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Criteria of ‘Conformity with Traditional Family Values’ for Media

Criteria of ‘Conformity with Traditional Family Values’ for Media

The Government plan for 2016 has stated that measures would be taken to provide that all programmes on the media are in conformity with traditional family values.

26 January 2016

Stand Opened in Kadıköy, Beşiktaş With Slogan ‘1,000 Women for Peace’

Stand Opened in Kadıköy, Beşiktaş With Slogan ‘1,000 Women for Peace’

Women collected signatures from Women for Peace on the streets. Women ask for immediately putting an end to the war environment getting more violent with curfews after the negotiations process.

25 January 2016 Evrim Kurdoğlu

‘Toz Bezi’ On Berlinale Film Festival

‘Toz Bezi’ On Berlinale Film Festival

Ahu Öztürk’s first full-length film “Toz Bezi (Dust Cloth)” telling the story of the homeworker women’s life struggle in İstanbul, has been selected for the 66th Berlinale Film Festival Forum Section to take place between February 11-21.

22 January 2016

Peace Call at Parliament by 7 Women

Peace Call at Parliament by 7 Women

Seven human rights defender women going to parliament has staged a protest, called for to “put an end to killings, speak of peace, re-establish solution table and resume the negotiations as soon as possible”.

7 January 2016 Ekin Karaca

Women on Protest for 3 Politician Women Killed in Silopi

Women on Protest for 3 Politician Women Killed in Silopi

Women demonstrating for the three politician women killed in Silopi, have re-expressed their demands of laying down the weapons and resuming the dialogue and negotiation process immediately.

Men Kill 19 Women in December

Men Kill 19 Women in December

Men killed 19 women in addition to two men and two boys near them in December.

6 January 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Shorts Competition on QueerFest

Shorts Competition on QueerFest

Pink Life QueerFest celebrates their 5th edition with additions to its wide program. The Festival includes a short films competition for the first time, this year.

No Protection for Sexual Assault Victim LGBTI Activist

No Protection for Sexual Assault Victim LGBTI Activist

The court has declined the request of LGBTI Activist Kemal Ördek, sexually assaulted at his house to extend the protection order. The assaulters having said “We know where you live now, we will be released anyway”, are being tried without arrest.

30 December 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Prosecution Rejects Criminal Complaint against ‘The People of Lut’ Banners

Prosecution Rejects Criminal Complaint against ‘The People of Lut’ Banners

The prosecution has given decision of non-prosecution as to banners targeting LGBTI written “If you see anyone doing the dirty work of the people of Lut, kill both perpetrator and affected” on Ankara streets.

30 December 2015 Yıldız Tar

Gay Referee Wins Trial Against Football Association

Gay Referee Wins Trial Against Football Association

Disqualified from refereeing due to being gay, Halil İbrahim Dinçdağ has won the lawsuit for material and non-material damages against the Turkey Football Association.

29 December 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Message from Arrested Journalist Vildan Atmaca

Message from Arrested Journalist Vildan Atmaca

Arrested journalist Vildan Atmaca has sent a message through her visitors: “Although I am in prison, I am feeling Beritan’s fever”.

24 December 2015

Only 22% of LGBTI Persons Out Themselves in Private Sector

Only 22% of LGBTI Persons Out Themselves in Private Sector

Kaos GL has made a research on the situation of LGBTI persons employed in the private sector in Turkey and interviewed for the research 151 persons working in a private company; only 22% of the LGBTI persons working in private sector in Turkey have disclosed their LGBTI status.

23 December 2015

New Year Card by Journalist Women for Imprisoned Colleagues

New Year Card by Journalist Women for Imprisoned Colleagues

TGS Women and LGBTI Commission has sent new year cards to imprisoned women journalists.

18 December 2015

‘Next Queer’ Exhibition in İstanbul

‘Next Queer’ Exhibition in İstanbul

The “Next Queer” Exhibition where artists sharing their works of art on the Kaos GL Magazine, get together will start off on December 26, in İstanbul ARK.

16 December 2015

Public Institutions Discuss Sex Work First Time in Turkey

Public Institutions Discuss Sex Work First Time in Turkey

For the first time in Turkey, state institutions and organizations come together with NGO members to discuss sex work.

