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Ban Preventing Teachers from Wearing High-Heels on Parliamentary Agenda
Ban Preventing Teachers from Wearing High-Heels on Parliamentary Agenda
HDP İstanbul MP Oya Ersoy has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the ban which has been introduced by the Director of Akşemsettin Primary School in Sincan, Ankara and prevents teachers from wearing high-heeled shoes at school.
16 January 2019
Approval Requested for Nevin Yıldırım's Life Sentence
Approval Requested for Nevin Yıldırım's Life Sentence
Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has requested approval for the life imprisonment given to Nevin Yıldırım, who killed her rapist. Yıldırım's attorney Bay ram has said, “There is not a verdict or notification has reached us yet. Nevin's case is not over for us.”
16 January 2019
MP Asks 'Objective of Regulation That Will Pave the Way for Sexual Abuse'
MP Asks 'Objective of Regulation That Will Pave the Way for Sexual Abuse'
Saying, “A regulation which is of the essence of a pardon to the offenders of rape and sexual abuse has been made publicly discussed by the government party,” HDP MP Danış Beştaş submitted a parliamentary question and a parliamentary inquiry.
16 January 2019
Murder of Trans Woman Hande Şeker Protested in Kadıköy
Murder of Trans Woman Hande Şeker Protested in Kadıköy
Rights defenders have commemorated transgender woman Hande Şeker, who was murdered in İzmir on January 9. Gathering in front of Süreyya Cinema in Kadıköy, İstanbul, they have made a call to the state to comply with the İstanbul Convention.
15 January 2019 Evrim Kepenek
Petition: Reduce Value Added Tax on Women's Hygiene Products
Petition: Reduce Value Added Tax on Women's Hygiene Products
In Turkey, Value Added Tax on Viagra is 8 percent while it is 18 percent for hygiene products, because they are not considered a necessity.
14 January 2019
‘I Have Struggled Against Discrimination All Through My Life’
‘I Have Struggled Against Discrimination All Through My Life’
Artist Deniz Çakır has deposed as part of the investigation launched against her for allegedly insulting two women wearing headscarves. Rejecting the charged offence, Çakır has stated, “I am sorry that I have been obliged to depose for such an issue.”
11 January 2019
'Nominate More Women in Elections'
'Nominate More Women in Elections'
Out of 1,307 candidates announced by the political parties for the local elections so far, only 56 are women.
9 January 2019
HDP Submits Inquiry Regarding Data on and Causes of Femicides
HDP Submits Inquiry Regarding Data on and Causes of Femicides
Peoples' Democratic Party MP Gülüm has said that compilation of data regarding femicides and revealing their causes are a duty of the state.
9 January 2019
Trans Woman Murdered in İzmir, 1 Police Officer Detained
Trans Woman Murdered in İzmir, 1 Police Officer Detained
Police officer A.D. has been taken into custody for killing transgender woman Hande Şeker and wounding two other people, including another transgender woman, in a row that erupted in an apartment in İzmir.
9 January 2019
Men Kill 30 Women in December
Men Kill 30 Women in December
Men have killed at least 30 women, one baby and four men in December 2018 and killed at least 255 women and 17 children throughout 2018. In 2017, men killed at least 286 women and girl children.
9 January 2019 Evrim Kepenek
Ceremony Held for Academic Murdered by Student
Ceremony Held for Academic Murdered by Student
A ceremony has been held for academic Ceren Damar Şenel, who has been murdered by one of her students. Education and Science Workers' Union has pointed to disregard for academic freedom, individual armament and impunity.
3 January 2019
Being Captive to Power
Being Captive to Power
As the man is squeezed between the gears of the power machine, he cuts, destroys, crashes, kills. So, where does the emancipation of man begin? By questioning the power of every stripe of course...
2 January 2019 Yıldırım Türker
Kaos GL Files Criminal Complaint Against Yeni Akit Newspaper
Kaos GL Files Criminal Complaint Against Yeni Akit Newspaper
Kaos GL Association has filed a criminal complaint against Yeni Akit newspaper due to its news targeting and disseminating hate speech about the association and LGBTI+s.
31 December 2018
'As Long As There is Solidarity, There Will Be Gains'
'As Long As There is Solidarity, There Will Be Gains'
Women’s organizations and HDP Ankara MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu have visited the Flormar workers, who have been fired because of union membership and have been protesting for their union rights for 226 days.
26 December 2018
Parliamentary Inquiry by HDP Regarding Pregnancy of Children
Parliamentary Inquiry by HDP Regarding Pregnancy of Children
HDP Ankara MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu has submitted a parliamentary inquiry to the Speaker’s Office, requesting that a parliamentary investigation be launched into the pregnancy of children caused by sexual abuse and child marriages.
26 December 2018
A ‘Manly Man’ Gives Up
A ‘Manly Man’ Gives Up
You can easily guess the generalizations that I have nonchalantly made. With my mind at peace, I have come to the following conclusion: If history had chosen a matriarchal path, we would be living in a completely different world now.
