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Boğaziçi exhibition case: Ministry of Justice defends arrests, cites 'haram' remarks about LGBTI+s
It was right to arrest two students because of an artwork depicting Kaaba, the ministry has claimed.
19 August 2021
Support for woman volleyball player targeted after sharing photo with girlfriend
Thousands of people announced support for Karakurt after homophobic comments on her photo.
16 August 2021
Suspect Yusuf G. arrested for “sexually assaulting” Eda Nur Kaplan
Released to house arrest by the judgeship a day before, male suspect Yusuf G. has been arrested upon the appeal of the prosecutor’s office against his release as part of the investigation into the “sexual assault” of 18-year-old Eda Nur Kaplan.
11 August 2021
Lawyer of male violence cases investigated for male violence
Law apprentice P.S. has said that she and Y. were together and had been living in the same residence for nearly a year, they decided to break up following a fight and started living in separate residences and Y. had difficulty accepting this situation.
11 August 2021
Violence against jailed women politicians on Parliamentary agenda
Sebahat Tuncel has announced that they were attacked in Sincan Prison in Ankara. While HDP MP Gülüm has submitted a Parliamentary question, HDP Women’s Assembly has condemned the incident in a written statement.
11 August 2021
‘Women unable to access basic health services during the pandemic’
Assoc. Prof. Davas from the TTB Pandemic Working Group says that the poor management of the pandemic has increased women’s social burden and had a negative effect on their health: “They are unable to access the most basic health services.”
11 August 2021
Sexual assault on Eda Nur Kaplan: Suspect Yusuf G. released
Having filed a criminal complaint against two men for sexual assault, 18-year-old Eda Nur Kaplan committed suicide shortly afterwards. One of the two suspects was detained. The prosecutor's office has appealed against the suspect's release by court.
10 August 2021
Meeting on violence against women: 15 men, 1 woman
The Governor of Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Şırnak discussed the “Coordination Plan to Fight Violence Against Women" with one woman and 15 men.
10 August 2021
Apple removes Hornet queer social network app from AppStore Turkey
Apple has removed the Hornet queer social network from AppStore Turkey “upon a court ruling.” Hornet has announced that it is trying to solve the problem in talks with the courts in Turkey and Apple.
10 August 2021
Woman’s suicide following impunity for sexual assault on Parliamentary agenda
“What measures does your Ministry take in the face of the failure to carry out or extend an investigation by considering women’s statement to be primary,” asks HDP MP Tosun to Minister of Family and Social Services Yanık.
10 August 2021
Beauty and the East – Yabancı* observations about the freedoms of women in Turkey
If I am not being looked at, who could tell me that I am not behaving correctly? The stares are meant to unsettle women, serving as a daily reminder that men are the ones who make the rules and are thus the ones to ensure they are being followed.
6 August 2021
Betania Bardeleben Reyna
Ümitcan U. detained, this time over the death of Esra Hankulu
Ümitcan U., the chief suspect of Aleyna Çakır’s death, has been taken into custody over the death of Esra Hankulu.
5 August 2021
Dentist faces up to 13 years in prison for ‘sexual assault’
Briefly detained for harassing a woman employee who is not a citizen of Turkey in Kadıköy, dentist İsmail B. is now facing a lawsuit on charges of “simple sexual assault” and “damage to property”.
5 August 2021
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
Evrim Kepenek
‘10 women journalists subjected to physical assaults in Turkey in July’
The CFWIJ has released its monthly press freedom status report: “Throughout the month of July, Georgia was the country with the highest number of physical assaults, with 14 women journalists. Turkey followed its lead by 10 female reporters.”
4 August 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
Evrim Kepenek
Boğaziçi Rectorate dismisses Coordinator of Sexual Harassment Prevention Commission
Put on unpaid leave by appointed rector Melih Bulu in April 2021, Cemre Baytok, the Office Coordinator of Boğaziçi University’s Commission on Prevention of Sexual Harassment (CİTÖK), has been dismissed.
4 August 2021
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
Evrim Kepenek
‘Violence faced by women journalists has increased by 158 percent’
The CFWIJ has announced that the violence faced by women journalists in Turkey has increased by 158.82 percent when compared to the cases documented in 2020. The Coalition has launched a campaign under the hashtag #WeAreNotSafe.”
27 July 2021
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
Evrim Kepenek
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‘We object to Can Candan’s dismissal from Boğaziçi University’
In a joint statement, five LGBTI+ family organizations have demanded that academic and documentary filmmaker Can Candan, who has been dismissed by the appointed rector, be reinstated in his job at Boğaziçi University.
22 July 2021
Only 10 women’s shelters opened in Turkey in 5 years
Minister of Family and Social Services Yanık has answered the Parliamentary question of main opposition CHP’s Gürer: 55,882 people, including 20,551 children, stayed in women’s shelters across the country.
19 July 2021
Chief suspect of Aleyna Çakır’s death released
Arrested for “inciting drug use” for nearly six months, Ümitcan Uygun, the chief suspect of the suspicious death of Aleyna Çakır, has been released. “Unlawfully arrested for six months, my client Ümit Uygun has been released,” his lawyer has said.
19 July 2021
Police batter 8 months pregnant woman in Şırnak
With her house raided by the police, Hatice Baykara says that “the police held a gun to her dead and hit her waist with gunstocks until the search ended.”
19 July 2021
Male violence | Actor Ahmet Kural given the same prison term in retrial
After his prison sentence on 3 different charges for inflicting violence on musician Sıla was overturned, actor Ahmet Kural has been once again sentenced to 1 year, 4 months, 20 days in prison. The sentence has been deferred due to “good conduct.”
15 July 2021
Ayşe Tuba Arslan case | Court deems ‘My dear’ message ‘unjust provocation’
The court has pronounced its detailed judgement in the trial over the feminicide of Ayşe Tuba Arslan. According to the court, a message addressing Arslan as “my dear” was a reason for reducing the prison sentence of the perpetrator.
14 July 2021
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Turkey should 'bear consequences' if it controls Kabul airport, says Taliban
The plan discussed by Ankara and Washington is "ill-advised" and a violation of Afghanistan's territorial integrity, according to the Taliban spokesperson.
13 July 2021
The Aman Project: An open door for LGBTI+ refugees in Turkey
We have talked to a Syrian LGBTI+ refugee and a volunteer of the Aman Project about the situation of LGBTI+ refugees in Turkey.
12 July 2021
Minel Ekmekçiler
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case | 'The private life of the deceased is put on trial'
In the trial over the feminicide of Pınar Gültekin in Muğla, arrested defendant Cemal Metin A. pressed charges over the social media posts shared under the hashtag “Justice for Pınar Gültekin”, claiming that there is “an attempt to lynch him.”
12 July 2021
‘We make ourselves heard even behind four walls’
The first LGBTI+ Pride March to be held in Aydın province was prevented by the police, who blockaded the Özgecan Arslan Park, where the march would take place, and the Human Rights Association (İHD), where the preparations were ongoing.
12 July 2021
Dila Senem Haznedar
Six NGOs paint billboards in rainbow colors
In protest against mounting pressure on the LGBTI+ community, the bans on Pride Marches and censorships on rainbow colors, six non-governmental organizations have formed a rainbow with their corporate colors in adjacent billboards.
12 July 2021
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case | ‘Defendant’s parents, partner to be indicted’
Rezan Epözdemir, the lawyer of Pınar Gültekin’s family, previously applied to the Court of Cassation about the non-prosecution of arrested defendant Cemal Metin A.’s parents and business partner and demanded “reversal for the sake of law”.
12 July 2021
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