The family of university student Gülistan Doku, who went missing on January 5, 2020, have started a sit-in protest in front of the Tunceli Courthouse.

Women's struggle for the İstanbul Convention, massive wildfires, political violence, Sedat Peker's revelations, Boğaziçi University protests and more... A lot happened in Turkey in 2021. Here is a selection of our most read articles of the year.

csdestek.org aims to inform those who survived sexual violence, including foreign citizens, about how they can access their rights.

The Court of Cassation has upheld the life imprisonment of Nevin Yıldırım, who exercised her right of self-defense and killed the man who sexually assaulted her.

With her medical condition deteriorating, former HDP MP Aysel Tuğluk is still held behind bars. 68 women’s organizations demand her freedom in a joint statement.

The İHD has stated, “The ones living in deep poverty, refugee women and children must be prevented from living in conditions where they do not even have safety of life and their right to life is under threat.”

"Afrin has become a center of looting, robbery, rape and ethnic cleansing," MP Uca has said.

According to lawyer Jiyan Tosun, a confidentiality order has been imposed on both the file of the investigation into her complaint about “maltreatment” and the file of the investigation into her death. The lawyers will appeal against both orders.

Neighbors of B.K. attacked B.K. and B.K.’s friend in İstanbul’s Şişli. While B.K. was threatened at home, at least five men battered B.K.’s friend in front of the apartment.

On the occasion of Human Rights Week, the Women’s Assembly of the Peoples’ Democratic Party have met the women discharged from public service by statutory decrees following the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

In the indictment brought against four trans women, it is cited as “criminal evidence” that their legs and breasts were visible; even their facial gestures are considered to constitute a “crime”. The women will have their first hearing on March 8 Women’s Day.

On this day in 1991, at the age of 89, Dr. Hisar was granted the Service Award by Turkey's national science agency.

Abdülhamit Gül has presented the 2022 budget plan of the Ministry of Justice.

According to the report of the Coalition for Women in Journalism on the occasion of December 10 Human Rights Day, the violations of rights faced by women journalists in Turkey increased by 244.11 percent in 2021 when compared to last year.

Not letting three people in because they were trans and verbally assaulting them, the business owner and employee of the Köroğlu Tripe Restaurant have been sentenced to prison: “This is a great achievement. I tried hard to not applaud at court.”

Pembe Hayat (Pink Life) and Kırmızı Şemsiye (Red Umbrella) associations have announced that trans woman Derya has lost her life in Ankara. The associations have said that they will follow up the investigation into her death.

The court ruled that Musa O., a discharged specialized sergeant, should be sentenced to 12 years in prison on charge of “aggravated sexual assault”. The court board has reduced his prison sentence by two years due to “good conduct”.

According to allegations, a woman, fearing for her life, went to the courthouse to file a criminal complaint. The prosecutor reportedly told her, “Why are you here? What are you yapping about? We have to worry about you now?”

Men inflicted violence on at least 62 women, killed at least three children, abused at least 11 girls and boys, harassed at least 16 women and forced 56 women to sex work in Turkey in November 2021.

One trans woman lost her life and three others were injured in the attacks. The Genç LGBTI+ Association condemned the incidents.