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Islamic cult leader sentenced to prison for ‘successive sexual abuse’

Islamic cult leader sentenced to prison for ‘successive sexual abuse’

At the final hearing of the trial over the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old child, Eyüp Fatih Ş., who introduced himself as the "Uşşaki Islamic Cult Leader Fatih Nurullah," referred to the 4th Judicial Package and demanded his acquittal.

23 June 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

Vice rector against feminism: ‘He doesn’t believe woman’s statement is essential’

Vice rector against feminism: ‘He doesn’t believe woman’s statement is essential’

Speaking at the meeting of the Commission on Prevention of Sexual Violence (CİTÖK) on April 20, Boğaziçi University’s appointed vice rector Fazıl Önder Sönmez defined the CİTÖK Coordinator on unpaid leave as a “radical feminist”.

23 June 2021 Dilek Şen

İstanbul Convention protests: Women close İstanbul's Barbaros Boulevard

İstanbul Convention protests: Women close İstanbul's Barbaros Boulevard

Turkey will officially withdraw from the İstanbul Convention on July 1, according to the presidential decision issued in late March.

Trial over forced sex work: Woman’s witness statement disregarded

Trial over forced sex work: Woman’s witness statement disregarded

In the trial of the gang that forced Sibel Y. to sex work, the second hearing has been held. Lawyer Keskin says the witness statement of a woman must be taken into consideration, stressing the importance of İstanbul Convention in this context.

23 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Suspicious death of Duygu Delen: Arrest warrant against Mehmet K.

Suspicious death of Duygu Delen: Arrest warrant against Mehmet K.

Released to house arrest, Mehmet K. has been sent to prison to be arrested in the trial over the death of Duygu Delen, who fell from the balcony of K.’s house.

Police attack LGBTI+s' picnic: 1 person detained

Police attack LGBTI+s' picnic: 1 person detained

The police have attacked the LGBTI+s having a picnic at Maçka Park in İstanbul as part of the Pride Week. One person has been detained. While the Şişli Sub-Governor's Office banned the picnic, rainbow flags were not allowed into the park.

22 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek,Tansu Pişkin

International Women's Solidarity Association grants honorary membership to Moroğlu

International Women's Solidarity Association grants honorary membership to Moroğlu

Nazan Moroğlu, the Coordinator of the Union of İstanbul Women’s Organizations (İKKB) and the Vice Chair of İstanbul Bar Association, has been granted the honorary membership of the International Women’s Solidarity Association (IWSA).

İstanbul Convention rally: 'I was born free and I live freely'

İstanbul Convention rally: 'I was born free and I live freely'

Even if the convention is abolished, women and LGBTI+s are determined to enforce its articles.

21 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Mutlu Kaya’s silence: Don’t fear ever!

Mutlu Kaya’s silence: Don’t fear ever!

Having miraculously survived male violence, Mutlu Kaya was also in İstanbul’s Maltepe on June 19, when women from all around the country protested Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention.

21 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Suspicious death of Duygu Delen: Objection to defendant’s release

Suspicious death of Duygu Delen: Objection to defendant’s release

In the trial over the death of 17-year-old Duygu Delen, who fell from the balcony of defendant Mehmet K.’s house, the Gaziantep Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has appealed against K.’s release to house arrest.

Transphobic discrimination: Göksu Başaran not given a house

Transphobic discrimination: Göksu Başaran not given a house

Looking for a flat to rent, actress-producer Başaran called the owner of the house that she saw on a website. She was faced with his transphobic remarks. “LGBTI+phobic people are encouraged upon the withdrawal from İstanbul Convention,” she says.

17 June 2021 Buse Özsümer

New project by UN Women in Turkey

New project by UN Women in Turkey

UN Women has announced that it is launching a 3-year project with financial support from the Government of Sweden. The project aims to advance women’s leadership and participation in political decision-making and the private sector in Turkey.

'Brake the violence': Women's group train taxi drivers on violence against women

'Brake the violence': Women's group train taxi drivers on violence against women

Hundreds of taxi drivers in five have so far been trained on what to do when they encounter a woman who has suffered violence.

16 June 2021 Didem Ernez

Medical chamber probes chief physician over racist, sexist posts

Medical chamber probes chief physician over racist, sexist posts

Amid the opposition MPs’ demands for dismissal of Dr. Sarıhasanoğlu over his racist and sexist social media posts targeting women in 2013 and 2014, the İstanbul Medical Chamber has launched an inquiry against the chief physician.

HDP’s Dundar: 18 of 20 women’s deaths in Mardin were suspicious

HDP’s Dundar: 18 of 20 women’s deaths in Mardin were suspicious

HDP Mardin MP Pero Dundar has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the suspicious deaths of women in the province. Asking four questions to Family Minister Yanık, Dundar has raised concerns about gender inequality.

