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Exhibition on trans movement’s history in Turkey banned in İstanbul
The venue hosting the exhibition will initiate legal action against the ban.
12 July 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
LGBTI+ Activist İris Mozalar arrested over social media posts defending refugees
Mozalar is facing charges of "inciting hatred and animosity among the public" due to her posts opposing a recent pogrom attempt targeting Syrian refugees.
11 July 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Toprak Yıldırım
reports
Trans people in Turkey face housing crisis more intensely amid discrimination and phobia
Trans people are faced with unfair rental prices, transphobia from landlords and neighbors and difficulties in pursuing legal recourse, exacerbating the housing crisis.
9 July 2024
Toprak Yıldırım
Pride Month marked by event bans in Turkey
Last month saw 23 LGBTI+ activists detained and various events to celebrate the Pride Month banned.
9 July 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
interview
Imprisoned Kurdish politician Semra Güzel: ‘My right to love is being judged in this trial’
The former HDP deputy was arrested in September 2022, after a targeted campaign by the pro-government media led to a 'terror' investigation.
8 July 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Men killed 34 women in June
Men perpetrated violence against at least 60 women, abused seven boys and girls, and killed three children.
3 July 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
İstanbul's LGBTI+ activists hold Pride March in unexpected location to circumvent bans
The activists gathered on Bağdat Avenue to quickly hold a march and then disperse. Taken by surprise, police later searched the side streets looking for LGBTI+s.
1 July 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Ahmet Yıldız homophobic murder case: Verdict still pending after 40th hearing
Despite several changes in judges and prosecutors, Ahmet Yıldız's murderer has not been found. Yahya Yıldız, the fugitive father, was reportedly seen in Zakho, Iraq, during the investigation phase.
27 June 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
İstanbul Trans Pride March marked with decentralized protests amid heavy police presence
A parade could not be held due to the bans but trans flags hung by activists appeared at several locations in the city.
24 June 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Transgender social media figure Mika Raun assaulted
The attack which occurred in presence of Raun's boyfriend and his underage sister has drawn strong condemnation from LGBTI+ rights groups.
19 June 2024
Women’s institutions in Kurdish cities ‘turned into men’s coffee houses’ under trustee regime
A report based on observations in Diyarbakır and Batman reveals the impact of government takeover of municipalities on women-focused institutions.
19 June 2024
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Men killed 40 women in May
Men perpetrated violence against at least 56 women, abused 29 minors, and killed five children.
6 June 2024
Evrim Kepenek
METU students hold Pride Parade with no police interference
“Despite all the oppression and hatred, we never back down, fighting for a livable era without giving up,” said the activists.
31 May 2024
Women’s groups condemn Galatasaray coach over misogynistic remarks during celebration
Okan Buruk joined supporters’ sexist chants as the club celebrated the Süper Lig championship.
29 May 2024
Study finds excessive adolescent birth rates in Urfa amid lack of birth control
The city's refugee-populated areas saw a higher increase in adolescent birth rates. Access to birth control at primary healthcare facilities has been severely limited in Turkey since 2020.
28 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Court acquits defendant in murder case of Russian feminist activist
Anastasia Yemelyanova was killed in Turkey in September last year.
28 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Court overturns acquittal in İstanbul sexual assault case, imposes 12-year sentence
A doctor has been found guilty of harassing a nurse at the same hospital.
27 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Men killed 30 women in April
Men perpetrated violence against at least 33 women, abused at least 20 girls and boys, and harassed at least 10 women. They also coerced 20 women into sex work.
8 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Evrim Kepenek
writes
The strange detail in 'Dina' case: Inclement weather
Jeannah Dinabongho Ibouanga, a university student from Gabon, was found dead last year. Little progress has been made in revealing the perpetrators.
7 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Trans women's homes targeted in İzmir stone-throwing attack
Trans women living on Bornova Street in the western city were attacked by a large mob. Women emphasized the changing face of the street contributes to such attacks.
15 April 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
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Angela Davis calls for support for Pınar Selek ahead of hearing
Selek is standing trial for the fifth time for a 1998 explosion in İstanbul. She was previously acquitted of charges four times.
11 April 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Call for public participation in hearing of 'Dina' case
The Gabonese university student's lifeless body was found in a river in northern Turkey. One individual is currently remanded in custody.
9 April 2024
Prosecutor seeks punishment for participants of Boğaziçi pride march
Sixty-nine individuals are facing sentences for "participating in an unlawful march and refusing to disperse despite warnings," and for two students for "resisting authorities."
5 April 2024
Men killed 24 women in March
Men inflicted violence on at least 43 women, abused 15 girls and boys, and killed 3 children.
4 April 2024
Evrim Kepenek
reports
CHP nominates femicide suspect for mayor in Kars
A lawyer who discovered she was the biological sister of the deceased woman launched a legal battle to ensure that her uncle and his spouse, the alleged perpetrators, face trial.
26 March 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Family of Iranian teacher killed by ex-husband call for justice
Family members of Ziba Sayyad who reside in Turkey are following the legal proceedings.
25 March 2024
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Evrim Kepenek
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Turkey's first 'single mothers' association' established
There are about 3.5 million single mothers in Turkey, according to estimates.
21 March 2024
Nejla Kırbaş
writes
How I became a journalist from being a housewife
After getting married, as a housewife and mother, I found myself constantly pushed and shoved under the pressures of society and family, belittled with a vile and reactionary mindset of "you don't know anything." It was during this time that I met journalism and reporting.
19 March 2024
Nejla Kırbaş
Nejla Kırbaş
interview
DEM Party Van candidate Neslihan Şedal: "We will reopen the institutions closed by the trustees"
"We have a tradition of struggle that regards all other societal problems as fundamentally linked to the issue of women's freedom," says Şedal.
14 March 2024
Nejla Kırbaş
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Women and LGBTI+s take to streets despite obstacles
Police closed all streets in Taksim area with barricades.
8 March 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Women's Day celebrations in Kurdish provinces
Rallies have begun in Kurdish provinces organized by women's groups and DEM Party.
8 March 2024
Happy Women's Day
We, as bianet, celebrate the International Women's Day of all women and LGBTI+ individuals, and wish for a world without violence and war!
8 March 2024
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