Heavy Penal Court on June 18. Kotan's elder sister Cemre Esra has spoken to bianet ahead of tomorrow's hearing.

17 June 2020

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We cannot be ‘shy’ in defending LGBTI+ rights

We consider “secrecy” to be important in helping someone, but I would like to note that if we want to support the LGBTI+ movement, what we need to do is not to “help” but to defend their rights and to do it "openly."

15 June 2020

Rights Defender Eren Keskin Deposed over Her Tweets from Five Years Ago

Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair lawyer Eren Keskin has spoken to bianet: “We all live like captives in a sense.”

12 June 2020

ALLEGATION OF BATTERY

‘You are a Kurd, Who are You to Live in Nişantaşı?’

Mehmet Nuri Deniz says that he was insulted, discriminated and battered at the Sub-Governor’s Office of Şişli in İstanbul. With his attorney Eren Keskin, Deniz has filed a criminal complaint against the office.

12 June 2020

TEA PRODUCER TELLS BIANET

‘Our Tea Has Become Our Burden’

Mehmet Gürkan, the Chair of Fındıklı Organic Fruit Producers’ Union, has spoken to bianet about the problems of tea producers in the Black Sea region of Turkey, especially amid novel coronavirus outbreak.

11 June 2020

İSTANBUL PRIDE MONTH EVENTS

Pride Week in Digital: We Don’t Say ‘We are Here, Too,’ We Say ‘We are Here’

Ali Yıldırım from İstanbul Pride Week Committee: “We celebrate our existence. We are here, too. Even that ‘too’ is too much. We say we exist, we are here. Crying this out loud at a certain time of the year is very important to celebrate this existence...”

10 June 2020

MARCH FOR DEMOCRACY AGAINST COUP

'AKP-MHP will be Accountable for the Tiniest Problem We will Have’

HDP Spokesperson and Mardin MP Ebru Günay has spoken to bianet about her party’s “March for Democracy Against the Coup” in response to the arrest of its two lawmakers shortly after they were stripped of MP duty.

9 June 2020

ÜniKuir: 'Let's Establish Safe Zones at Universities'

A newly founded LGBTI+ group invites university students to "fight together against discrimination and hatred."

3 June 2020

PURPLE ROOF

'Police Shared the Address of Women’s Shelter with the Man Who Inflicted Violence'

After it is reported that a police officer shared the address of a women’s shelter with the man who inflicted violence on a woman, the ensuing public outrage has turned into a campaign on social media: “Will any sanctions be imposed on the officer?”

3 June 2020

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT MAY 2020

Men Kill 19 Women in May

Men inflicted violence on at least 46 women and killed one child in May. Abusing eight children, men harassed at least eight women and forced two women to sex work.

3 June 2020

IMPRISONED WOMEN’S RIGHT DEFENDERS

‘They Want to Give a Message to All Women by Arresting Rosa Women’s Association’

Arrested in Diyarbakır province in May, eight women from Rosa Women’s Association have sent a message to bianet: “Let them know that Rosa has done it! She had struggled till the very moment she was arrested, she is still struggling.”

2 June 2020

7TH ANNIVERSARY OF GEZİ

‘What Took Away Berkin Elvan and George Floyd is the Same Darkness’

The 7th anniversary of Gezi Resistance has been marked in Taksim: “The darkness that took Berkin, Ethem, Medeni, Ali İsmail, Hasan Ferit, Abdullah, Ahmet and Mehmet away from us in Gezi is the same darkness that stopped George Floyd’s breath.”

2 June 2020

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What Did the Ministry of Interior Do to Protect Women from Male Violence?

In Turkey, where women take to the streets to say "We want to live" and make calls over calls on social media to be protected from male violence, the Ministry of Interior can release a statement and say that “male violence has declined.”

1 June 2020

Horse Carriage Ban and Covid-19 Trials: What will Happen to Horses of Princes' Islands?

We have spoken with authorities on the claims that the horses will be used for antiserum production after the ban of horse carriages in İstanbul's Princes' Islands.

28 May 2020

ACADEMIC MESUDE ATAY

‘Imprisoning a Child with the Mother is a Crime Against Humanity’

After Gönül Aslan was arrested in Diyarbakır this week, her 3-year-old son Dilgeş has been sent to prison with her. We have spoken with Prof. Mesude Atay from İstanbul Bilgi University about Dilgeş and hundreds of others like him behind bars.

28 May 2020

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

COVID-19 IN İSTANBUL

Deep Poverty Network: Poor Households Abandoned to Hunger During Pandemic

“Deep poverty refers to a chronic state of abject poverty faced by those living under starvation line,” says Hacer Foggo from the Deep Poverty Network, noting that the state needs to intervene in this poverty with a mindset of social state after the pandemic.

25 May 2020

CALL FOR DEATH FASTING LAWYERS

‘Let Their Demand for Justice be Heard So That Timtik and Ünsal Can Live’

Arrested lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal have been on a death fast for their right to a fair trial. Lawyers Güçlü Sevimli and Yaprak Türkmen and law apprentice Naim Feyzullah Eminoğlu have spoken to bianet about their colleagues.

25 May 2020

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The Voice of My Grandmother

According to the figures shared by Turkish Statistical Institute, 11,803 children gave birth in Turkey in 2018. Taken together with the 18-year-olds, the total number in the last 18 years nears 2 million. The Institute has not yet shared last year’s figures.

25 May 2020

Refugee LGBTI+s: 'I'm Afraid the Pandemic will End but Discrimination will Continue'

HEVİ LGBTİ+ Association has prepared a report about the problems refugee LGBTI+s have been experiencing during the coronavirus pandemic.

21 May 2020

FACULTY MEMBER YEŞİM YASİN ANSWERS

Is it Safe to Swim in the Sea or Pool Amid Coronavirus Outbreak?

As it is almost summer now, people wonder whether spending time in the sea or pool will pose any risks in terms of catching coronavirus. Dr. Yasin says, “You can go on a vacation with peace of mind as long as you keep social distance and wear a mask."

20 May 2020