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'First 11 of egalitarian masculinity' for men supporting İstanbul Convention

'First 11 of egalitarian masculinity' for men supporting İstanbul Convention

Women campaigning against Turkey's withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention have listed the "rules of egalitarian masculinity."

Turkey has only 145 shelters for 41.4 million women

Turkey has only 145 shelters for 41.4 million women

The women's shelters in the country have a capacity of 3,482 people in total.

Gülistan Doku missing for 207 days: Request for suspect's arrest rejected for 3rd time

Gülistan Doku missing for 207 days: Request for suspect's arrest rejected for 3rd time

The request for arrest of Abarakov, the chief suspect in disappearance of Doku, has been rejected. Lawyer Çimen has said, “No justification has been given. We made several requests. The prosecutor’s office accepted unlawful requests and rejected others.”

HDP suspends deputy for inflicting violence on his spouse

HDP suspends deputy for inflicting violence on his spouse

MP Mensur Işık has been suspended from the party for two years.

The father standing trial for sexual abuse should be arrested ‘again’

The father standing trial for sexual abuse should be arrested ‘again’

Lawyer Sena Yazıbağlı has spoken to bianet about what E., the eldest one of seven siblings sexually abused/assaulted by father E.D., went through. Sharing details about the judicial process, she has reiterated her demand for justice.

28 July 2020 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Mother of Nadira Kadirova: Şirin Ünal, you killed my daughter, my angel

Mother of Nadira Kadirova: Şirin Ünal, you killed my daughter, my angel

In a social media post, the mother of Nadira Kadirova, a domestic worker who suspiciously died at the house of ruling AKP MP Şirin Ünal, has said, “Şirin Ünal, you don’t have the right to live in this world, either. You killed my daughter.”

‘Pınar Gültekin’s killing was a premeditated murder,’ says lawyer Epözdemir

‘Pınar Gültekin’s killing was a premeditated murder,’ says lawyer Epözdemir

Lawyer Rezan Epözdemir has appealed to the prosecutor’s office, requesting that the investigation into Pınar Gültekin’s murder be extended. “We think that this brutal murder was committed with premeditation,” the lawyer has noted.

Things to consider when reporting male violence

Things to consider when reporting male violence

Those who say, "Women and men are not equal," the judicial system that gives sentence reductions for even planned murders, and the media that hunts "clicks" by making violence pornographic are also responsible for male violence.

27 July 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Survey: Half of AKP voters against withdrawal from İstanbul Convention

Survey: Half of AKP voters against withdrawal from İstanbul Convention

The government has been preparing to withdraw from the convention against violence on women.

Women from Socialist Party of the Oppressed detained in Balıkesir

Women from Socialist Party of the Oppressed detained in Balıkesir

Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) Co-Chair Özlem Gümüştaş, ESP Socialist Women’s Assemblies (SKM) Spokesperson Deniz Aktaş and SKM Central Executive Board members have been taken into custody in Balıkesir province.

Gülistan Doku missing for 202 days: Expert report added to investigation file

Gülistan Doku missing for 202 days: Expert report added to investigation file

The expert report notes that the conversation between Doku and Abarakov, the only suspect, was “not like an ordinary conversation between a man and a woman who come across on the street.” Attorney Çimen says, “He must be arrested immediately.”

24 July 2020 Ruken Tuncel

'Why was the man who killed Fatma Altınmakas released?'

'Why was the man who killed Fatma Altınmakas released?'

Three HDP deputies have submitted parliamentary questions about the killing of a woman by her spouse in the southeastern Muş province.

Pınar Gültekin’s mother says ‘there was more than one person involved’ in the murder

Pınar Gültekin’s mother says ‘there was more than one person involved’ in the murder

Speaking at the funeral of her daughter Pınar Gültekin, who was murdered in Muğla, mother Gültekin said that she went to the scene of incident and watched the camera footage, alleging that “there was not only one person, but a single person was caught.”

Why do babies die in Antep?

Why do babies die in Antep?

Gaziantep Family Medicine Association Chair Dr. Doğan Eroğulları underlines that the major reason behind infant mortality is premature labor, which is itself caused by pregnancies under the age of 18.

24 July 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

‘Why didn’t you investigate the sexual abuse of student?’

‘Why didn’t you investigate the sexual abuse of student?’

After she realized that a high school student was sexually abused, a teacher made efforts to ensure that a legal action would be taken against the abusers, but she has been suspended from duty. The incident has been brought into Parliamentary agenda.

Pınar Gültekin laid to rest

Pınar Gültekin laid to rest

Found dead in a forest area in Muğla five days after she was reported missing, university student Pınar Gültekin has been laid to rest in Bitlis province.

Draining of dam reservoir starts to find Gülistan Doku

Draining of dam reservoir starts to find Gülistan Doku

Doku went missing in the southeastern Dersim province on January 5.

