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Non-Prosecution of Nadira Kadirova's Suspicious Death Taken to Constitutional Court
Attorney İlyas Doğan has appealed to the Constitutional Court regarding the decision of non-prosecution given for domestic worker Nadira Kadirova's suspicious death at the house of ruling AKP MP Şirin Ünal in September 2019.
9 June 2020
Discrimination and Violence Against LGBTI+s in İstanbul
Amid increasing discrimination and violence against LGBTI+s in Turkey, three such incidents have reportedly occurred in İstanbul over the past week.
8 June 2020
Decathlon Turkey Calls for 'Inclusiveness' After Reactions to 'Pride Month' Post
The company has said it was "surprised and upset" because of a boycott campaign against it over a social media post on Pride Month.
5 June 2020
Hate Crime Report: LGBTI+s Mostly Attacked by Multiple People, Don't Notify Police
The Kaos GL Association has released the Homophobia and Transphobia Based Hate Crimes Report 2019.
5 June 2020
Monitoring Male Violence in the Time of Corona
Let alone the failure to make news on male violence amid corona, the biggest hardship in monitoring media for male violence news perhaps lies in the media. Both the news with an ideological interpretation of statistics and routine news still normalize violence.
5 June 2020
Ege Öztokat
Feminist Writer Gülfer Akkaya Threatened: Does Someone Have to Die to Arrest Him?
Threatened with death on social media, feminist - writer Gülfer Akkaya has filed a criminal complaint. Akkaya has spoken to bianet about the threats.
4 June 2020
Harassment in the Academia: Student Suspended from University
A male student studying child development at the University of Health Sciences harassed women on social media and threatened them with death. The university has announced that he has been suspended for a semester as a disciplinary punishment.
4 June 2020
Statute of Limitations Suspended in Case of 15-Year-Old's Killing
Çağla Tuğaltay, a high school student, was found dead with her throat slit in 2000.
4 June 2020
ÜniKuir: 'Let's Establish Safe Zones at Universities'
A newly founded LGBTI+ group invites university students to "fight together against discrimination and hatred."
3 June 2020
Evrim Kepenek
'Police Shared the Address of Women’s Shelter with the Man Who Inflicted Violence'
After it is reported that a police officer shared the address of a women’s shelter with the man who inflicted violence on a woman, the ensuing public outrage has turned into a campaign on social media: “Will any sanctions be imposed on the officer?”
3 June 2020
Evrim Kepenek
International Filmmor Women’s Film Festival on Wheels to be Held Online
Planned to be held in seven cities in March-May 2020, the 18th International Filmmor Women’s Film Festival on Wheels will be available online on June 12-22 due to pandemic. All films and events will be screened with Turkish and English subtitles.
3 June 2020
Men Kill 19 Women in May
Men inflicted violence on at least 46 women and killed one child in May. Abusing eight children, men harassed at least eight women and forced two women to sex work.
3 June 2020
Evrim Kepenek
‘They Want to Give a Message to All Women by Arresting Rosa Women’s Association’
Arrested in Diyarbakır province in May, eight women from Rosa Women’s Association have sent a message to bianet: “Let them know that Rosa has done it! She had struggled till the very moment she was arrested, she is still struggling.”
2 June 2020
Evrim Kepenek
Mor Çatı Women's Shelter: Quarantine Takes a Lifetime for Some
Social isolation is one of the most common types of violence that women are subjected to, says the foundation.
2 June 2020
‘Something Beyond What is Written Needs to be Done to Prevent Male Violence’
Lawyer Tuba Torun has spoken to bianet about the recent threats targeting the İstanbul Convention and the incidents of male violence which have been on the increase following the law on criminal enforcement.
1 June 2020
Sıla Ağgül
What Did the Ministry of Interior Do to Protect Women from Male Violence?
In Turkey, where women take to the streets to say "We want to live" and make calls over calls on social media to be protected from male violence, the Ministry of Interior can release a statement and say that “male violence has declined.”
1 June 2020
Evrim Kepenek
Lawyers Slam Male Violence: Women will Live If You Comply with İstanbul Convention
Lawyers Akkaya and Nakıpoğlu from the Purple Roof Foundation and Pasinli, the Chair of Diyarbakır Bar Association Women’s Rights Center, attribute male violence to the failure of the state to fulfil its responsibilities and take necessary measures.
