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National diver Şahika Ercümen breaks world record

National diver Şahika Ercümen breaks world record

Ercümen managed to complete a 100-meter dive in 2 minutes and 53 seconds in offshore Kaş in Turkey's Mediterranean province of Antalya.

29 October 2021

Sibel’s silent scream: DNAs match

Sibel’s silent scream: DNAs match

Noting that Sibel was forced to sex work in an organized manner, lawyer Eren Keskin has lashed out at the prosecutor’s request for acquittal of four defendants.

28 October 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Refugee trans woman after acid attack: 'I'm seeking my rights'

Refugee trans woman after acid attack: 'I'm seeking my rights'

The man who attacked Asya was sentenced to 11 years in prison for wilful injury. His sentence was later reduced to six years because of "unjust provocation."

27 October 2021 Ceday Avcı

HDP’s Acar-Başaran: We are Kurds, we are women, we are here

HDP’s Acar-Başaran: We are Kurds, we are women, we are here

HDP Women’s Assembly Spokesperson Ayşe Acar Başaran has criticized the 30-year prison sentence given to former Nusaybin Mayor and TJA Spokesperson Ayşe Gökkan: “The hostile attitude to Kurdish women’s struggle will lose.”

22 October 2021

A celebration program for Kassia’s 1,211th birthday

A celebration program for Kassia’s 1,211th birthday

Kassia is considered the first woman composer worldwide whose works have come down to us today. Her 1,211th birthday is marked by a series of events.

21 October 2021

Former Nusaybin Mayor Ayşe Gökkan sentenced to 30 years in prison

Former Nusaybin Mayor Ayşe Gökkan sentenced to 30 years in prison

Free Women’s Movement (TJA) Spokesperson Gökkan has been given a 30-year prison sentence on charge of “organization membership” twice. Gökkan and her lawyers did not make defense, citing the attitude of the court as the reason.

21 October 2021

İstanbul’s neighborhoods headed by 150 women, 812 men

İstanbul’s neighborhoods headed by 150 women, 812 men

There are no women neighborhood heads in a total of 88 neighborhoods in Adalar, Arnavutköy, Bahçelievler, Kağıthane and Sultanbeyli districts.

19 October 2021

University students protest ‘pyjama ban’ on women at a public dorm in İzmir

University students protest ‘pyjama ban’ on women at a public dorm in İzmir

University student women have protested the administration of İzmir Cihannüma Higher Education Credit and Hostels Institution (KYK) dormitory for banning women students from wearing pyjamas outside their rooms.

18 October 2021

Sweden court concludes case of academic from Turkey

Sweden court concludes case of academic from Turkey

A woman academic had accused her colleague of harassment.

15 October 2021

Gülistan Doku case: 'We are searching for the truth, not a killer'

Gülistan Doku case: 'We are searching for the truth, not a killer'

Gülistan Doku, a 21-year-old woman, went missing in southeastern Turkey 649 days ago.

14 October 2021 Evrim Kepenek

AFP Turkey office, union settle for collective agreement

AFP Turkey office, union settle for collective agreement

Employees of the agency decided to go on a strike last month. The union has announced that they reached a new collective agreement with the agency.

12 October 2021

Deniz Poyraz murder | Assailant’s ‘psychological disorders’ cited in indictment

Deniz Poyraz murder | Assailant’s ‘psychological disorders’ cited in indictment

The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has indicted Onur G. over the deadly attack on the HDP İzmir Office, which claimed the life of Deniz Poyraz. G. is now facing aggravated life sentence and up to 7 years in prison.

12 October 2021

Defendants’ acquittal shows ‘a legal practice not focused on children, protecting adults’

Defendants’ acquittal shows ‘a legal practice not focused on children, protecting adults’

The Diyarbakır Bar Association Children’s Rights Center has released a statement about the acquittal of all seven defendants who were on retrial over the death of 4-year-old Leyla Aydemir in Ağrı province.

11 October 2021

METU Pride Parade case ends in acquittal

METU Pride Parade case ends in acquittal

All defendants who joined the Pride Parade at the Middle East Technical University in May 2019 have been acquitted. One person has been given a judicial fine for insult.

Transphobic defense by defendant’s lawyer at Hande Buse Şeker case

Transphobic defense by defendant’s lawyer at Hande Buse Şeker case

The lawyer of Volkan H., who killed Hande Buse Şeker, made transphobic and sexist remarks at the first hearing of the retrial, arguing that she was “not a woman, but man.”

Men kill 26 women in September

Men kill 26 women in September

Men inflicted violence on at least 65 women, killed at least four children, abused at least 13 girls and boys, harassed at least 10 women and forced 78 women to sex work in September 2021.

6 October 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Federation refers freediver to disciplinary board after exposing psychological violence

Federation refers freediver to disciplinary board after exposing psychological violence

The Turkish Underwater Sports Federation has alleged that “Fatma Uruk has impulsive and negative behavior and harms the national team” and referred the freediver to the disciplinary board.

