Evrim Kepenek

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How will election safety be ensured in earthquake-hit regions?

Journalist Seçil Türkkan says that in a period when the people were no longer able to protest on the streets, "the Movement for the Protection of Ballot Boxes has become an unorganized organization, an inactive action, a protest without protest."

13 April 2023

'Police intervention was a violation: May Day demo was peaceful even if unauthorized'

The Constitutional Court of Turkey ruled that there was a violation of rights of Dilan who was shot in her head with tear gas during the May Day demonstrations in 2013 in İstanbul.

11 April 2023

'Expected' deaths: Dina and Gina

It is clear that the death of the university student Dina, is not an "unexpected" but "expected" one with hatred toward migrants agitated by many. The opposition parties have to speak up urgently in order to stop such hostility.

9 April 2023

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT MARCH 2023

DAY 18 OF STRIKE IN MATA

'We worked under unhealthy conditions for years. Are we now evil when we demand our rights?'

The Mata workers on strike in Tuzla, İstanbul described bianet their working conditions and their demands.

16 March 2023

Fighting to obtain an identity card at the age of 66

HDP MP Gergerlioğlu brought up the case of Fatma Selvi in a parliamentary question and also requested to learn the number of citizens who are not able to obtain an identity card although they have applied for it.

10 March 2023

WE ARE ENRAGED, WE ARE IN MOURNING, WE ARE HERE!

Women and LGBTI+ met despite all barriers in the March 8 Feminist Night March

Thousands of women and LGBTI+ people were there to participate in the 21st March 8 Night March called by feminists in Taksim, İstanbul.

9 March 2023

Court issues arrest warrant against man for 'abusing child who survived earthquake'

The brother of the refugee child had identified the man who is accused of abusing a 13-year-old girl after she was rescued from the rubble.

6 March 2023

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT FEBRUARY 2023

Men killed 11 women in February

Men inflicted violence on at least 40 women, abused two boys and girls, and harassed at least one woman.

3 March 2023

FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES

Police prevent feminist activists from distributing aid in Hatay

"They seized women's phones by showing their weapons and threatening them. They also asked them to delete footage they had taken," said an activist.

27 February 2023

Man who killed 16-year-old girl gets sentence reduced for 'good conduct' in second case

The perpetrator had already been sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for killing the girl. In a second case for "sexually abusing a child" and "depriving a person of liberty," the court reduced his sentence because of his "good behavior."

22 February 2023

FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES

Families of children from North Cyprus killed in the quake: 'We owe justice to our children'

Confidentiality order was issued on the case file related to the hotel in Adıyaman where 35 lives were lost in the earthquake from volleyball teams of 6th grades from North Cyprus, and also 30 tour guides. The families of the children are angry.

20 February 2023

MALE VIOLENCE 2022

Men killed at least 327 women in 2022

In 2022, men killed at least 327 women and 39 children in Turkey. Men raped 32 women, forced 442 women to sex work, harassed 156 women, and abused 238 children. Men injured 793 women in 2022.

12 February 2023

LGBTI+ and trans people in Gaziantep avoid assembly areas due to hate speech

LGBTI+ and trans people face discriminatory rhetoric and have difficulty finding safe spaces, Mehmet an LGBTI+ activist in Gaziantep states.

8 February 2023

Earthquake destroys only runway of Hatay Airport

Authorities have previously been warned that the airport would be built on a fault line. Aid and rescue flights are currently prevented from landing at the airport.

6 February 2023

Men killed 31 women in January

Men inflicted violence on at least 72 women, abused at least 11 girls and boys, and harassed at least seven women.

3 February 2023

Men killed 19 women in December

Men inflicted violence on at least 65 women, abused at least 29 boys and girls, and harassed at least 16 women.

4 January 2023

'Muftis' authorization to solemnize marriages paved the way for child abuse'

Lawyer Özkan on what should have been done in the last widely discussed case of H.G.K. and which legal amendments paved the way to early marriages becoming more widespread.

13 December 2022

Men killed 28 women in November

Men inflicted violence on at least 25 women, abused at least four girls and boys, and harassed at least nine women.

7 December 2022

'Cancer report' concerning millions in Türkiye's northwest not disclosed for nearly seven years

The Ministry of Health carried out research between 2011 and 2016 to find out the impact of the environmental factors in several provinces in the Marmara Region, where cancer rates are higher than most parts of the country.

