Evrim Kepenek

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YILDIZ TAR AND HATİCE DEMİR

‘LGBTI+ existence won’t disappear just because Turkey withdraws from convention’

Kaos GL Association Media Coordinator Yıldız Tar and SPoD Association Legal Advisor lawyer Hatice Demir have spoken to bianet about the impacts of Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention on LGBTI+s in the country.

22 March 2021

EU: A DREAM FOR TURKEY?

‘EU sees Turkey in the same category as Russia and China’

Nilgün Arısan, the Director of TEPAV European Union Institute, has answered our questions about Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention within the context of the country’s relations with the European Union.

22 March 2021

WHY DO THEY WANT TO CLOSE HDP?

Demirtaş: The aim is to make the AKP win the election

Answering the questions of bianet about the closure case filed against the HDP, imprisoned former Co-Chair of the HDP Selahattin Demirtaş says, “I am sure we will foil all these unjust attacks before the law and at the ballot box.”

22 March 2021

WOMEN TAKE TO SQUARES

‘We don’t accept one man’s decision’

Women have taken to the streets to protest the Presidential decree withdrawing Turkey’s signature from the İstanbul Convention. They have once again underlined that the convention saves lives.

20 March 2021

HDP's Gergerlioğlu expects stronger support from opposition

Starting a "justice watch" at the parliament after he was stripped of MP status, Gergerlioğlu has said that the public reaction against his expulstion has been stronger than the opposition's reaction.

18 March 2021

The man who attacked refugee trans woman Asya 'should receive the heaviest sentence'

We have spoken with friends of Asya, 18, a trans woman from Syria, who is under treatment after being attacked with acid.

15 March 2021

WOMEN'S DAY

Feminist Night March: 'Feminist rebellion is everywhere!'

Hundreds of women have held the 19th night march marking Women's Day.

8 March 2021

AHEAD OF MARCH 8 WOMEN'S DAY

'We are not afraid, we resist,' say women in İstanbul

Upon the call of the İstanbul March 8 Women’s Platform, women from all around İstanbul met in Kadıköy ahead of International Women’s Day. LGBTI+ cortege and rainbow symbols were not allowed in the square for a long time.

6 March 2021

WOMEN OF LITERATURE

Writer Pınar Kür: Powerful leaders will come out of women's movement

“One must be stupid to not see the gender inequality in our country. A woman writer who does not express it is not a literary figure,” says writer Pınar Kür.

5 March 2021

ANNE KLEIN WOMEN’S AWARD CEREMONY

Canan Arın: World is changing, women will have the victory

Speaking at the online awards ceremony, lawyer Canan Arın, granted the Anne Klein Women’s Award by Heinrich Böll Foundation, says that women will once again be on the streets demand their rights on March 8 Women’s Day.

4 March 2021

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT FEBRUARY 2021

Men kill 33 women in February

Men inflicted violence on at least 57 women and killed at least one child in February. Abusing at least four children including boys, men harassed at least nine women and forced at least 104 women to sex work in February 2021.

4 March 2021

MALE VIOLENCE

Sibel’s legal struggle pays off, Mutlu E. arrested

After Mutlu E. has been arrested for sexually assaulting her and forcing her to sex work, Sibel Y. calls on other women threatened and aggrieved by him to not be afraid: “We are no longer in a position to be afraid. Come and speak at court.”

3 March 2021

Study: Younger Zazas in Dersim reluctant to learn Zaza language, increasingly identify as 'Turks'

"The oldest generation is monolingual and this language is the Zaza language. The middle-aged generation, who learned the second language mainly at school, are bilingual. The younger generation are again monolingual but this language is Turkish," says Dr. Güntaş-Aldatmaz.

1 March 2021

WOMEN’S AGENDA / EVRİM KEPENEK

March 8 and Kurdish politician women in Turkey

At least 38 Kurdish women politicians are either arrested or not behind bars, but on trial due to their speeches marking March 8 or November 25. Some of them are facing summaries of proceedings.

1 March 2021

MALE VIOLENCE 2020

Men kill at least 284 women in 2020

Men killed at least 284 women and 26 children in 2020. Men raped 96 women, forced 818 women to sex work, harassed 147 women and abused 265 children. In 2020, men inflicted violence on and wounded at least 792 women.