26 December 2018 Emre Senan
Women Come to İstanbul for Women’s Meeting on January 5-6
Women Come to İstanbul for Women’s Meeting on January 5-6
Over 700 women from more than 30 cities in Turkey will come together in İstanbul on the occasion of Women’s Meeting of Turkey, which will be held on January 5-6, 2019.
25 December 2018
‘Male Justice Continues its Proceedings in Yüksekova’
‘Male Justice Continues its Proceedings in Yüksekova’
Commenting on the release of a man arrested for having sexually abused his 12-year-old cousin, attorney Harika Günay Karataş has stated, “Male justice has continued its proceedings in Yüksekova. The Heavy Penal Court in the district is the instigator now.”
24 December 2018 Evrim Kepenek
Turkey Ranks Better Than 19 of 149 Countries in Gender Equality
Turkey Ranks Better Than 19 of 149 Countries in Gender Equality
According to a report released by the World Economic Forum, while Island has ranked the first in terms of gender equality, Yemen has ranked the last. As for Turkey, it has ranked better than 19 countries out of 149 others.
19 December 2018
‘Stability’
‘Stability’
These two seemingly unrelated incidents involving people from different social environments and different generations, have stuck in my mind because it was not possible for me to make sense of either one of them.
19 December 2018 Ramin Matin
LGBTI Activist Coşkun Released
LGBTI Activist Coşkun Released
Diren Coşkun, an LGBTI activist and transgender inmate from Diyarbakır, who was arrested for 17 months, has been released from prison.
18 December 2018
Pata Pata!
Pata Pata!
If being a “tootsie” is a crude dream and an impossible fantasy... What about the love of Müslüm Gürses - Muhterem Nur still being defined as an exemplary love? And when “Pata Pata” of Miriam Makeba is understood as “pata küte” in Turkish, an onomatopoeia for beating...
12 December 2018 Derya Bengi
Men Kill 22 Women in November
Men Kill 22 Women in November
Men killed at least 22 women and one baby in November 2018. 50 percent of the deceased women were killed by their husbands and 54 percent of them were killed because they demanded divorce/ separation.
11 December 2018 Evrim Kepenek
Center for LGBTIQ+ Rights Founded in Ankara Bar Association
Center for LGBTIQ+ Rights Founded in Ankara Bar Association
Center for LGBTIQ+ Rights founded in the Ankara Bar Association has been aiming to struggle against rights violations faced by LGBTIQ+ individuals and fostering solidarity among the lawyers.
10 December 2018
15 Students Given Suspension After Protesting Harassment of Teacher
15 Students Given Suspension After Protesting Harassment of Teacher
15 students, who boycotted their classes for a day in protest of the harassment of a teacher at their high school, have been given five-day suspension from their school.
6 December 2018
If You Would Excuse Me, I am Mansplaining
If You Would Excuse Me, I am Mansplaining
I might also be mansplaining by saying these things. But, this time, I am leaning on not the unjustly acquired rights but this sterile space opened by bianet so that men can write about male violence.
5 December 2018 Can Tonbil
Artificial Stupidity
Artificial Stupidity
Can we imagine a male employee, who works in the same workplace with [the famous businesswomen] Güler Sabancı or Leyla Alaton, subjecting them to mobbing, harassment or violence? No, we cannot.
28 November 2018 Müfit Can Saçıntı
601 Women Subjected to Sexual Harassment, Rape in Detention in Last 21 Years
601 Women Subjected to Sexual Harassment, Rape in Detention in Last 21 Years
According to a report released by the Legal Aid Bureau Against Sexual Harassment and Rape in Detention, 101 women have been subjected to rape and 498 women have been subjected to sexual harassment in detention over the last 21 years.
26 November 2018
November 25 Women’s Resistance in Pictures
November 25 Women’s Resistance in Pictures
Dilara Şenkaya has captured the images of the march that could not be held on November 25, 2018 and the resistance of women for bianet.
26 November 2018 Dilara Şenkaya
November 25 March in Kadıköy Prevented by Police
November 25 March in Kadıköy Prevented by Police
The march to be held in Kadıköy in İstanbul upon the call of Women’s Assemblies on the occasion of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women has been prevented by the police.
25 November 2018
November 25 March in Taksim Could Not Be Held, Police Use Tear Gas
November 25 March in Taksim Could Not Be Held, Police Use Tear Gas
The march to be held in Taksim in İstanbul on the occasion of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women has been prevented by the police. While the police have used tear gas on women, the women have not dispersed.
25 November 2018 Evrim Kepenek,Hikmet Adal
Men Kill 218 Women in First 327 Days of 2018
Men Kill 218 Women in First 327 Days of 2018
Men killed at least 218 women and 12 children in Turkey in the first 327 days of 2018 from January 1, 2018 to November 23, 2018.
23 November 2018 Evrim Kepenek
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