content tagged with feminist night march

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Women and LGBTI+s take to streets despite obstacles

22ND FEMINIST NIGHT MARCH

Women and LGBTI+s take to streets despite obstacles

Police closed all streets in Taksim area with barricades.

8 March 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Women and LGBTI+ met despite all barriers in the March 8 Feminist Night March

WE ARE ENRAGED, WE ARE IN MOURNING, WE ARE HERE!

Women and LGBTI+ met despite all barriers in the March 8 Feminist Night March

Thousands of women and LGBTI+ people were there to participate in the 21st March 8 Night March called by feminists in Taksim, İstanbul.

9 March 2023 Evrim Kepenek,Hikmet Adal

District governor bans İstanbul Feminist Night March

WOMEN'S DAY

District governor bans İstanbul Feminist Night March

The organizers of the event said they would defy the ban as they did in the past several years.

Police place barricades in İstanbul's Taksim ahead of Feminist Night March

WOMEN'S DAY

Police place barricades in İstanbul's Taksim ahead of Feminist Night March

The authorities are expected not to allow the march, as has been the case over the past few years.

'Illegal demonstration' charges against 40 women over Women's Day events

'Illegal demonstration' charges against 40 women over Women's Day events

"Participating in the March 8 marches is not against the law, it is a fundamental right. Prevent male violence, not women defending their rights," the Women's Defense Network has said.

'The feminist revolt will not end without establishing an equal and free world!'

20TH FEMINIST NIGHT MARCH

'The feminist revolt will not end without establishing an equal and free world!'

Prevented from holding the night march on İstiklal Avenue, women read out their statement in Cihangir quarter.

8 March 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Women gather in Cihangir despite police response

20TH FEMINIST NIGHT MARCH

Women gather in Cihangir despite police response

Subway stations in the Taksim area have been shut down as the Governor's Office banned the Feminist Night March. Dozens of women who wanted to take the ferry from Kadıköy have been detained.

8 March 2022 Evrim Kepenek,Hikmet Adal,Yağmur Karagöz,Ayşegül Özbek

CHP files appeal against ban on İstanbul Feminist Night March

CHP files appeal against ban on İstanbul Feminist Night March

The governor banned the demonstration that has been held in Taksim since 2003.

Women to hold March 8 Feminist Night March in the face of governor’s ban

İSTANBUL

Women to hold March 8 Feminist Night March in the face of governor’s ban

The İstanbul Governor’s Office has banned the 20th Feminist Night March along the İstiklal Avenue in Beyoğlu district on March 8 International Women’s Day. Women have announced that they will still hold the march.

‘End probe of women over slogans at Feminist Night March’

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH TO TURKEY

‘End probe of women over slogans at Feminist Night March’

Referring to the Human Rights Action Plan unveiled by Turkey, the HRW has called on the authorities to immediately put a stop to the criminal investigation opened into women’s rights activists for shouting slogans at the March 8 assembly in İstanbul.

18 women released on probation

DETAINED OVER MARCH 8 SLOGANS

18 women released on probation

Detained and summoned to depose for joining the Feminist Night March in İstanbul on March 8, 18 women have been released on probation.

Women detained over İstanbul Feminist Night March

SLOGANS 'INSULTED PRESIDENT'

Women detained over İstanbul Feminist Night March

Charged with "insulting the President" due to their slogans, 12 women have been taken into custody in İstanbul over the Feminist Night March held in the city on March 8 International Women’s Day. They have been referred to the prosecutor's office.

Women+s: Male violence will go away, we will stay

19TH İSTANBUL FEMINIST NIGHT MARCH

Women+s: Male violence will go away, we will stay

"We know that as we empower one another, patriarchy, homophobia, transphobia, male violence will go away, we will stay!" says the organizers of the night march.

Ankara Feminist Night March: That patriarchy will fall!

WOMEN’S DAY

Ankara Feminist Night March: That patriarchy will fall!

Feminists in the capital city of Ankara met in Sakarya Avenue for March 8 International Women’s Day, chanting the slogans, “Jin, jiyan, azadi”, “Don’t hush, but shout: Trans people exist” and “The world will be shaken if women are free.”

Feminist Night March: 'Feminist rebellion is everywhere!'

WOMEN'S DAY

Feminist Night March: 'Feminist rebellion is everywhere!'

Hundreds of women have held the 19th night march marking Women's Day.