1 March 2021

MALE VIOLENCE

Sibel asks, ‘Why is this man not arrested pending trial?’

Mutlu E. abducted, tortured and sexually assaulted Sibel Y. He also forced her to sex work. While a lawsuit has been filed against the man on charge of "aggravated sexual assault,” he has not been arrested pending trial.

25 February 2021

WRITER MERAL ŞİMŞEK

'I was subjected to strip search in police custody'

With her literary works brought against her as criminal evidence, writer Şimşek says that she was subjected to strip search and not given water for hours while she was in detention at Malatya Security Directorate.

23 February 2021

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT JANUARY 2021

Men kill 22 women in January

Men inflicted violence on at least 60 women and killed one child in January. Abusing at least 12 children, including boys, men also harassed at least nine women. Men forced at least 28 women to sex work in January.

3 February 2021

MALE VIOLENCE 2020

Men kill at least 284 women in 2020

21 January 2021

BY EVRİM KEPENEK

Arrested for ‘solicitation of minor’ in US, man is now a department head in Turkey

Having served time in prison and with his physician-in-training permit temporarily suspended in Texas for “online solicitation of a minor”, psychiatrist Abdussamed K. is now the head of the psychology department at a university in İstanbul.

15 January 2021

BY EVRİM KEPENEK

‘Threatening’ the woman, man denies the relationship: Photos say the opposite

In his statement at the prosecutor’s office, Mehmet E. denied that he was in a relationship with N.E., whom he "threatened". While N.E. had a protection order in the UK, her lawyer has added the evidence refuting the man's account to the file.

14 January 2021

NEW REPORT

‘Uzbek domestic worker locked up in her room for fear of virus’

Trade Union of Domestic Workers’ Solidarity (EVİD-SEN) has shared the findings from its "Report on the Problems Faced by Domestic Workers During the Pandemic in the Context of Violations of the Right to Work and Other Rights.”

7 January 2021

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT DECEMBER 2020

Men kill 24 women in December

Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women and killed at least two children in December. Abusing at least eight children, including boys, men harassed at least 11 women and forced at least 43 women to sex work.

6 January 2021

MALE VIOLENCE

Assistant physician's struggle against doctor's harassment

Sentenced to prison for sexually harassing assistant physician D.E., physician Aydın started working at the same hospital again. D.E. and 40 other personnel submitted petitions, indicating that they did not want to work with him.

25 December 2020

DAY TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST SEX WORKERS

Sex work in Turkey: 'We are surprised by how we survive'

"Even if it doesn't happen to me, it happens to my friends. We are surprised by how we survive in this system. We are alive by luck. We have no security," says sex worker Cansu.

17 December 2020

COVID-19 IN TURKEY

Face-to-face education amid pandemic: ‘We want to live’

A group of medical school students from İzmir Katip Çelebi University say, “We want to live and keep people alive. Make decisions by considering students’ health so that we can have life, strength and desire left to be a hope for people!”

16 December 2020

MALE VIOLENCE

‘Threatened’ by former AKP mayor, N.E. gets a protection order in the UK

Applying to the Urfa Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, attorney Keskin has filed a criminal complaint against AKP’s Mehmet E. on the grounds that "he threatened the woman named N.E. with death, sexually harassed and systematically insulted her."

11 December 2020

Police detain trans women, cordon off their street 'to prevent coronavirus spread'

Nine trans women in İstanbul's Beyoğlu district have been left homeless in the midst of the pandemic.

4 December 2020

Nurse given warning by hospital after contracting coronavirus

A nurse in southern Turkey has been warned for violating distancing rules after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

4 December 2020

Men kill 31 women in November

Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women, killed two children, abused 31 children, including boys, harassed 14 women and forced 60 women to sex work.

3 December 2020

DAY FOR ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Women gather in İstanbul's Kadıköy to mark day against violence

"We stand up all over the world against attacks," said the women in İstanbul's Asian district.

25 November 2020

DAY FOR ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Men kill 253 women, wound 715 women in 327 days

Ahead of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, bianet male violence monitoring report shows that men killed at least 253 women and inflicted violence on at least 715 women from January 1 to November 21, 2020.

24 November 2020