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Police attack Pride Parade and detain 373 people
30TH İSTANBUL PRIDE WEEK
Police attack Pride Parade and detain 373 people
Hundreds of LGBTI+ activists have been detained at İstanbul's Pride Parade, 30 of them were under the age of 18. The Pride Parade has been banned in the city since 2015.
27 June 2022
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: Defendant's sentence reduced due to 'unjust provocation'
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: Defendant's sentence reduced due to 'unjust provocation'
The perpetrator who killed and burned Pınar Gültekin has been sentenced to 14 and a half years in prison. The court's decision triggered outrage among women.
21 June 2022
Man acquitted of 'abusing' his child despite forensic medicine report
Man acquitted of 'abusing' his child despite forensic medicine report
Forensic medicine reports indicated that the child was abused by her father, a former youth branch chair of the AKP in Selçuk, İzmir.
10 June 2022
Council of State prosecutor once again demands annulment of İstanbul Convention decree
Council of State prosecutor once again demands annulment of İstanbul Convention decree
CHP and HDP politicians also attended the hearing. The verdict is expected to be announced in the coming days.
8 June 2022
'They made me lick the floor': Trans woman tortured, harassed in Taksim Police Station
'They made me lick the floor': Trans woman tortured, harassed in Taksim Police Station
The woman said she was battered and forced to lick the floors. Her lawyer filed a criminal complaint against the officers.
7 June 2022
Men kill 32 women in May
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT MAY 2022
Men kill 32 women in May
Men inflicted violence on at least 64 women, abused at least 22 girls and boys, harassed at least 11 women, and forced 65 women to do sex work.
3 June 2022
'Erdoğan's aim is not to flee Turkey, it is to win the elections'
'Erdoğan's aim is not to flee Turkey, it is to win the elections'
The CHP leader's latest move to claim that Erdoğan is preparing to flee the country was a blow to the ruling party's communication strategy, says Prof. Erdoğan-Tosun.
27 May 2022
Canan Kaftancıoğlu: We are not aggrieved, we are righteous
Canan Kaftancıoğlu: We are not aggrieved, we are righteous
"When we know that we are fighting for, women and society win," said the politician, who attended the premiere of a documentary about Turkey's first women MPs.
26 May 2022
Refugee woman from Iran: Why is the man who raped me not arrested?
BEING A REFUGEE WOMAN IN TURKEY
Refugee woman from Iran: Why is the man who raped me not arrested?
Khatre S., who came to Turkey to study for a master’s degree, says she was raped by a man. She filed a lawsuit.
12 May 2022
Men kill 29 women in April
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT APRIL 2022
Men kill 29 women in April
Men inflicted violence on at least 52 women, abused at least 18 girls and boys, harassed at least 14 women and forced 38 women to sex work in Turkey in April 2022.
4 May 2022
'My mother is annoyed when someone asks why a 72-year-old is in prison'
GEZİ TRIAL
'My mother is annoyed when someone asks why a 72-year-old is in prison'
Mücella Yapıcı, an architect and a rights defender, is among the eight convicts of the Gezi Park case. "We have been living through the same things for eight years," says her daughter.
28 April 2022
Taksim Solidarity: We will continue to be stubborn, naughty kids of Gezi
Taksim Solidarity: We will continue to be stubborn, naughty kids of Gezi
The Taksim Solidarity platform made a press statement in criticism of the conviction of eight people in Gezi retrial. Police intervened against the groups going to Cihangir, battering and detaining several people, including journalists.
27 April 2022
Metin Lokumcu case | 'Sub-governor gave the order'
BIANET IN TRABZON
Metin Lokumcu case | 'Sub-governor gave the order'
In the trial over the death of retired teacher Metin Lokumcu as a result of the tear gas used by the police during a protest demonstration, the defendants and the family of Metin Lokumcu spoke at today’s hearing.
8 April 2022
Men kill 25 women in March
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT MARCH 2022
Men kill 25 women in March
In March 2022, men inflicted violence on at least 51 women, killed at least three children, abused at least 12 girls and boys, harassed at least five women and forced 93 women to do sex work in Turkey.
6 April 2022
Working women in Turkey spend nine hours a day working and doing housework
INEQUALITY IN CARING
Working women in Turkey spend nine hours a day working and doing housework
Housewives have the highest burden of housework and caring; 67 percent of all women and 75 percent of married women do housework alone, shows the study.
5 April 2022
Lawyer Gülbahar: We are always on the alert for Civil Code
IN THE WAKE OF MARCH 8
Lawyer Gülbahar: We are always on the alert for Civil Code
As part of the March 8 Women’s Day discussions of Bilgi University, Prof. Ferida Acar, lawyer Hülya Gülbahar from the EŞİK platform, journalist-writer Berrin Sönmez and Bilgi University faculty member Prof. Turgut Tarhanlı addressed the audience.
23 March 2022
Feminist authors Silvia Federici, Angela Davis call for freedom for Kurdish politician Tuğluk
Feminist authors Silvia Federici, Angela Davis call for freedom for Kurdish politician Tuğluk
Imprisoned for over five years, Aysel Tuğluk is not released despite her severe illness.
