Mira is 22 years old. She started a campaign on indiegogo for her gender-change surgery. Mira says: “I want to be at the forefront as a woman not as a transsexual woman.”

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 26 women dead in May; 15% of them were killed due to divorce claim or because they refused reconciliation or marriage proposal.

Today, Özgecan Aslan’s murder trial has started in Tarsus district of Mersin province.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 20 women dead; 8 women were found unexpectedly dead. Perpetrators of two dead women have not been found.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Betül Urhan, the writer of the book “Sendikasız Kadınlar Kadınsız Sendikalar” (Women without Trade Union, Trade Union without Women) draws attention to trade union’s policy “Male workers first, female workers come second” and says “Organizations are ignorant about gender.”

bianet interviewed Aliza Stern, a cancer survivor who completed the 2015 Boston Marathon last week, on her running experience as well as the importance of exercise during/after cancer treatment.

ILAD Müşerref Hekimoğlu Achievement Award goes, this year, to Çiçek Tahaoğlu, bianet Women and LGBTI News’ Editor. While the communication research award was given to Mutlu Binark and his colleagues, the honor award was granted to Musa Kart.

Women’s Library and Information Center Foundation turned 25 years old. “25. The donation campaign “25 TL and its Multiples from 1000 People in One Year” aims to strengthen both the library building and the special archives as well.

Turkish Airlines (THY) General Manager Kotil, recalling allegations that the Germanwings co-pilot crashed the plane on purpose killing 150 people, said they would encourage their pilots to marry.

Feminist artists drew Nevin Yıldırım onto sheets which they then hung in the streets, with the maxim: “We are divulging all the injustices we are experiencing, one sheet at a time, to secure justice for women!”

According to bianet’s tally, men killed at least 27 women in March. 18.5 percent of the women were killed because they wanted to split up and 18.5 percent had lodged a complaint against their killer before they were murdered. One man murdered his six-month-old baby because she was a girl.

bianet interview Turkey’s first openly-declared LGBTI politician Sedef Çakmak prior to June 7 Elections. We talked about her worries prior to being elected as well as the current outcome.