10 December 2015

Eleanor Roosevelt: A First Lady in Struggle for Human Rights

Eleanor Roosevelt: A First Lady in Struggle for Human Rights

Eleanor Roosevelt has struggled for human rights throughout her life, in 1946 she became the first chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

10 December 2015 Sue Akyel

Women’s Shelter Congress Lists Demands By Struggle Against Violence

Women’s Shelter Congress Lists Demands By Struggle Against Violence

18th Congress of Women’s Shelter and Solidarity Centers has stated in its final declaration that public officers who breach their duties within struggle against violence should be under investigation imposed sanctions.

9 December 2015

Doctor doesn’t Examine Trans Woman

Doctor doesn’t Examine Trans Woman

The woman who was refused to be examined by gynecologist saying “You are a man, I don’t approve your condition” has been sentenced to one year and two months of prison.

9 December 2015

Criminal Complaint Against Selling Yazidi Women

Criminal Complaint Against Selling Yazidi Women

Women in Diyarbakır have filed a complaint as to allegations that Yazidi women and children are being sold via an office in Antep.

8 December 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Ataş From HDP Calls to Account for Murdered Trans Women

Ataş From HDP Calls to Account for Murdered Trans Women

Ataş from Peoples’ Democratic Party has brought trans women murders to Parliament.

7 December 2015

KA.DER: Women Want ‘Equality’ in Both Electing and be Elected

KA.DER: Women Want ‘Equality’ in Both Electing and be Elected

KA.DER making a statement prior to December 5, the anniversary of women gaining right to elect and be elected in Turkey has said, “We will fight against ‘this mindset’ until ‘that equality’ is established!”.

4 December 2015

Özgecan Aslan’s Murderers Sentenced to Aggravated Life Imprisonment

Özgecan Aslan’s Murderers Sentenced to Aggravated Life Imprisonment

All three suspects have been sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment in murder trial of Özgecan Aslan.

3 December 2015

Trans Woman Killed, Police Say 'How Many Faggots There are'

Trans Woman Killed, Police Say 'How Many Faggots There are'

A sex worker trans woman has been stabbed to dead in İstanbul in the middle of the street.

3 December 2015

LGBTI in Prison Kept in One-person Cells

LGBTI in Prison Kept in One-person Cells

LGBTI and right organizations have asked to stop keeping LGBTI prisoners in Alanya L-type Closed Prison in one-person cells.

2 December 2015

Women Struggle, Male Violence on Trial

Women Struggle, Male Violence on Trial

Progress made in November with struggle against male violence, punishments received by violators, representative adjudication…

2 December 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu,Begüm Baki

Men Kill 23 Women in November

Men Kill 23 Women in November

Men have killed 23 women in November, 35 percent of women murdered for seeking divorce/break up or for rejecting proposal to make up.

2 December 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

#LGBTİleriçinÖzgürİnternet* Campaign

#LGBTİleriçinÖzgürİnternet* Campaign

Kaos GL has called for a protest to be held on social media on November 27 against censorship on LGBTI.

26 November 2015

Women on Streets for Feminist Night Rally

Women on Streets for Feminist Night Rally

Women participating 14th Feminist Night Rally have been on street with the slogan “We resist against male, state violence. We defend our lives”.

26 November 2015

Are You Aware of Violence Potential in Your Relationship?

Are You Aware of Violence Potential in Your Relationship?

Psychologist Güneri has listed alarming signals of violence in a relationship, if you are experiencing some of those listed below, then there is a chance you do or will experience violence in your relationship.

25 November 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Who, Where, How: Femicide Map of Five Years

Who, Where, How: Femicide Map of Five Years

At what age and where were women murdered and on what pretexts? Did they demand protection before the murder? Was she systematically being exposed to violence? Could the murders have been prevented? All the details about women who were murdered by men are here.

25 November 2015 Ceyda Ulukaya

Turkey Falls to 130th Rank in Gender Equality

Turkey Falls to 130th Rank in Gender Equality

Turkey has fallen to 130th rank from 125th in World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap report.

20 November 2015

17 Trans Women Killed in Turkey in Last 4.5 Years

17 Trans Women Killed in Turkey in Last 4.5 Years

1,933 trans homicides committed in total in 64 countries as of 2008, Turkey ranks first in Europe.

20 November 2015

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