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Journalists Following Şule Çet Case Targeted

Journalists Following Şule Çet Case Targeted

A report prepared by the family of Çağatay Aksu, one of the defendants of Şule Çet case, has targeted the lawyers of Çet family as well as journalists, MPs, and women’s rights defenders following and reporting on the suspicious death of Şule Çet.

18 November 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Judge Back on Duty After Being Suspended for Interfering with Lawyer's Skirt Length

Judge Back on Duty After Being Suspended for Interfering with Lawyer's Skirt Length

The judge is revealed to be reinstated in his post after being sidelined for five months.

18 November 2019

‘We Don’t Give up on Our Rights or Our Lives’

‘We Don’t Give up on Our Rights or Our Lives’

Ahead of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, women have come together in Ayvalık and called on authorities to prevent feminicides immediately under the hashtag #KadınCinayetleriniACİLÖNLE.

14 November 2019 Gönül İlhan

CHP Report: Half of Women in Turkey Don't Have a Bank Account

CHP Report: Half of Women in Turkey Don't Have a Bank Account

The rate of women's exposure to gender-based violence in Turkey is the highest among the OECD countries, according to the report.

13 November 2019

Criminal Complaint Against Defendant’s Attorney in Şule Çet Case

Criminal Complaint Against Defendant’s Attorney in Şule Çet Case

Attorneys of Çet family have filed a criminal complaint against Levent Ekmen, the attorney of defendant Çağatay Aksu, and the related public officers at Gazi University and Adana Yüreğir State Hospital on a series of charges including “violation of privacy”.

7 November 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Men Kill 23 Women in October

Men Kill 23 Women in October

Men killed at least 23 women in October. Inflicting violence on 41 women, they also raped two women and forced 85 women to sex work. Men also sexually abused at least 33 children and harassed 13 women.

6 November 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Urgent Action by Amnesty International: Drop Charges Against METU Students and Academic

Urgent Action by Amnesty International: Drop Charges Against METU Students and Academic

Amnesty International has launched an urgent action campaign for 18 students and one academic put on trial for joining the Pride Parade at Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara: “Drop the charges against the students and academic.”

31 October 2019

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality to Open 2 Women’s Shelters in İstanbul

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality to Open 2 Women’s Shelters in İstanbul

Dilek İmamoğlu, the wife of İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, has announced that two women’s shelters will be opened in İstanbul. Only five of 39 districts in İstanbul are known to have a women’s shelter.

30 October 2019

A Custody Case Between "Life is Beautiful" and "Not Without My Daughter"

A Custody Case Between "Life is Beautiful" and "Not Without My Daughter"

If you were someone who didn't know this part of the matter, you could believe the father's allegations and say, "Wow, what has she done?" Maybe the father would want the custody court to think the same so that he blamed the mother harshly.

28 October 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Şahika Ercümen Breaks World Record in Free-Diving

Şahika Ercümen Breaks World Record in Free-Diving

Şahika Ercümen has broken women’s free-diving world record of 90 meters and qualified to enter Guinness World Records.

28 October 2019

Weapon Ban for Perpetrators of Violence on Women Passes in Parliament

Weapon Ban for Perpetrators of Violence on Women Passes in Parliament

A joint bill by the ruling AKP, the main opposition CHP, MHP and İYİ Party on violence against women has been approved by the parliament.

25 October 2019

Prof. Ayşe Erzan Awarded Human Rights Prize by American Physical Society

Prof. Ayşe Erzan Awarded Human Rights Prize by American Physical Society

The American Physical Society (APS) has awarded 2020 Andrei Sakharov Prize to Prof. Ayşe Erzan “for her lifelong commitment to human rights.”

25 October 2019

Transgender Inmate Miray on Death Fast for Her Right to Stay in a Ward

Transgender Inmate Miray on Death Fast for Her Right to Stay in a Ward

Trans inmate Miray, who has been on a hunger strike for 99 days to be transferred from a prison cell to a ward, has gone on a death fast as her demand has not yet been met.

24 October 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Sexual Assault and Violence on Intercity Bus

Sexual Assault and Violence on Intercity Bus

University student Y.O. has said that she was sexually assaulted and battered by the assistant of the driver while traveling from İstanbul to Ankara on an intercity bus. Y.O. has filed a criminal complaint with a medical report documenting the battery.

23 October 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Defendant Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Emine Bulut Case

Defendant Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Emine Bulut Case

While the prosecutor of Emine Bulut case demanded that the defendant be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment without any sentence-mitigation, the court has ruled that Fedai Varan shall be sentenced to life imprisonment for "willful killing".

21 October 2019

Prof. Zehra Sayers First Woman from Turkey on ‘BBC 100 Women List’

Prof. Zehra Sayers First Woman from Turkey on ‘BBC 100 Women List’

Biophysicist Prof. Zehra Sayers, the first scientist from Turkey granted the 2019 Award for Science Diplomacy, has been listed among “BBC 100 Women 2019”. Sayers has become the first woman from Turkey on the list.

