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Women to Erdoğan: Apologize to Amberin Zaman

Women to Erdoğan: Apologize to Amberin Zaman

127 women of authors, journalists, academics, and activists urged PM Erdoğan to immediately apologize to columnist Amberin Zaman. Press release is open to sign of entire women.

Support to Deputy Nazlıaka With Shoe Photos

Support to Deputy Nazlıaka With Shoe Photos

Female social media users are now sharing the photos of their shoes and slippers to support the reaction of deputy Nazlıaka who told an AKP deputy “The devil is telling me to take my shoe out and throw at you. But then I look at you and my shoe. It is really not worth doing".

Men Kill 33 Women in July

Men Kill 33 Women in July

According to bianet's tally, male violence left 33 women killed and 70 women battered in July 2014. While 12 percent of women sought for a divorce; 75.7 percent of women were slainby their current or former partners.

7 August 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

LambdaIstanbul Office Closed, Association to Meet on the Street

LambdaIstanbul Office Closed, Association to Meet on the Street

Lambdaistanbul could not find an office due to discrimination and increasing rents. The association calls everybody to their coordination meeting to be held in Mis Street.

İstanbul Convention: A New Hope For Turkey to Say ‘Women’ without Fear?

İstanbul Convention: A New Hope For Turkey to Say ‘Women’ without Fear?

Violence against women is a serious problem in Turkey despite legislative changes that look positive on the surface. In 2013, 214 women were killed, 167 women were raped, 241 women were battered, and 161 women were sexually assaulted.

22 July 2014 Özlem Hangül

First Assyrian Women’s Center Opens in Midyat District

First Assyrian Women’s Center Opens in Midyat District

An Assyrian Women’s Center was opened for the first time in Midyat district. In addition, a new magazine called "Neshe" (Women) to be published trimonthly in Assyrian and Turkish is out.

21 July 2014 Nilay Vardar

Red Umbrella Protests Violence Against Sex Workers

Red Umbrella Protests Violence Against Sex Workers

Red Umbrella protested the violence inflicted on two people in Sarıgazi Neighborhood for being sex workers, saying "We alone have a say on our profession, on our bodies!”

House Workers Union Explains Wage “Coupons”

House Workers Union Explains Wage “Coupons”

“It is practical to notify through internet. However, this is not making it easier for house workers, but SGK and employers,” said Serpil Kemalbay from İmece Women Union on the wage coupon system.

15 July 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

"Morality" That Puts Adriana Lima in Hijab

"Morality" That Puts Adriana Lima in Hijab

Painting it black from head to toe, unidentified individuals blackened famous model Adriana Lima from its contours of at bus stop ad in Istanbul's Fatih district.

“Gov't is the Offender of Okyanus’s Suicide”

“Gov't is the Offender of Okyanus’s Suicide”

17-year-old trans male Okyanus Efe Özyavuz committed suicide in Izmir. Saying the offender of the suicide is the government and society, LGBTI organizations protested simultaneously in three different provinces at 7 p.m. [in local time].

Men Kill 17 Women in June

Men Kill 17 Women in June

Male violence left 17 women/teenager girls killed and 26 raped in June 2014. 17.6 percent of women were killed for seeking divorce. During the first six months of 2014, men killed 129 women.

3 July 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Istanbul Pride Parade: “We are Here, My Love!”

Istanbul Pride Parade: “We are Here, My Love!”

Thousands of activists flocked downtown Istanbul yesterday, covering Beyoğlu district with the colors of rainbow.

30 June 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Turkey’s First Woman Party on Its Way

Turkey’s First Woman Party on Its Way

Turkey's first Woman Party is establishing with a group of woman’s visit to Ataturk’s Mausoleum after they submitting the party registration request to Interior Ministry.

As Villagers Return, 5 Villages Revive in Southeastern Turkey

As Villagers Return, 5 Villages Revive in Southeastern Turkey

We are in Kavar, where a revival takes place. The streets decorated with flowers, the famous milk and honey. Especially, women pull out all the stops to reestablish a new life.

25 June 2014 Nilay Vardar

Pınar Selek Verdict Overturned, Eyes on Local Court

Pınar Selek Verdict Overturned, Eyes on Local Court

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned on procedural grounds the aggravated life imprisonment ruled for Pınar Selek.

