Lawyer and activist Birdal reminds that provisions concerning marriage are applied to individuals registered as women or men in their identity documents already in Türkiye and says "this move amounts to showing their teeth to LGBTI+ people."

'Purple Solidarity' activists visited Saida from Azerbaijan and Dalila from Italy, both sent to deportation center after taken into custody during November 25 demonstrations in İstanbul.

Defying a demonstration ban, hundreds of women gathered in Beyoğlu to mark November 25. Detainees include a journalist.

Chair of the Turkish Medical Association imprisoned since October 27 says, "We doctors have direct responsibility in relation to violence against women, such as in all traumas. We know that we cannot find a solution for violence against women only by documenting male violence or dressing wounds."

Several people were reportedly beaten by the police and detained in demonstrations in Şırnak, Van, Ağrı and Mardin.

HPV vaccine has been added to the routine vaccination schedule in Türkiye, the health minister has announced. Vaccination will start in a specified group using locally produced HPV kits and the scope will be broadened step by step.

"We are not asking for permission, we are asking for a life without violence" was the women's response to the ban of actions for November 25. Hours left to the announced march at 7 p.m. preparations near Taksim square and İstiklal Avenue are same as always.

Mesopotamia Women Journalists Platform announced that there are 17 women journalists at the moment who are in prison in Türkiye and that ten of them have been arrested in the last six months.

Women's groups had announced that they would hold a demonstration in Taksim to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

In 326 days between January 1 and November 23, men killed at least 296 women and inflicted violence on at least 715 women.

The Journalists Union of Türkiye says women and LGBTI+ journalists are suffering more violence while working.

The rate of premature births in Türkiye has reached 15 percent from around 11 percent, it was told in an event organized on World Prematurity Day.

Poised to propose a Constitutional amendment "to protect the family," the government openly supports the rallies.

Latin American left can play a critical role in the building of Progressive International as a protagonist rather than a patron; it can be an active and equal participant in a common front to be established with all the progressive forces of the world.

Men inflicted violence on at least 70 women, abused at least 18 girls and boys, harassed at least 13 women, and forced 14 women to do sex work.

The ruling party brought up the constitutional amendment proposal in response to the main opposition CHP's headscarf move. The proposal reportedly includes anti-LGBTI+ provisions "to protect the family."

Türkiye had made progress in the past with respect to women being able to get access to contraceptive methods. 'However we are falling behind these past gains' says Kocaboğa from Sexual Health and Reproductive Health Platform.

There are over 50,000 mukhtars in the country. Despite a slight increase in the share of women mukhtars over the past few years, women's groups call for more representation at the local level.

Zemo Ağgöz is one of the 11 journalists who were detained in a "terrorism" investigation.

Two separate demonstrations were held in İstanbul's Kadıköy against the detention of 11 Kurdish journalists and the head of the Turkish Medical Association.