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Mihraç’s father: He wanted it so much, we had just bought him a bike
KILLED IN ARMORED VEHICLE CRASH
Mihraç’s father: He wanted it so much, we had just bought him a bike
The father of Mihraç Miroğlu, who was hit by an armored police vehicle and lost his life in Şırnak, says, “I will seek justice for my child.” Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Eren also calls on the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission to do its duty.
6 September 2021
Who will protect Kurdish children from armored vehicles?
WOMEN’S AGENDA / EVRİM KEPENEK
Who will protect Kurdish children from armored vehicles?
Hakan, Dilek, Raşid, Berfin… The children who were hit and run over by armored vehicles and lost their lives in Turkey…
6 September 2021
Peace means innocence, it means children live...
THOSE WHO WANT PEACE SPEAK OUT
Peace means innocence, it means children live...
Worker Can Ataş was one of the survivors of the October 10 Ankara Massacre in 2015. His both feet were broken into pieces, he was treated for 23 months.
1 September 2021
491 wounded women
WOMEN’S AGENDA / EVRİM KEPENEK
491 wounded women
Is there any support mechanism in Turkey for the women subjected to male violence and forced to lead their lives physically and emotionally wounded?
30 August 2021
Petition to Presidency for evacuation of 24 artists from Afghanistan
Petition to Presidency for evacuation of 24 artists from Afghanistan
The lives of 24 artists who have been working for human rights are in danger, say the organizers of the campaign.
18 August 2021
Access block to our male violence monitoring report: We won’t stay silent
Access block to our male violence monitoring report: We won’t stay silent
Lawyer O. Meriç Eyüboğlu has lashed out at the access block imposed on our 141 news reports: “We will - of course - not stay silent in the face of this censorship, this grave interference with the right to receive and report news.”
4 August 2021
Men kill 24 women in July
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT JULY 2021
Men kill 24 women in July
Men inflicted violence on at least 77 women, killed at least four children, abused at least 13 girls and boys, harassed at least 21 women, forced 36 women to sex work in July.
4 August 2021
Metin Lokumcu case: What will happen now?
Metin Lokumcu case: What will happen now?
Retired teacher Metin Lokumcu’s son Ulaş Lokumcu and lawyer Meriç Eyüboğlu have spoken to bianet about the trial over the death of Metin Lokumcu, who lost his life after being affected by the pepper gas used during a police intervention into a protest.
30 July 2021
Father who ‘abused’ his child released on probation
FINDING OF ABUSE IN REPORTS
Father who ‘abused’ his child released on probation
Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair and lawyer Eren Keskin says, “Even though there is a finding of abuse in the Forensic Medical report, the father put on trial over abuse has been released on probation.”
29 July 2021
Transphobic attack on woman in İstanbul’s Harbiye
Transphobic attack on woman in İstanbul’s Harbiye
A transphobic group verbally harassed trans woman Beren Ecmel in İstanbul’s Harbiye; afterwards, they attacked her with sharp objects. Ecmel has spoken to bianet: "My life is as sacred as anyone else's. I want this to be understood."
26 July 2021
Kurdish writer Meral Şimşek tortured with strip search by police in Greece
Kurdish writer Meral Şimşek tortured with strip search by police in Greece
Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair and lawyer Eren Keskin says that Greece committed a grave international crime against humanity and announced that they will apply to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
8 July 2021
Appeals court overturns defendant’s acquittal, gives prison sentence for rape
Appeals court overturns defendant’s acquittal, gives prison sentence for rape
Speaking about the sexual assault in Kınalıada, one of Princes’ Islands in İstanbul, and the ensuing legal process, lawyer Rozerin Seda Kip says, “My client waged a struggle and we have won. My client feels like new after three and a half years.”
6 July 2021
85 conscientious objectors fined 575 thousand lira in Turkey
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS TELL
85 conscientious objectors fined 575 thousand lira in Turkey
The Conscientious Objection Association has released its report “Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Turkey”, which addresses the problems in the legislation, offers solutions and shares statements of conscientious objectors.
6 July 2021
Men kill 24 women in June
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT
Men kill 24 women in June
Men inflicted violence on at least 94 women, killed at least three children, abused at least seven girls and boys, harassed at least seven women and forced at least 63 women to sex work in June 2021.
6 July 2021
Sürmi İnce murder and İstanbul Convention
WOMEN’S AGENDA / EVRİM KEPENEK
Sürmi İnce murder and İstanbul Convention
According to her son and lawyer Bünyamin İnce, even an examination was not conducted at the scene of the incident and evidence was not collected in the five years when the trial over the killing of Sürme İnce continued.
5 July 2021
Police block women's march for İstanbul Convention, use tear gas, rubber bullets
Police block women's march for İstanbul Convention, use tear gas, rubber bullets
Women took to the streets as Turkey officially quit the İstanbul Convention on combating violence against women.
1 July 2021
Turkey’s withdrawal from İstanbul Convention is final: What will happen now?
Turkey’s withdrawal from İstanbul Convention is final: What will happen now?
Lawyer Molu underlines that even though the Convention is no longer in force in Turkey, the country still has legal obligations in the face of male violence: “Men shouldn’t think, ‘I attack women and go unpunished.’ This is not the case.”