8 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Roads to Taksim Square to be closed ahead of Feminist Night March

WOMEN'S DAY

Roads to Taksim Square to be closed ahead of Feminist Night March

There is not a ban on the march and it will start at 6.30 p.m. "despite obstacles," feminist lawyer Eyüboğlu has said.

Women Detained in Feminist Night March in İstanbul Released

Women Detained in Feminist Night March in İstanbul Released

Taken into custody while attempting to reach İstiklal Avenue in Taksim for the 18th Feminist Night March on International Women’s Day, 32 women and two men have been released in morning hours today.

Women Don't Leave Taksim Despite Police Intervention

18TH FEMINIST NIGHT MARCH IN İSTANBUL

Women Don't Leave Taksim Despite Police Intervention

Gathering in the side streets to reach İstiklal Avenue for the Feminist Night March in İstanbul, women have been stopped by police barricades. While the police have attacked the women with tear gas, at least 32 people have been detained.

8 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Erdoğan Says 'March 8 Demo Unpermitted', Feminist Lawyer Reminds Legislation

Erdoğan Says 'March 8 Demo Unpermitted', Feminist Lawyer Reminds Legislation

Feminist lawyer Eyüboğlu has spoken on President Erdoğan's claim that the March 8 Feminist Night March was unauthorized, saying that the traditional marches are out of the scope of the Law No 2911.

15 March 2019 Ekin Karaca

From Erdoğan to Hakkari: We Expect You Say ‘Enough’ to Those Whistling Call to Prayer

From Erdoğan to Hakkari: We Expect You Say ‘Enough’ to Those Whistling Call to Prayer

Speaking in an election rally in Hakkari, President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has stated that there were CHP and HDP behind the women, whom he accused of whistling during the call to prayer in the 17th Feminist Night March in Taksim on March 8.

From Women to Erdoğan: Don’t Distort It, Our Revolt is Against Police Barricade

From Women to Erdoğan: Don’t Distort It, Our Revolt is Against Police Barricade

Women have responded to President Erdoğan, who claimed that women attending the 17th Feminist Night March “whistled to the call to prayer”: “Don’t distort it: Our revolt is against police barricades, against the ones who want to prevent women’s march.”

'March 8 Cannot Be Banned'

STATEMENT OF 17TH FEMINIST NIGHT MARCH IN ISTANBUL

'March 8 Cannot Be Banned'

We have no intention to back down from this feminist revolt or give up on our March 8th Feminist Night March. We know we are right. We know it is our right.

Police Attack Feminist Night March With Pepper Gas

HOUR-BY-HOUR ON MARCH 8 IN ISTANBUL

Police Attack Feminist Night March With Pepper Gas

Though the police have closed all roads leading to the İstiklal Avenue, women could still gather in front of French Cultural Center for the 17th Feminist Night March. As of 8.50 p.m., the police have attacked the women with pepper gas.

8 March 2019 Hikmet Adal

March 8 Feminist Night Marches to Be Held Across Turkey

MARCH 8 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

March 8 Feminist Night Marches to Be Held Across Turkey

On March 8 International Women’s Day, feminist night marches will be held in several cities across Turkey. While the feminist night march will be held for the 17th time in İstanbul, the capital city of Ankara will host its 13th feminist night march this year.

Portraits from Feminist Night Watch

Portraits from Feminist Night Watch

İstiklal Street witnessed one of the most crowded rallies in recent years on March 8.

9 March 2018 Haluk Kalafat

AA News Overlooks Night March in İstanbul, Ankara, Covers Madagascar

AA News Overlooks Night March in İstanbul, Ankara, Covers Madagascar

State-run Anadolu News Agency has published photos of various March 8 celebrations from countries like Brazil, Ethiopia, Mexico and Madagascar but has not followed the feminist night marches in İstanbul and Ankara participated by thousands of women.

Women on Streets 14th Time for Night March

March 8

Women on Streets 14th Time for Night March

Women will meet in front of French Cultural Center at 7 p.m. for March 8 Feminist March. Men are not allowed to join the march.

Feminist Night March in Taksim on March 8

Feminist Night March in Taksim on March 8

İstanbul Feminist Collective declaring that their social media accounts have been hacked, has denied the allegation that Feminist Night March has been postponed to March 10. The march will start in front of French Cultural Center in Taksim at 7 p.m. on March 8.