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'HDP's Bülent Uyguner is in Coronavirus Risk Group, Release Him'
AYŞEGÜL UYGUNER
'HDP's Bülent Uyguner is in Coronavirus Risk Group, Release Him'
Bülent Uyguner, an executive from the HDP Kocaeli Provincial Organization, has been behind bars since late November 2019. His wife Ayşegül Uyguner says, “HDP is a legal political party. Since when is it a crime to be an executive of a legal party?”
12 May 2020
A Struggle of Motherhood from Turkey to US: Just to Keep My Daughter Alive
A Struggle of Motherhood from Turkey to US: Just to Keep My Daughter Alive
Demet Dulkara has emigrated to the US for her daughter’s treatment. Designing clothes for children living with an abdominal feeding tube, she sells the clothes online and takes them to children at hospitals in US. Dulkara is waiting for support from the public.
11 May 2020
5 Negligences in Investigation into Nadira Kadirova's Suspicious Death
BY LAWYER İLYAS DOĞAN
5 Negligences in Investigation into Nadira Kadirova's Suspicious Death
Lawyer Doğan says, “Nadira Kadirova may have committed suicide. The public needs to know the causes leading to her suicide. It is the duty of the prosecutor’s office to unveil them.” Doğan also asks for support from the whole public.
11 May 2020
Men Kill 17 Women in April
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT APRIL 2020
Men Kill 17 Women in April
Men inflicted violence on at least 39 women and killed two children in April. Abusing three children, men also harassed at least nine women.
5 May 2020
Women Massacred in Taksim on May 1, 1977 Commemorated
Women Massacred in Taksim on May 1, 1977 Commemorated
The women who were massacred in Taksim, İstanbul during the May Day celebrations in 1977 have been commemorated by the women’s organizations and four occupational organizations and confederations of unions.
1 May 2020
‘Taksim is May Day Square, We Won’t Give up’
THOSE MASSACRED IN 1977 COMMEMORATED
‘Taksim is May Day Square, We Won’t Give up’
The ones massacred in Taksim, İstanbul during May Day celebrations in 1977 have been commemorated. While fewer people have gathered on Kazancı Slope due to pandemic, their message is as strong as before: “We don’t forget our friends.”
29 April 2020
Domestic Workers: Municipalities Can Employ us to Care for the Sick and Elderly
CORONAVIRUS
Domestic Workers: Municipalities Can Employ us to Care for the Sick and Elderly
Gülhan Benli from the Domestic Workers Solidarity Union and Münire İnal from the Collective Work Domestic Workers Union have spoken to bianet about the problems of domestic worker women who have to stay home due to coronavirus outbreak.
29 April 2020
‘They Don’t Support You Because You are “Small Business Owner”, But Levy Taxes’
CORONAVIRUS
‘They Don’t Support You Because You are “Small Business Owner”, But Levy Taxes’
Özlem Çalışkan is the founder of “Helmeli” homemade food restaurant in İstanbul. Speaking to bianet about work life in the days of Covid-19 pandemic, she says that no one supports women who strive to stand on their own feet in Turkey.
28 April 2020
İnci Batuk, Masis Kürkçügil on Covid-19: Good Spirits is the Most Important Factor
İnci Batuk, Masis Kürkçügil on Covid-19: Good Spirits is the Most Important Factor
Discharged from hospital after their coronavirus treatment, art director İnci Batuk-Kürkçügil and historian-writer Masis Kürkçügil have spoken to bianet about their treatment process.
27 April 2020
Hülya and Müslüm...
WOMEN’S AGENDA / EVRİM KEPENEK
Hülya and Müslüm...
The systematized sexist structure of the state leads to inequality between women and men by the hands of the judiciary. What Hülya and Müslüm went through has once again revealed the male sexist state - judicial system in Turkey.