1 July 2021
First Pride March in Eskişehir: ‘We want the whole city’
ON JUNE 30 AT 6.30 PM
First Pride March in Eskişehir: ‘We want the whole city’
Ahead of the first Pride March today, the LGBTI+s in Turkey’s Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir say, “We come together against the institutions that disregard the experiences of subjects; we get organized against all discriminatory practices.”
30 June 2021
Homophobic attack in İstanbul: ‘It was like a life-and-death situation’
Homophobic attack in İstanbul: ‘It was like a life-and-death situation’
LGBTI+s were faced with attempted lynching in İstanbul’s Tophane neighbourhood; police told them, “Don’t exaggerate.” They have received a medical report documenting the battery and are now preparing to file a criminal complaint.
30 June 2021
Metin Lokumcu case: Decision of lack of jurisdiction
BİANET IN TRABZON
Metin Lokumcu case: Decision of lack of jurisdiction
Witnesses were heard at the second hearing of the trial over the killing of retired teacher Metin Lokumcu. Speaking about the day of the incident, witness Ustabaş said, “Those who went to the hospital to learn about his condition were attacked with bullets.”
29 June 2021
The year 2021 in Turkey: Picnic is forbidden, so is marching
WOMEN’S AGENDA BY EVRİM KEPENEK
The year 2021 in Turkey: Picnic is forbidden, so is marching
LGBTI+s wanted to have a picnic in İstanbul’s Maçka Park a few days ago. It was banned. They wanted to hold a pride march in Taksim Square, one of the most well-known squares of the world. It was also banned. The year is 2021.
28 June 2021
19th İstanbul Pride March: Police attack in Taksim, several people detained
19th İstanbul Pride March: Police attack in Taksim, several people detained
The Sub-Governor’s Office of Beyoğlu has banned the LGBTI+ Pride March to be held in Taksim. The police attacked the group who gathered in Taksim. Using plastic bullets, they have taken at least 20 people into custody.
26 June 2021
‘Purple Summit’ by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
‘Purple Summit’ by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
In a first in its history, the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) organized the Purple Summit, where women’s organizations and the İMM officials met.
25 June 2021
‘Parliamentary commission legitimizes withdrawal from İstanbul Convention’
CHP MP TAŞÇIER
‘Parliamentary commission legitimizes withdrawal from İstanbul Convention’
The main opposition CHP has withdrawn from the Parliamentary Commission for Inquiring the Causes of Violence Against Women: “They are trying to normalize the crime.”
24 June 2021
Trial over forced sex work: Woman’s witness statement disregarded
MALE VIOLENCE
Trial over forced sex work: Woman’s witness statement disregarded
In the trial of the gang that forced Sibel Y. to sex work, the second hearing has been held. Lawyer Keskin says the witness statement of a woman must be taken into consideration, stressing the importance of İstanbul Convention in this context.
23 June 2021
Police attack LGBTI+s' picnic: 1 person detained
PRIDE WEEK IN İSTANBUL
Police attack LGBTI+s' picnic: 1 person detained
The police have attacked the LGBTI+s having a picnic at Maçka Park in İstanbul as part of the Pride Week. One person has been detained. While the Şişli Sub-Governor's Office banned the picnic, rainbow flags were not allowed into the park.
22 June 2021
İstanbul Convention rally: 'I was born free and I live freely'
REPORT/IMPRESSIONS
İstanbul Convention rally: 'I was born free and I live freely'
Even if the convention is abolished, women and LGBTI+s are determined to enforce its articles.
21 June 2021
Mutlu Kaya’s silence: Don’t fear ever!
WOMEN’S AGENDA BY EVRİM KEPENEK
Mutlu Kaya’s silence: Don’t fear ever!
Having miraculously survived male violence, Mutlu Kaya was also in İstanbul’s Maltepe on June 19, when women from all around the country protested Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention.
21 June 2021
'Perpetrator killed Deniz while plainclothes police officers waiting at the door'
HDP MP KEMALBAY
'Perpetrator killed Deniz while plainclothes police officers waiting at the door'
HDP MPs Kemalbay and Danış-Beştaş have denounced the attack on HDP İzmir Provincial Organization building and the killing of party worker Deniz Poyraz. They have underlined that “the assailants are given sentences like rewards”.
17 June 2021
Attack on HDP İzmir office: Party worker Deniz Poyraz killed
Attack on HDP İzmir office: Party worker Deniz Poyraz killed
The İzmir provincial organization building of the Peoples' Democratic Party has been attacked. HDP MP Murat Çepni has announced that party worker Deniz Poyraz has been killed in the attack, which is later confirmed by the İzmir Govenor's Office.
17 June 2021
Police officer who battered a woman indicted for 'actual bodily harm'
Police officer who battered a woman indicted for 'actual bodily harm'
Attorney Eren Keskin has made an application to the court, stating that the incident was not actual bodily harm but torture.
15 June 2021
Father arrested for 'abusing' his child
HE WAS GIVEN CHILD’S CUSTODY
Father arrested for 'abusing' his child
The Forensic Medicine Institution has issued a report documenting that the child was subjected to sexual abuse. The father has been arrested.
9 June 2021
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