Police officer who battered a woman indicted for 'actual bodily harm'

Police officer who battered a woman indicted for 'actual bodily harm'

Attorney Eren Keskin has made an application to the court, stating that the incident was not actual bodily harm but torture.

15 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Pride March at Boğaziçi University: 'Get used to it, we are not going anywhere'

Pride March at Boğaziçi University: 'Get used to it, we are not going anywhere'

At the Pride March held in Boğaziçi University, students carried the photographs from the “Pride” exhibition, which was banned by vice rector Fazıl Önder Sönmez. They marched by carrying the photos of Ateş Alpar.

Women on duty in İstanbul as station masters

Women on duty in İstanbul as station masters

Following a training program, 13 women have started working as “Station Unit Masters”, in a first in the history of Metro İstanbul, the public rail transport operator of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM).

120 organizations to hold a rally: ‘We don’t give up on İstanbul Convention’

120 organizations to hold a rally: ‘We don’t give up on İstanbul Convention’

In protest against Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention by a Presidential decision, women’s organizations have made a call for the rally to be held in İstanbul’s Maltepe in İstanbul on June 19.

Las Tesis case: 6 women acquitted

Las Tesis case: 6 women acquitted

Put on trial for protesting male violence with Las Tesis dance, six women have been acquitted. Making a statement after the hearing, lawyer Tuba Torun has defined the ruling as “the fair result of an unfair trial”

New project to support struggle for gender equality in Turkey

New project to support struggle for gender equality in Turkey

The European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) Women have joined forces to support civil society in Turkey for advancing women’s rights. The project will be in action between April 2021-March 2024 and 4,5 million Euro funding will be provided.

Struggle for İstanbul Convention: Women will be in Taksim on July 1

Struggle for İstanbul Convention: Women will be in Taksim on July 1

Speaking in front of the İstanbul office of the Ministry of Family and Social Services, “Implement the İstanbul Convention” Campaign Group made a call for the protest in Taksim on July 1, starting from which the convention will no longer be in effect in Turkey.

Harasser is free, the journalist who reported the news will go to jail

Harasser is free, the journalist who reported the news will go to jail

Covering the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl in Bitlis, journalist Sinan Aygül’s prison sentence for “violating the confidentiality of the investigation” has been upheld. While he will be sent to jail, the assaulter is free despite a 5-year prison term.

9 June 2021 Hikmet Adal

Father arrested for 'abusing' his child

Father arrested for 'abusing' his child

The Forensic Medicine Institution has issued a report documenting that the child was subjected to sexual abuse. The father has been arrested.

9 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Transphobic discrimination at İstanbul's Taksim Hospital

Transphobic discrimination at İstanbul's Taksim Hospital

A surgeon has refused to treat Pelin, saying that "I'm not a transvestite doctor."

Detained ahead of the trial over İstanbul Convention protests, women released

Detained ahead of the trial over İstanbul Convention protests, women released

Police intervened against the women who wanted to hold a press statement before the first hearing of the lawsuit filed against 33 women on the grounds that they joined the protests for İstanbul Convention.

Sixty academics dismissed for harassment in seven years in Turkey

Sixty academics dismissed for harassment in seven years in Turkey

The head of the Council of Higher Education gave a briefing to a parliamentary investigation committee on violence against women.

Actress facing prison term for ‘insulting’ a soldier charged with sexual assault

Actress facing prison term for ‘insulting’ a soldier charged with sexual assault

A lawsuit has been filed against actress Ezgi Mola because she “insulted” specialist sergeant Musa O., who is facing charges for sexually assaulting İpek Er and driving her to suicide. The trial is met with a growing support for Mola, especially on social media.

Boğaziçi ‘rainbow case’ | ‘We will shine with our all colors’

Boğaziçi ‘rainbow case’ | ‘We will shine with our all colors’

Put on trial for holding rainbow flags representing the LGBTI+ community, 12 students of Boğaziçi University appeared before the judge. The court board has partly lifted the judicial control measures, ruling that international travel bans shall remain in effect.

3 June 2021 Dilek Şen

Men kill 18 women in May

Men kill 18 women in May

Men killed at least 18 women, inflicted violence on at least 67 women, killed at least one child, abused at least 16 girls and boys, harassed at least 13 women and forced at least 55 women to sex work in May 2021.

3 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Report: Turkey among top three countries in violence towards women journalists in May

Report: Turkey among top three countries in violence towards women journalists in May

The Coalition For Women In Journalism has released its monthly report on violence against women journalists.

Hardly 7 dollars a day for working in 40-degree heat for 12 hours

Hardly 7 dollars a day for working in 40-degree heat for 12 hours

As part of its campaign “No to Women’s Poverty”, the Women’s Assembly of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) met the women working in lentil fields in Turkey’s southeastern province of Urfa.