While eight of nine people who were previously taken into custody in relation with the sexual abuse of a five-year-old girl in Küçükçekmece, İstanbul, it has been reported that the child identified the perpetrator M.V. in company with her family and a pedagogue.

Trans woman Işıl has been battered by police in Mersin. Speaking about the issue, Mersin 7 Colors LGBTI+ Solidarity Association’s General Coordinator Arıcan has stated that violence against transgender people has become systematic in Mersin.

Speaking about the incident of child abuse in İstanbul, Minister of Interior Soylu has stated that the perpetrator has been caught. İstanbul Governorship also announced that a legal action would be taken against “the ones who used the incident for provocation.”

The video of the incident that shows the woman saying, "I won't be quiet, you'll be ashamed!" went viral on social media.

Yasmin Babat Kayan, who was taken into custody after staging a single-person protest against sexual abuse of children at Taksim Square in İstanbul, has been released. Speaking to bianet, she has said that she will continue protesting in different places.

While a confidentiality order has been issued for the investigation launched into the sexual abuse of a five-year-old girl in Küçükçekmece, İstanbul, feminist lawyers have stated that the girl could be discharged from hospital tomorrow.

Having stood before the judge on the allegation that he sexually assaulted his colleague at Namık Kemal University, academic M.N.M. has been appointed as director to the Malkara Vocational School of Higher Education of the same university.

Google has commemorated the distinguished feminist writer on her birthday.

A court has removed the Governor-imposed ban on the LGBTI+ events in the capital, ruling that "the public order can be preserved by not imposing a ban but taking the necessary measures."

Female candidates managed to win in more neighborhoods than men in the Asian side district of Kadıköy in İstanbul.

Organized by the Boğaziçi University LGBTI+ Studies Club, the 7th Pride Parade was held in the university on April 17. Waving rainbow flags, the students also carried the banner, “We have brought along the METU Pride Parade to everywhere."

The final hearing of two defendants charged with raping a woman with mental disabilities in Giresun has been held. Being tried without arrest all through the hearings, two defendants have been acquitted in their final hearing.

Queer Olympix, which is the first Queer Olympics of Turkey, will be held in İstanbul on August 23 and 25. Being held for the first time three years ago, this year’s Queer Olympics will take place in Heybeliada and Kalamış in İstanbul.

University student Şule Çet suspiciously lost her life after falling off the 20th floor of a high-rise building in 2018. Ceren Çoban, an activist from the Justice for Şule Çet Commission in Ankara, has written for bianet ahead of the second hearing on May 15.

The Committee for the 27th LGBTI+ Pride Week calls for support for the organization of the events.

HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan has said that the ruling AKP has submitted a petition against Mardin mayor-elect Ahmet Türk, demanding the mandate be given to their candidates because Türk "is old and has health problems."

Seventy-three percent of the LGBTI employees in the public sector say there are discriminative elements in the institutions they work at, according to a survey by the Kaos GL.

In a ranking produced by the Times Higher Education on how universities from around the world are contributing to gender equality, six universities from Turkey have been listed among the top 100 universities for tackling gender equality.

Men killed at least 22 women and attempted to kill at least 2 others in March 2019. While men raped six women, they also harassed seven others.

The second hearing of the case regarding the murder of Şule Çet, who suspiciously lost her life by falling off the 20th floor of a high-rise building, will be held on May 15. Women have demanded justice for Şule Çet with a video: “Query the Criminal!”