27 April 2020
LGBTI+ Children Do Exist: ‘Tell Them They are Not Alone’
LGBTI+ Children Do Exist: ‘Tell Them They are Not Alone’
On the occasion of Children’s Day, LGBTI+s in Turkey protested on social media under the hashtag #LGBTİÇocuklarVardır (LGBTI Children Do Exist) and shared their experiences of discrimination and hate speech that they had in their childhood.
26 April 2020
Life with Covid-19: What will be the New ‘Normal’?
BY PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST KARADAĞ-ÇAMAN
Life with Covid-19: What will be the New ‘Normal’?
Assoc. Prof. Özge Karadağ-Çaman has noted that the ones who have set a certain goal for themselves and work to reach that goal can get over Covid-19 quarantine more easily. “There is no room for hopelessness,” she has warned.
22 April 2020
Woman Doctor Subjected to Violence from Colleague: 'Hospital Management Doesn't Care'
Woman Doctor Subjected to Violence from Colleague: 'Hospital Management Doesn't Care'
"In such a period, layoffs are banned and it's hard to find a new doctor. The management doesn't care about what we went through. Doctors can't resign. There is a serious problem with the system," says Dr. Ekenler.
20 April 2020
Zeliha Asks: Who will Protect Me and My Son?
MALE VIOLENCE
Zeliha Asks: Who will Protect Me and My Son?
The ex-husband of Zeliha Erdemir was arrested for inflicting violence on her. With the recently enacted law on criminal enforcement, he will also be released from prison. Erdemir asks for help from the authorities to protect her from her ex-husband.
16 April 2020
Feminicide in Rize Amid Increasing Male Violence Against Women During Pandemic
Feminicide in Rize Amid Increasing Male Violence Against Women During Pandemic
A man named Savaş D. killed Gamze P. in Rize province. Calling on local authorities to make sure that the man is given the severest punishment, women say, “There is no room for male violence in our district, home or world! We want to live!”
16 April 2020
Release of Perpetrators of Male Violence due to Pandemic Leaves Women Anxious
LAW ON CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT
Release of Perpetrators of Male Violence due to Pandemic Leaves Women Anxious
"Even if it is said that crimes of violence against women are not included in the law, we know that many offenses that are committed against women such as injury, threat, and false imprisonment are included," women's rights defenders say.
15 April 2020
Courier Worker: We Don’t Want to be ‘Super Carriers’ of the Virus
Courier Worker: We Don’t Want to be ‘Super Carriers’ of the Virus
Long working hours, the breaks they are not allowed to take, overtime wages they are not paid… A courier worker has spoken to bianet about their workload and demands amid coronavirus outbreak.
13 April 2020
Lawyer Who Beats Covid-19: Don’t Give up
Lawyer Who Beats Covid-19: Don’t Give up
Having beaten Covid-19, women's rights defender and lawyer Rukiye Leyla Süren says, “I have never given up, life is so beautiful” and adds: “What is happening at the hospital is not known by the society.”
11 April 2020
Ecologist Cemil Aksu: We Bear Direct Consequences of Our Destruction of Nature
Ecologist Cemil Aksu: We Bear Direct Consequences of Our Destruction of Nature
Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK) Executive Board member and Polen Ecology activist Cemil Aksu has commented on the relationship between ecology and capitalism in a video interview to bianet.
8 April 2020
Assoc. Prof. Kızıl: Pandemic Management in Turkey is not Scientific, But Political
Assoc. Prof. Kızıl: Pandemic Management in Turkey is not Scientific, But Political
Referring to Turkey’s struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic, Assoc. Prof. Çağhan Kızıl has emphasized that Turkey does not act like managing a crisis and does not take scientific motives into consideration.
8 April 2020
Men Kill 25 Women in March
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT MARCH 2020
Men Kill 25 Women in March
Men killed at least 25 women, inflicted violence on at least 46 women, forced 83 women to sex work, sexually abused 23 children and harassed at least 10 women in March 2020.
3 April 2020
Covid-19 Regulation by Judicial Body will 'Increase Male Violence'
Covid-19 Regulation by Judicial Body will 'Increase Male Violence'
Judges and prosecutors have been ordered to consider the health of the persons who use violence on women when issuing restraint orders against them.
31 March 2020
Those Who Fit Their Lives into Home and Those Who Have to Fit Their Lives into Work
Those Who Fit Their Lives into Home and Those Who Have to Fit Their Lives into Work
The government has been running a campaign with the slogans, "Stay home" and "Life fits into home" to help prevent the coronavirus from further spreading in the country.
27 March 2020
Waste Picker Hamza: They Act Like We Don’t Exist on the Streets
Waste Picker Hamza: They Act Like We Don’t Exist on the Streets
Hamza is a waste picker strolling along the streets of İstanbul, collecting waste for a living. “Even our garbage is different than that of the rich,” Hamza says and adds, "No one asks, no one cares about us... They act like we don't exist on the streets."
25 March 2020
'Government Drafts Bill to Reduce Sentences for Sexual Violence Amid Pandemic'
'Government Drafts Bill to Reduce Sentences for Sexual Violence Amid Pandemic'
The parliament will vote on a bill on sentence reductions in a bid to reduce prison populations due to the coronavirus pandemic.
24 March 2020
Prisoners’ Relatives: We Want a Fair Legal Regulation for Political Prisoners
Prisoners’ Relatives: We Want a Fair Legal Regulation for Political Prisoners
Evin Jiyan Kışanak, Hülya Oruç, Zeynep Mızraklı, Mehmet Altan and Özge Terkoğlu slam the 3rd Judicial Reform Package for excluding political prisoners from reduced prison sentences to be introduced by the amended legal regulation on execution.
24 March 2020
Women's Organizations Call for Urgent Action Plan to Prevent Male Violence During Pandemic
Women's Organizations Call for Urgent Action Plan to Prevent Male Violence During Pandemic
Three women's organizations note that women may face increased male violence as a result of staying home during the coronavirus pandemic.
24 March 2020
Beyoğlu in the Days of Corona: Shopkeepers are Worried, Cats are Lonely
IMPRESSIONS FROM İSTANBUL BY EVRİM KEPENEK
Beyoğlu in the Days of Corona: Shopkeepers are Worried, Cats are Lonely
People at shopping malls, in bookstores, in shops of Beyoğlu… It is far less crowded than usual. There are few people on the streets, most of them with masks. Trying to keep my social distance, I ask, “How has coronavirus affected your lives?”
19 March 2020
Media Coverage of Coronavirus Pandemic 'Unscientific, Sensational, Negligent,' Say Experts
Media Coverage of Coronavirus Pandemic 'Unscientific, Sensational, Negligent,' Say Experts
From "experts" saying the pandemic is caused by "adultery" to professors advising eating pickled vegetables against the disease, TVs are full of "cliches, prejudices and made-up news," according to communication professors.
18 March 2020
Deceived by Lawyers, Killed Worker's Family Seeks Justice: 'We Want Them to Stand Trial'
Deceived by Lawyers, Killed Worker's Family Seeks Justice: 'We Want Them to Stand Trial'
An employee of the Türkiye newspaper was killed while doing a work that wasn't included in his job description.
17 March 2020
A Good Question Indeed: Why are There No Women at This Conference?
A Good Question Indeed: Why are There No Women at This Conference?
Asst. Prof. Baykan from Yeditepe University has been closely monitoring the events with no women invited for the last three years and asking the organizers the reason for the absence of women. Baykan has shared his observations with bianet.
17 March 2020
Lack of Precautions for Coronavirus in Prisons May Cause 'Grave Consequences'
Lack of Precautions for Coronavirus in Prisons May Cause 'Grave Consequences'
Lawyers and rights defenders who regularly visit prisons have spoken to bianet about possible consequences of the outbreak and the precautions that should be taken.
11 March 2020
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