18 October 2019

Emine Bulut Asked For Help from Police Before Being Murdered

Emine Bulut Asked For Help from Police Before Being Murdered

The first hearing of the case filed into feminicide of Emine Bulut by her ex-husband Fedai Varan has been held. While the prosecutor has demanded aggravated life sentence for Varan, the court has ruled that his arrest shall continue.

In a First, Women Hired by İSPARK, an Affiliate of İstanbul Municipality

In a First, Women Hired by İSPARK, an Affiliate of İstanbul Municipality

In a first, women workers have been hired by İstanbul Parking Enterprises (İSPARK) Inc. affiliated with İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality. There was not a single woman among its 2,500 workers, Mayor İmamoğlu previously announced.

Men Kill 37 Women in September

Men Kill 37 Women in September

Men killed at least 37 women in September, three of them were immigrants. Inflicting violence on 71 women, men raped at least three women, forced 33 women to sex work. They also sexually abused at least 26 children and harassed 13 women.

8 October 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Kadirova Family's Lawyer Resigns

Kadirova Family's Lawyer Resigns

Nadira Kadirova, a domestic worker of an AKP MP, allegedly committed suicide with her employer's weapon.

İstanbul Electricity, Tramway and Tunnel to Hire Women Drivers for the First Time

İstanbul Electricity, Tramway and Tunnel to Hire Women Drivers for the First Time

İstanbul Electricity, Tramway and Tunnel (İETT) General Management has announced that 10 women drivers will be hired upon the instruction of İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office: Fingerprints of AKP MP Ünal Taken

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office: Fingerprints of AKP MP Ünal Taken

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has released a written statement about the investigation into the suspicious death of Nadira Kadirova, who allegedly committed suicide at the house of ruling AKP MP Şirin Ünal.

Lawyer of Nadira Kadirova: Prosecutor’s Office Doesn’t Make Examinations

Lawyer of Nadira Kadirova: Prosecutor’s Office Doesn’t Make Examinations

Speaking to bianet about the suspicious death of Nadira Kadirova, Müjde Tozbey-Erden, the lawyer of Kadirova family, has stated that all necessary actions should be taken as soon as possible so that justice could be served.

2 October 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Women Depicted as Passive, Men as Virtuous in School Books

Women Depicted as Passive, Men as Virtuous in School Books

The Education Reform Initiative (ERG) has presented its “Content of Education Report”. Touching upon a series of issues, the report has shown that while women are depicted passive and mostly as mothers in school books, men are depicted virtuous.

1 October 2019 Ayşegül Özbek

Man Who Punched Women in Ankara Released

Man Who Punched Women in Ankara Released

A man who punched women walking on the street in Ulus, Ankara has been released. Women say that they do not have any safety of life anymore.

1 October 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Domestic Worker Kadirova's Suspicious Suicide at AKP MP's House on Parliamentary Agenda

Domestic Worker Kadirova's Suspicious Suicide at AKP MP's House on Parliamentary Agenda

Kadirova allegedly committed suicide with her employer's weapon on September 23.

30 September 2019

Trans Inmate Buse on Parliamentary Agenda

Trans Inmate Buse on Parliamentary Agenda

Submitting a Parliamentary question to be responded by Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül, HDP MP Züleyha Gülüm has asked why the gender transition surgery of transgender inmate Buse is being prevented.

30 September 2019

What is Behind the Suspicious Death of Nadira Kadirova?

What is Behind the Suspicious Death of Nadira Kadirova?

Kadirova, who worked as a domestic helper at AKP MP Ünal's house, allegedly committed suicide with her employer's gun.

27 September 2019

Ministry Rejects Gender Transition Surgery of Buse, Saying ‘It is for Aesthetics’

Ministry Rejects Gender Transition Surgery of Buse, Saying ‘It is for Aesthetics’

Speaking to bianet about the rejection of the Ministry of Health, lawyer Eren Keskin says, “That the Ministry considers an issue forming the gender identity of a person to be ‘for purposes of aesthetics’ is tragicomic”.

26 September 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Hear the Voice of Trans Inmate Buse: ‘I Have No Staying Power, I Want to Undergo Surgery’

Hear the Voice of Trans Inmate Buse: ‘I Have No Staying Power, I Want to Undergo Surgery’

Prevented from having gender transition surgery, transgender inmate Buse has sent a letter and a photograph of hers from prison to bianet.

25 September 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Erdoğan at UN Hate Speech Event: There are Pork Eaters in Our Country, We Don't Interfere

Erdoğan at UN Hate Speech Event: There are Pork Eaters in Our Country, We Don't Interfere

President Erdoğan has spoken at a 'Combating Hate Speech' themed high-level side event hosted by Turkey and Pakistan during the United Nations (UN) summit in New York.

25 September 2019

Attorney Yıldırım: They Want to Cover Up Şule Çet Case

Attorney Yıldırım: They Want to Cover Up Şule Çet Case

Yıldırım says a lip-reading expert could not be found to examine key video evidence in the suspicious death of Şule Çet.

25 September 2019 Evrim Kepenek

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