Military officer charged with sexual assault released, İ.E. attempts suicide

Military officer charged with sexual assault released, İ.E. attempts suicide

The specialist sergeant said in his defense statement that he was "drunk," the woman is currently in the hospital.

Business group, opposition MP say withdrawing from İstanbul Convention will encourage violence

Business group, opposition MP say withdrawing from İstanbul Convention will encourage violence

TÜSİAD, the largest business group in Turkey, and MP Candan Yüceer from the main opposition party have criticized the government's plan to withdraw from the convention.

'All four political parties agreed on İstanbul Convention when it was first signed'

'All four political parties agreed on İstanbul Convention when it was first signed'

CHP MP Aylin Nazlıaka, women rights defender Selma Acuner and academic Eylem Ümit Atılgan, who were witnesses to the period when İstanbul Convention was signed, have spoken to bianet amid recent debates on Turkey’s possible withdrawal.

22 July 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Women take to streets across Turkey to protest male violence

Women take to streets across Turkey to protest male violence

After the dead body of Pınar Gültekin was found in Muğla yesterday, hundreds of women have protested male violence across Turkey. The police attacked women’s march for Gültekin in İzmir, detaining 12 women. The women have been released.

Murder suspect of Pınar Gültekin arrested

Murder suspect of Pınar Gültekin arrested

Having confessed that he killed university student Pınar Gültekin in Muğla, the man named Cemal Metin A. has been arrested on charge of “killing with monstrous feeling.”

Olympic gymnast says she retired because of 'body-shaming, mobbing' by managers

Olympic gymnast says she retired because of 'body-shaming, mobbing' by managers

Tutya Yılmaz, one of the two olympic gymnasts of Turkey, has explained why she has retired from gymnastics in a YouTube video.

Discrimination against LGBTI+s at grocery store, cafe

Discrimination against LGBTI+s at grocery store, cafe

An LGBTI+ has been attacked by a man at a grocery store in İstanbul, a cafe in Osmaniye hung a banner on its door, saying, "We are closed for LGBT."

Feminicide: Man taken into custody for killing Pınar Gültekin

Feminicide: Man taken into custody for killing Pınar Gültekin

Missing for five days, the dead body of university student Pınar Gültekin has been found in the woods in Muğla. The man named Cemal Metin A. has been detained in relation with her death. He reportedly killed her “because she refused to be with him.”

HDP expels MP Tuma Çelik over sexual assault allegations

HDP expels MP Tuma Çelik over sexual assault allegations

Two deputies of the HDP are under probe for "crimes against women," the party's deputy parliamentary group chair has stated.

Search for Gülistan Doku starts again, water will be drained

Search for Gülistan Doku starts again, water will be drained

Speaking to bianet after meeting with Minister of Interior, elder sister Aygül Doku says, “We have got a promise out of Mr. Minister. As of today, the water under Dinar Bridge and its vicinity, where Gülistan allegedly jumped off, will be drained for 15 days.”

20 July 2020 Ruken Tuncel

HDP probes allegations of male violence about its MP Mensur Işık

HDP probes allegations of male violence about its MP Mensur Işık

The Women’s Assembly of the HDP has released a written statement about the allegation that HDP Muş MP Mensur Işık inflicted violence on his wife Ebru Işık: “We will stand up against it no matter from whom or where violence comes.”

Male violence: Court accepts indictment against actor Ozan Güven

Male violence: Court accepts indictment against actor Ozan Güven

As the court has accepted the indictment filed by the prosecutor’s office, Ozan Güven will stand trial on January 21, 2021. The prosecutor’s office previously launched an investigation against the actor upon the complaint of his ex-partner Deniz Bulutsuz.

Meral Akşener: We won’t let İstanbul Convention be crushed by a couple of cowards

Meral Akşener: We won’t let İstanbul Convention be crushed by a couple of cowards

Speaking at the weekly group meeting of her party, İYİ Party Chair Akşener has addressed the recent debates about Turkey's possible withdrawal from İstanbul Convention: "What is it that bothers you about İstanbul Convention?"

Male violence: Indictment demands up to 13 years in prison for actor Ozan Güven

Male violence: Indictment demands up to 13 years in prison for actor Ozan Güven

Filing an indictment against Ozan Güven, the prosecutor’s office has demanded that the actor stand trial on charges of “insult”, “threat”, “deprivation of liberty” and “wilful injury.”

Three LGBTI+s not let in İstanbul beach clubs

Three LGBTI+s not let in İstanbul beach clubs

After not being let in beach clubs because of their gender identities, the three people have filed a criminal complaint against a beach in İstanbul's Büyükada island for hate speech and discrimination.

13 July 2020 Evrim Kepenek