28 May 2020
Evrim Kepenek
The Voice of My Grandmother
According to the figures shared by Turkish Statistical Institute, 11,803 children gave birth in Turkey in 2018. Taken together with the 18-year-olds, the total number in the last 18 years nears 2 million. The Institute has not yet shared last year’s figures.
25 May 2020
Evrim Kepenek
'I Entrust Gülistan's Case to the Conscientious People of This Country'
Aygül Doku, the elder sister of Gülistan Doku, who has been missing for 139 days, has spoken to bianet about her sister.
22 May 2020
Women Protest Plans to Grant Amnesty for Child Abuse
Coming together in İstanbul and İzmir, women have reiterated that “early marriage is a crime.” Referring to the plans to grant amnesty for child abuse, they have noted that it is impossible to talk about the consent of a child younger than 15.
21 May 2020
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Report on Human Rights of LGBTI+s: ‘2019 Saw an Increase in Torture, Maltreatment’
“While the legal system of Turkey has no legislation protecting LGBTI+s, the policy makers and implementers themselves can increasingly become the actors of rights violations in that respect,” the Kaos GL association has noted in a recent report.
18 May 2020
At Home with Family as an LGBTI+ in Covid-19 Quarantine: Can Life Really Fit into Home?
How do the LGBTI+s staying home with their families experience coronavirus lockdown? More importantly, can they really fit their lives into their homes? Three LGBTI+ individuals have shared their experiences with bianet.
17 May 2020
Zeynep Çelik
UN Women Calls Women Leaders for Gender-Sensitive Covid-19 Response
"Women in Turkey do five times as much domestic and care work than men. The Covid-19 crisis will likely deepen inequalities," says a guide by UN Women.
15 May 2020
‘No Need to Investigate’ Religious Affairs President’s Remarks, Says Prosecutor’s Office
Examining the complaint of the Ankara Bar against President of Religious Affairs Erbaş over his remarks about LGBTI+s and HIV positive people, Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has concluded that there is no reason to launch an investigation.
15 May 2020
From Amnesty International to Turkey: Prevent Homophobic, Transphobic Violence
Amnesty International has released a public statement ahead of May 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia: “The government of Turkey must take steps to combat rising homophobia and transphobia.”
14 May 2020
University Dean Resigns from Office Following Verbal Harassment on Video Conference
Causing outrage especially on social media following his words, “We see the pictures of girls like that, just play along,” Gazi University Faculty of Science Dean Prof. Orhan Acar has resigned from office.
13 May 2020
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International Rights Organizations: End Targeted Attacks Against LGBTI+ in Turkey
11 international rights organizations have made a joint statement about the Friday sermon of the Presidency of Religious Affairs that targeted LGBTI+ community: “We call on Turkey to respect, guarantee, protect and fulfil fundamental rights of LGBTI+.”
12 May 2020
A Struggle of Motherhood from Turkey to US: Just to Keep My Daughter Alive
Demet Dulkara has emigrated to the US for her daughter’s treatment. Designing clothes for children living with an abdominal feeding tube, she sells the clothes online and takes them to children at hospitals in US. Dulkara is waiting for support from the public.
11 May 2020
Evrim Kepenek
5 Negligences in Investigation into Nadira Kadirova's Suspicious Death
Lawyer Doğan says, “Nadira Kadirova may have committed suicide. The public needs to know the causes leading to her suicide. It is the duty of the prosecutor’s office to unveil them.” Doğan also asks for support from the whole public.
11 May 2020
Evrim Kepenek
‘I Have Raised Such a Child That He is Unprejudiced, Accepting and Supportive’
We have spoken with activist, lesbian and mother Mine Yanat about Mother’s Day and the mothers falling outside of mainstream heteronormative definitions.
10 May 2020
Ege Öztokat
I was His ‘Mother’ Every Day, He was My ‘Day’ with His Every Smile
May 2018 was apparently the last Mother’s Day that we spent together. How could I know? He was a grown-up now. He had his favorite places. We held hands and went to Karaköy together. We had our pictures taken before the graffitis.
9 May 2020
Mısra Öz
9 Demands from 393 Women for Prisoners’ Right to Life and Health
393 rights defenders have shared nine demands with the public so that the right to life and health of arrested and convicted people can be safeguarded in prisons of Turkey amid coronavirus pandemic.
8 May 2020
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