11 June 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

243 Women’s Organizations Object to Sexual Crimes Bill

243 Women’s Organizations Object to Sexual Crimes Bill

243 women’s organizations demanded the sexual crimes penal bill be revoked, remarking, “This bill presented as allegedly increasing penalties is essentially impunity.”

5 June 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Male Violence May 2014

Male Violence May 2014

In May 2014, male violence left 23 women and 1 teenager girl killed; 13 women and teenager girls raped; 36 battered; 25 sexually harassed.

5 June 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu,Begüm Baki

Men Kill 23 Women, 1 Child in May

Men Kill 23 Women, 1 Child in May

Male violence killed 23 women in May. While 56.5 percent of women were murdered by their husbands, the death toll in the first 5 months of the year rose to 112.

5 June 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Mothers of Peace Visit Families in Diyarbakır

Mothers of Peace Visit Families in Diyarbakır

The Mothers of Peace visited the families in Diyarbakır protesting their children being taken to the mountains and invited them to do a sit-in together in Ankara.

“What Would Differ If A Gay was Slapped There?”

“What Would Differ If A Gay was Slapped There?”

The mashup photo of Taner Kurucan, a Soma resident who was allegedly slapped by PM Erdoğan during his visit, and Yasin Keskin, an LGBTI activist, went viral online. bianet interviewed Yasin Keskin.

27 May 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

“Fag” Tweet Fined

“Fag” Tweet Fined

Levent Pişkin, an LGBTI activist, has been fined due to his tweet “‘I’m a perfect fag and we are not going to learn being fag-ess from you’. Kisses.”

23 May 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Did PM Assault Soma Residents After Refuging to A Market?

Did PM Assault Soma Residents After Refuging to A Market?

A footage allegedly showed PM assaulting a mine worker and a young woman after entering a local supermarket to escape protest in disaster-stricken Soma district.

Male Violence September 2013

Male Violence September 2013

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 24 women, 5 children and 5 men dead, 14 raped and 9 battered in September 2013.

9 May 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu,Ece Koçak

Male Violence April 2014

Male Violence April 2014

According to the data based on reports in local and national newspapers and news agencies, a compilation made by bianet revealed that male violence left 29 women killed, 6 women raped, 55 women injured, and 7 women sexually harassed in April 2014.

8 May 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu,Begüm Baki

Gay Police Case Opens

Gay Police Case Opens

The case of Osman, a former police officer who has been dismissed due to his sexual orientation, has opened this afternoon. The hearing was observed by Human Rights Watch, SPoD LGBTI and Lamdaistanbul.

8 May 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Füsun Erdoğan is Now Free

Füsun Erdoğan is Now Free

Füsun Erdoğan, a bianet writer and former coordinator of Özgür Radyo who has been convicted to life sentence within MLKP case, has been released from prison.

8 May 2014 Elif Akgül

Release Order For Füsun Erdoğan

Release Order For Füsun Erdoğan

8 socialists including journalist and bianet writer Füsun Erdoğan has been ordered for release within the MLKP case. The ruling came 8 years after the initial detention.

8 May 2014 Haluk Kalafat

Lice District Mayor Receives Prison Sentence

Lice District Mayor Receives Prison Sentence

Diyarbakır 2nd High Criminal Court sentenced Lice Co-Mayor Rezan Zuğurli to 4 years and 2 months in prison for “not being a member of an organization but committing crime for them”.

Men Kill 29 Women in April

Men Kill 29 Women in April

Male violence killed 29 women in April. While one fourth of women were murdered despite a court protection order, 72 percent of the perpetrators were husbands, ex-husbands and lovers.

6 May 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

bianet Holds Its Annual Women and LGBTI Meeting

bianet Holds Its Annual Women and LGBTI Meeting

Following bianet's appeal, a round table meeting brought together Women and LGBTI oriented journalism/non-governmental organizations.

5 May 2014 Nilay Vardar

Books for Prisoners

Books for Prisoners

To mark this year’s World Book Night English PEN asked writers at risk around the world about the role books play in detention. Here Büşra Ersanlı details the books that meant most to her in pre-trial detention.

5 May 2014 Büşra Ersanlı

OBS Releases Report on Pınar Selek’s Trial Process

OBS Releases Report on Pınar Selek’s Trial Process

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders released a report concluding the 16 year long judicial proceeding held against Pınar Selek as “a judicial harassment”.

28 April 2014 E.u.n.

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