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Court overturns acquittal in İstanbul sexual assault case, imposes 12-year sentence

Court overturns acquittal in İstanbul sexual assault case, imposes 12-year sentence

A doctor has been found guilty of harassing a nurse at the same hospital.

27 May 2024 Evrim Kepenek

bianet editor's family faces racist harassment by neighbors

bianet editor's family faces racist harassment by neighbors

Ruken Tuncel's family members were subjected to assault and harassment, accompanied by accusations of "terrorism."

11 August 2023 Hikmet Adal

Journalist faces online harassment after revealing alleged child marriage in Islamic group

Journalist faces online harassment after revealing alleged child marriage in Islamic group

Timur Soykan reported on a court case into the alleged marriage in the İsmailağa sect, a politically influential religious community.

9 December 2022

Professor briefly detained after reportedly harassing woman colleague

Professor briefly detained after reportedly harassing woman colleague

A professor at İstanbul University reportedly harassed and threatened a woman colleague with unemployment.

30 November 2022

Minister: Turkey to define stalking as a separate crime

Minister: Turkey to define stalking as a separate crime

Abdülhamit Gül has presented the 2022 budget plan of the Ministry of Justice.

13 December 2021

Thirty-six women sought support in a year after harassment in detention

Thirty-six women sought support in a year after harassment in detention

One of the applicants was younger than 18 and police officers were involved in 23 of the incidents, shows a new report.

25 November 2021

Sweden court concludes case of academic from Turkey

Sweden court concludes case of academic from Turkey

A woman academic had accused her colleague of harassment.

15 October 2021

CHP refers Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan to disciplinary board over sexist remarks

CHP refers Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan to disciplinary board over sexist remarks

Causing outrage for planning to introduce a price increase discriminating against refugees in the city, main opposition CHP’s Bolu Mayor Özcan also drew criticism over his sexist remarks. He has been referred to the CHP’s disciplinary board to be warned.

7 September 2021

Sixty academics dismissed for harassment in seven years in Turkey

COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Sixty academics dismissed for harassment in seven years in Turkey

The head of the Council of Higher Education gave a briefing to a parliamentary investigation committee on violence against women.

Male lawyer accuses the ‘harassed’ woman

MALE VIOLENCE

Male lawyer accuses the ‘harassed’ woman

The male passenger who harassed teacher G.E. by taking her picture on a plane from Barcelona to İstanbul in March 2019 appeared before the judge at the İstanbul Anadolu 5th Penal Court of First Instance in Kartal.

28 April 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Court dismisses newspaper executive's suit for damages against harassed woman journalist

Court dismisses newspaper executive's suit for damages against harassed woman journalist

Accused of harassing a woman journalist, the executive had filed a lawsuit for slander, seeking compensation.

24 February 2021

Actor Efecan Şenolsun acquitted of sexually harassing colleague

Actor Efecan Şenolsun acquitted of sexually harassing colleague

"Male justice is served," attorney Eyüboğlu said after the court decision.

12 February 2021

What is sexual violence? What is it not?

What is sexual violence? What is it not?

People are frequently subjected to sexual violence following physical violence. However, most of the time, they cannot declare it due to feelings of shame or guilt.

25 January 2021 Ebru Toprak

Man faces up to 6 years in prison over harassment in a hotel room

Man faces up to 6 years in prison over harassment in a hotel room

A lawsuit has been filed against Muhammed Seyit S., who entered the hotel room of Kamişli in Kırıkkale and watched her sleeping. The man now faces up to 6 years in prison on charges of “violating dwelling immunity” and “sexual harassment.”

29 October 2020

Men kill 20 women in September

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT SEPTEMBER 2020

Men kill 20 women in September

Men inflicted violence on at least 97 women and killed at least four children in September. Abusing at least 20 children, including boys, men harassed 18 women. Men also forced at least 59 women to sex work.

6 October 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Harassment in the Academia: Student Suspended from University

Harassment in the Academia: Student Suspended from University

A male student studying child development at the University of Health Sciences harassed women on social media and threatened them with death. The university has announced that he has been suspended for a semester as a disciplinary punishment.

Charged with ‘Sexual Assault’, Academic Appointed to Vocational School as Director

Charged with ‘Sexual Assault’, Academic Appointed to Vocational School as Director

Having stood before the judge on the allegation that he sexually assaulted his colleague at Namık Kemal University, academic M.N.M. has been appointed as director to the Malkara Vocational School of Higher Education of the same university.