29 November 2022

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Over 100 women detained in İstanbul, two fainted after being beaten by police

Defying a demonstration ban, hundreds of women gathered in Beyoğlu to mark November 25. Detainees include a journalist.

25 November 2022

NOVEMBER 25 DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Men killed 296, injured 715 women in 326 days

In 326 days between January 1 and November 23, men killed at least 296 women and inflicted violence on at least 715 women.

24 November 2022

Union: Violence against women journalists is on the increase

The Journalists Union of Türkiye says women and LGBTI+ journalists are suffering more violence while working.

22 November 2022

Minou Mirabal: Women's struggle in Iran has created butterfly effect

Speaking in İstanbul, Minou Mirabal, successor of Mirabal sisters from Dominican Republic says, "We are half of society. I believe that women's movements in the whole world will get stronger, will unite, and will clear our way. Look at Iran. It was the same with the women's struggle in Chile."

18 November 2022

İstanbul bombing: Lawyer threatened after fake news says her phone number 'leaked by officials'

After fake news that she was the perpetrator of the Taksim bomb attack, Jiyan Tosun received many threatening phone calls. Her family members and another lawyer using a number registered under her name were also called. Tosun says only officials can access and leak such data.

14 November 2022

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT OCTOBER 2022

Men killed 32 women in October

Men inflicted violence on at least 70 women, abused at least 18 girls and boys, harassed at least 13 women, and forced 14 women to do sex work.

4 November 2022

How were the conditions at Amasra mine?

While the Amasra mine was "one of the safest" with security equipment, the people employed in the mine were undertrained, says a retired worker.

21 October 2022

BARTIN MINE BLAST

Mother of killed miner: 'Everybody has left, we are left with pain'

bianet talked to the mother of Mustafa Can Yıldırım, whose dead body was the last to be taken out of the coal mine in Bartın. She said, "We believe that there is negligence here. We want this negligence to be uncovered."

18 October 2022

'Kılıçdaroğlu should also reconcile with the LGBTI+ community'

Erdoğan used the main opposition leader's move to "reconcile" with the pious to attack the LGBTI+ community, says an activist.

7 October 2022

Men killed 26 women in September

Men inflicted violence on at least 71 women, abused at least 12 girls and boys, harassed at least 16 women, and forced two women to do sex work.

6 October 2022

How will election safety be ensured in earthquake-hit regions?

'Police intervention was a violation: May Day demo was peaceful even if unauthorized'

'Expected' deaths: Dina and Gina

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT MARCH 2023

Men killed 23 women in March

Prosecutor turns complainant trans woman into the suspect

Mob attack on LGBTI+s during Diyarbakır Newroz celebrations

DAY 18 OF STRIKE IN MATA

'We worked under unhealthy conditions for years. Are we now evil when we demand our rights?'

Fighting to obtain an identity card at the age of 66

WE ARE ENRAGED, WE ARE IN MOURNING, WE ARE HERE!

Women and LGBTI+ met despite all barriers in the March 8 Feminist Night March

Court issues arrest warrant against man for 'abusing child who survived earthquake'

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT FEBRUARY 2023

Men killed 11 women in February

FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES

Police prevent feminist activists from distributing aid in Hatay

Man who killed 16-year-old girl gets sentence reduced for 'good conduct' in second case

FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES

Families of children from North Cyprus killed in the quake: 'We owe justice to our children'

MALE VIOLENCE 2022

Men killed at least 327 women in 2022

LGBTI+ and trans people in Gaziantep avoid assembly areas due to hate speech

Earthquake destroys only runway of Hatay Airport

Men killed 31 women in January

Men killed 19 women in December

'Muftis' authorization to solemnize marriages paved the way for child abuse'

Men killed 28 women in November

'Cancer report' concerning millions in Türkiye's northwest not disclosed for nearly seven years

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Over 100 women detained in İstanbul, two fainted after being beaten by police

NOVEMBER 25 DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Men killed 296, injured 715 women in 326 days

Union: Violence against women journalists is on the increase

Minou Mirabal: Women's struggle in Iran has created butterfly effect

İstanbul bombing: Lawyer threatened after fake news says her phone number 'leaked by officials'

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT OCTOBER 2022

Men killed 32 women in October

How were the conditions at Amasra mine?

BARTIN MINE BLAST

Mother of killed miner: 'Everybody has left, we are left with pain'

'Kılıçdaroğlu should also reconcile with the LGBTI+ community'

Men killed 26 women in September