Students defy Erdoğan to continue housing protests

Students defy Erdoğan to continue housing protests

University students continue night protests • Construction magnate close to government in Pandora Papers • An unfruitful meeting between Erdoğan and Putin • Marmara's "sea snot" problem is not over

4 October 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Actress Ezgi Mola fined for ‘insulting’ a former soldier facing charges of ‘sexual assault’

Actress Ezgi Mola fined for ‘insulting’ a former soldier facing charges of ‘sexual assault’

On the grounds of her tweet about discharged Specialist Sergeant Musa O., who is on trial for “sexually assaulting” İpek Er, the court has given a judicial fine to actress Ezgi Mola on charge of “insult with an audio, visual or written message.”

‘At least 10 attacks against women journalists in Turkey in September’

‘At least 10 attacks against women journalists in Turkey in September’

According to the Press Freedom Status for Women Journalists report of the Coalition for Women in Journalism, there were at least 61 cases of violations against women journalists in the world in September 2021.

Over 148,000 women used ministry's panic button app to report male violence

Over 148,000 women used ministry's panic button app to report male violence

The Ministry of Interior introduced the Women's Emergency Support (KADES) app in March 2018.

Survey: One in five people in Turkey suffer digital violence

Survey: One in five people in Turkey suffer digital violence

People in the 18-32 age group are the ones who are exposed to digital violence the most, according to the survey.

For the first time, Turkey's Constitutional Court finds the state guilty in a feminicide

For the first time, Turkey's Constitutional Court finds the state guilty in a feminicide

The investigation into the officials who failed to take adequate measures to prevent a woman's killing will be reopened again, the top court has ruled.

Singer Azis's concert in Bursa canceled after LGBTI+phobic reports

Singer Azis's concert in Bursa canceled after LGBTI+phobic reports

The AKP mayor said they hadn't previously seen the photos of Azis and they "canceled his concert after realizing the mistake."

30 September 2021

Ankara Bar Association put on trial for criticizing President of Religious Affairs

Ankara Bar Association put on trial for criticizing President of Religious Affairs

The Chair and Executive Board Members of the Ankara Bar Association are facing up to 2 years in prison over their press statement on President of Religious Affairs Ali Erbaş, who targeted LGBTI+s and HIV positive people.

28 September 2021

Woman attacked in front of university campus: ‘Measures inadequate, no lighting’

Woman attacked in front of university campus: ‘Measures inadequate, no lighting’

The Women’s Solidarity Club announced that a woman was attacked in front of Koç University campus: “We don’t expect justice from the police who don’t come to the scene or the judiciary that acquits at courts. We are justice, we won’t stay silent.”

27 September 2021

New report documents LGBTI+ and women’s organizations’ struggle for peace

New report documents LGBTI+ and women’s organizations’ struggle for peace

Research Association for Democracy, Peace and Alternative Politics has released its new research report: “From Converging Roads to Narrowing Grounds: The Struggle for Peace by LGBTI+ and Women’s Organizations in Turkey”.

23 September 2021

Turkey’s top court says trans woman’s right to respect for privacy violated

Turkey’s top court says trans woman’s right to respect for privacy violated

The Constitutional Court has concluded the application of a trans woman whose application for changing her name was rejected as “she didn’t have gender reassignment surgery and society might have wrong perceptions if she had a woman’s name.”

22 September 2021

Şeker Pınar Özcan elected the first woman chair of İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists

Şeker Pınar Özcan elected the first woman chair of İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists

Receiving 1,597 votes at the General Assembly meeting, the list of the İstanbul Pharmacists’ Movement has won the election and Şeker Pınar Özcan, the previous secretary general, is elected the new Chair of the İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists.

20 September 2021

Amnesty criticizes Turkey's judicial reform package excluding unmarried women

Amnesty criticizes Turkey's judicial reform package excluding unmarried women

The fourth judicial reform package "fails to address the deep flaws" in Turkey's judicial system, according to Amnesty International.

17 September 2021

İpek Er case | Prosecutor’s request for arresting Musa O. rejected

İpek Er case | Prosecutor’s request for arresting Musa O. rejected

In the trial over the “sexual assault” of İpek Er, who was driven to suicide, the prosecutor demanded that defendant Specialist Sergeant Musa O. be arrested. The court rejected the request at the 4th hearing, which the journalists were not allowed to watch.

17 September 2021

Banned from profession, trans doctor to suit for reinstatement

Banned from profession, trans doctor to suit for reinstatement

Trans woman Dr. Larin Kayataş, who has been expelled from profession on the alleged ground of “disturbing public morality”, says that “her greatest wish is to return to her job”.

16 September 2021 Evrim Kepenek

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