17 March 2022
AKP’s draft law on male violence is ‘deficient, but positive’, says lawyer
STALKING TO BE PUNISHABLE ACT
AKP’s draft law on male violence is ‘deficient, but positive’, says lawyer
Lawyer Ceren Akkaya has spoken to bianet about the legislative proposal poised to make male violence punishable by arrest: “It is good that stalking is defined as a crime in itself. But the penalties foreseen by the draft law are far from being deterrent”.
17 March 2022
Worker Gökçe Damar: I struggle for my daughter
RESISTING WOMEN WORKERS TELL
Worker Gökçe Damar: I struggle for my daughter
Trying to make her voice heard with slogans and folk dances in front of the factory from 7 in the morning to 5 in the evening, Damar says, “Joining a labor union is not a crime; we are struggling for our union rights here. Our request is reinstatement".
16 March 2022
In a precedent ruling, court orders Social Security Institution to reimburse for HPV vaccine
In a precedent ruling, court orders Social Security Institution to reimburse for HPV vaccine
Lawyer Nilda Baltalı says, “There was another precedent ruling before. This is the second precedent ruling. The Social Security Institution (SGK) does not have the right to appeal in this case. This is very hope-inspiring.”
10 March 2022
'The feminist revolt will not end without establishing an equal and free world!'
20TH FEMINIST NIGHT MARCH
'The feminist revolt will not end without establishing an equal and free world!'
Prevented from holding the night march on İstiklal Avenue, women read out their statement in Cihangir quarter.
8 March 2022
Women gather in Cihangir despite police response
20TH FEMINIST NIGHT MARCH
Women gather in Cihangir despite police response
Subway stations in the Taksim area have been shut down as the Governor's Office banned the Feminist Night March. Dozens of women who wanted to take the ferry from Kadıköy have been detained.
8 March 2022
March 8 demonstration in İstanbul: ‘Let your papa state pay the price for the crisis’
March 8 demonstration in İstanbul: ‘Let your papa state pay the price for the crisis’
Ahead of International Women’s Day, a demonstration was held in Kadıköy district. Women opened banners that read, “We step up our struggle against poverty, violence and exploitation; we have the power to change.”
7 March 2022
Men kill 22 women in February
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT FEBRUARY 2022
Men kill 22 women in February
Men inflicted violence on at least 78 women, killed at least two children, abused at least 26 girls and boys, harassed at least seven women and forced 107 women to do sex work in Turkey in February 2022.
4 March 2022
Struggle for Kırmancki/Zazaki*: Speaking your mother language is not separatism
RESEARCHER GÜNTAŞ-ALDATMAZ
Struggle for Kırmancki/Zazaki*: Speaking your mother language is not separatism
Dr. Nadire Güntaş-Aldatmaz says, “Children; you are more beautiful when you speak the language of your mother, father, maternal and paternal grandmother.”
22 February 2022
Romani people during the pandemic: Both discrimination and violence on the increase
Romani people during the pandemic: Both discrimination and violence on the increase
Prepared as part of the Roma Dialogue Network’s Reinforcement Project, a recent report sheds light on the problems encountered by Romani people in Turkey during the pandemic: Aggravated discrimination, increasing poverty, more blatant violence.
21 February 2022
'Surprising': 5-year-old Lusin talks about Homshetsi on Mother Language Day
FEBRUARY 21
'Surprising': 5-year-old Lusin talks about Homshetsi on Mother Language Day
“Homshetsi is a special language, Homshetsi is a beautiful language. I would like to sing you a song,” says Lusin Sultan, speaking to bianet on the occasion of February 21 International Mother Language Day.
21 February 2022
Metin Lokumcu case | 2 police officers on trial to be brought to court by force
BIANET IN TRABZON
Metin Lokumcu case | 2 police officers on trial to be brought to court by force
The trial over the death of retired teacher Metin Lokumcu as a result of the tear gas used by the police during a protest demonstration continued with its third hearing at the Trabzon 2nd High Criminal Court today, February 18, 2022.
18 February 2022
Men kill at least 339 women in 2021
MALE VIOLENCE 2021
Men kill at least 339 women in 2021
In 2021, men killed at least 339 women and 34 children in Turkey. Men raped 96 women, forced 772 women to sex work, harassed 424 women and abused 208 children. Men injured and inflicted violence on at least 793 women in 2021.
14 February 2022
Legal amendment ‘aims to prevent divorce’ by limiting right to alimony
LAWYERS PASİNLİ & AKKAYA
Legal amendment ‘aims to prevent divorce’ by limiting right to alimony
Speaking about the legal amendment poised to put a time limit on the right to alimony, lawyers Akkaya and Pasinli say that the attacks on women’s rights will not be limited to this, underlining that the amendment is against international conventions.
9 February 2022
Men kill 23 women in January
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT JANUARY 2022
Men kill 23 women in January
In January 2022, men inflicted violence on at least 57 women, killed at least three children, abused at least 27 girls and boys, harassed at least eight women and forced at least 24 women to sex work in Turkey.
8 February 2022
Severely ill prisoner not treated after refusing to be handcuffed to bed
Severely ill prisoner not treated after refusing to be handcuffed to bed
Having severe heart disease, Fatma Tokmak is kept in prison despite a report saying that she can't stay in prison, says her attorney.
27 January 2022
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