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Men killed 31 women in August

Men killed 31 women in August

Men inflicted violence on at least 79 women, abused at least 12 girls and boys, harassed at least 13 women, and forced six women to do sex work.

7 September 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Trans prisoner Buse still in men's prison despite completing gender affirmation surgery

Trans prisoner Buse still in men's prison despite completing gender affirmation surgery

Buse filed a lawsuit to obtain a women's identity card. Her lawyer said the court should give a verdict as soon as possible.

9 August 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Boğaziçi rector suspends activities of student film club over LGBTI+ movies

Boğaziçi rector suspends activities of student film club over LGBTI+ movies

The rector previously canceled the screening of three LGBTI+ themed movies iat an open-air film screening event.

Türkiye bans H&M's LGBTI+ themed commercial for 'disrupting morality'

Türkiye bans H&M's LGBTI+ themed commercial for 'disrupting morality'

The commercial negatively affected the mental, moral, psychological and social development characteristics of children and young people, according to the Ministry of Trade.

LGBTI+s attacked, harassed in İstanbul's Kadıköy

LGBTI+s attacked, harassed in İstanbul's Kadıköy

When they wanted to read out a statement to denounce the attack, the LGBTI+s in Yeldeğirmeni were blocked by the police.

Turkey's top administrative court refuses to annul Erdoğan's İstanbul Convention decree

Turkey's top administrative court refuses to annul Erdoğan's İstanbul Convention decree

Women's groups took to the streets to protest the judgment while opposition leaders vowed to bring back the convention.

Men kill 32 women in June

Men kill 32 women in June

Men inflicted violence on at least 89 women, abused at least 41 boys and girls, harassed at least 27 women, and forced 24 women to do sex work.

6 July 2022 Evrim Kepenek

New development in Gülistan Doku case

New development in Gülistan Doku case

Images on a bridge, which are thought to belong to the missing woman, Gülistan Doku, have been sent to the National Criminal Bureau for editing. 21-year-old university student Doku went missing on January 5, 2020.

'You cannot touch Pınar Selek's acquittal'

'You cannot touch Pınar Selek's acquittal'

The "We Are Still Witness" Platform has criticized the decision to overturn feminist author Pınar Selek's acquittal in the trial over the Egyptian Bazaar explosion in 1998.

Akşener reacts to court's ruling on femicides

Akşener reacts to court's ruling on femicides

"This encourages men to kill women," said İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener regarding unjust provocation reduction granted to perpetrators of femicides in Turkey.

Joint statement by LGBTI+ groups against ban on İstanbul Pride Week

Joint statement by LGBTI+ groups against ban on İstanbul Pride Week

"We refuse to be ashamed, forgotten, to abandon, lose, and step back. We do not consent to our history, present and future being taken away from us with hate speech, targeting, bans and threats," said the groups.

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 Evrim Kepenek

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 Evrim Kepenek

Ban on Pride March at METU

Ban on Pride March at METU

METU rector has banned the Pride Parade to be held on June 10 with a warning saying "all kinds of security measures will be undertaken" if there will be students participating in the march.

'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 Evrim Kepenek

'False memories' of Gezi, rage of women

'False memories' of Gezi, rage of women

Erdoğan attacks Gezi Park protesters with profanities • Turkey insists it will launch a new military offensive in Syria despite objections by US, Russia • Sweden signals it may resume arms sales to Turkey • Under pressure from religious groups, Eskişehir's LGBTI+ activists speak out

5 June 2022 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Criminal complaints against Erdoğan for calling Gezi protesters 'sluts'

Criminal complaints against Erdoğan for calling Gezi protesters 'sluts'

Political party officials and lawyers have filed criminal complaints against the president because of his statements about Gezi Park protesters.

Greetings to Çiğdem Mater from the Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival

Greetings to Çiğdem Mater from the Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival

The first screening of "Disturbed Earth", directed by Didem Pekün and produced by Çiğdem Mater has been held at the Flying Broom Film Festival.

Sweden's 'superficial' feminist foreign policy and NATO membership bid

Sweden's 'superficial' feminist foreign policy and NATO membership bid

Commenting on Sweden's NATO membership application and feminist foreign policy, feminist journalist Anne-Klara Bratt says many people in Sweden support the Kurds against Erdoğan's demands: "They say, 'Erdoğan should not decide who sits in the Swedish parliament'."

1 June 2022 Selay Dalaklı

Dozens of women gather in Eskişehir park to protest 'yoga ban'

Dozens of women gather in Eskişehir park to protest 'yoga ban'

Women complained about "growing reactionism" in the city, where a music festival was recently banned after calls by religious groups.

Ministry's panic button app for women now available in Kurdish

Ministry's panic button app for women now available in Kurdish

With the new additions, the app is now available in 11 languages, including Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic and English.

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 Evrim Kepenek

Theme of 30th İstanbul Pride Week to be 'resistance'

Theme of 30th İstanbul Pride Week to be 'resistance'

The organization committee of the İstanbul LGBTİ+ Pride Week has announced that the theme of the İstanbul Pride will be "resistance" this year.

Police prevent Boğaziçi Pride March, detain dozens

Police prevent Boğaziçi Pride March, detain dozens

The attack on what would be the ninth Pride March of Boğaziçi University was the latest example of the systematic violence against the LGBTI+s at the school that has been going on for one and a half years.

Threats, harassment against three women journalists

Threats, harassment against three women journalists

Three women journalists have announced that they were threatened by Islamic and nationalist groups. Journalism groups have denounced the threats.

Leaflets advising 'stoning LGBTI+s to death' distributed in Turkey's Eskişehir

Leaflets advising 'stoning LGBTI+s to death' distributed in Turkey's Eskişehir

Religious communities are gaining influence in Eskişehir, a city that has been considered a safe space by the LGBTI+ community, said activists.

Feminicide | Court of Cassation upholds life sentence for killing of Emine Bulut

Feminicide | Court of Cassation upholds life sentence for killing of Emine Bulut

The prosecutor had appealed against the verdict, alleging that the defendant's sentence should be reduced due to "good conduct" and "unjust provocation."

Refugee woman from Iran: Why is the man who raped me not arrested?

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 Evrim Kepenek

Only 3 of 61 sports federations are headed by women in Turkey

Only 3 of 61 sports federations are headed by women in Turkey

Despite there being many women athletes in Turkey, the number of women leading sports federations is very low, shows a new report.

Court acquits two children detained during İstanbul Pride March

Court acquits two children detained during İstanbul Pride March

So far, three of the six cases that were opened against 40 out of the 47 people who had been detained during the 2021 İstanbul Pride Week have ended in acquittal.

Letter from jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven for Mother’s Day

Letter from jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven for Mother’s Day

“You have always said the same… ‘We want peace’.” Leyla Güven wrote from prison to Peace Mothers.

Men kill 29 women in April

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 Evrim Kepenek

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