Women Students of Koç University: ‘We are not Safe at Campus’

Women Students of Koç University: ‘We are not Safe at Campus’

Male student F.K. has been suspended from school for three months after harassing a woman student at the campus of Koç University in İstanbul. Private security guards of the university have been closely surveilling women protesting the incident.

Football Player Arrested on Charge of Sexually Assaulting a Child

Football Player Arrested on Charge of Sexually Assaulting a Child

Football player B.J. has been arrested on charge of “sexually abusing a child” in Diyarbakır. He has rejected the allegations.

7 January 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Eylül Responds to Minister Selçuk: I Did Not Give up My Complaint

Eylül Responds to Minister Selçuk: I Did Not Give up My Complaint

National Education Minister Selçuk stated that they canceled the administrative investigation into the harassment case because “the complainant gave up her complaint”. The student said, “They resort to lies because they are aware that they are guilty."

26 December 2018 Elif Ünal

15 Students Given Suspension After Protesting Harassment of Teacher

15 Students Given Suspension After Protesting Harassment of Teacher

15 students, who boycotted their classes for a day in protest of the harassment of a teacher at their high school, have been given five-day suspension from their school.

6 December 2018

Circular Letter Regarding Sexual Abuse by Ministry of Justice

Circular Letter Regarding Sexual Abuse by Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice has published a circular letter regarding the offences committed against sexual inviolability of children and women, emphasizing that the procedural acts should be meticulously performed in the event of such offences.

19 November 2018

Teacher Facing Charge of Harassment Appointed to Another School

Teacher Facing Charge of Harassment Appointed to Another School

Teacher S.D., against whom a lawsuit has been filed on charge of harassing a student at a high school in İstanbul, has been appointed to another school. An official from the Ministry of Education has said, “It is out of question to completely discharge him."

25 October 2018 Elif Ünal

High School Students Boycott Classes in Protest Against Harassment

High School Students Boycott Classes in Protest Against Harassment

In the wake of a news report published on bianet, the students of Kadriye Moroğlu Anatolian High School have launched a campaign on social media and boycotted their classes with the demand that the harasser teacher resign from his post.

23 October 2018 Elif Ünal

Women in Van Denounce Pink Bus Campaign

Women in Van Denounce Pink Bus Campaign

Women in Van have denounced the “We Want Pink Bus for Women” campaign launched by men in Van.

11 January 2018

Women Address Metal-Labor: Is a Woman Seeking Her Right a Crime?

Women Address Metal-Labor: Is a Woman Seeking Her Right a Crime?

Esenyalı Women’s Solidarity Association has stated that a discharged laborer woman was harassed by the workplace representative of the United Metal-Labor Union and asked the union about the investigation in which they “found her at fault”.

Police Officer Battering Harassed Women Released

Police Officer Battering Harassed Women Released

Osman Y., a police arrested for battering two women who asked him for help after being harassed in Izmir province has been released after two days.

İstanbul Subway: ‘Lounging’ Ends

İstanbul Subway: ‘Lounging’ Ends

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has taken action against “lounging” in subway. Women had launched “Gather Up Your Legs, Don’t Occupy My Seat” campaign in 2014.

58% of Sexual Harassment Cases Take Place at Education Institutions

58% of Sexual Harassment Cases Take Place at Education Institutions

58% of the harassment reports appearing in media have taken place in school, study center, quran course, and juvenile rehabilitation centers in March. 41% of the harassers were teachers of the victims.

6 April 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

LGBTI Activist Attacked at Home

LGBTI Activist Attacked at Home

Kemal Ördek, one of the founders of Red Umbrella Association was raped in his house. Police said “Enough with the people of Prophet Lot!” while perpetrators said “We are upright men, officer. Show sympathy.”

8 July 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

“Stop Spreading Your Legs, Don’t Occupy My Space!”

“Stop Spreading Your Legs, Don’t Occupy My Space!”

Tired of getting harassed and trying to fit into narrow places in public transportation, Istanbul Feminist Collective kicked off a campaign against men sitting with their legs shaped like V.

17 April 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

2 Journalists Harassed, 30 TAYAD Members in Police Custody

SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION OF PRISONERS' FAMILIES

2 Journalists Harassed, 30 TAYAD Members in Police Custody

Members of the Solidarity Association of Prisoners' Families were attacked by nationalists in Ankara. Some group members were harassed because they were thought to be plainclothes police officers. The police took 30 association members into custody because of "resistance".

1 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu