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Happy Women's Day
Happy Women's Day
We, as bianet, celebrate the International Women's Day of all women and LGBTI+ individuals, and wish for a world without violence and war!
8 March 2024
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.
8 March 2023
Main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu promises to bring back İstanbul Convention
Main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu promises to bring back İstanbul Convention
CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu spoke at the weekly group meeting of his party on March 8 International Women’s Day and promised that the İstanbul Convention will be ratified again if they win the elections.
9 March 2022
Women in Diyarbakır remember imprisoned Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk on Women's Day
Women in Diyarbakır remember imprisoned Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk on Women's Day
Several banners hung in the rally area included the one that read, "Aysel's memory is our memory," in reference to Aysel Tuğluk, an imprisoned Kurdish politician who has been diagnosed with dementia.
9 March 2022 Umut Ali Adalı
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.
7 March 2022
641 citizens: Equality of women and men is indispensable
MARCH 8 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
641 citizens: Equality of women and men is indispensable
Citizens have “called on everyone to take responsibility to build a democratic Turkey, which is based on a secular law where women can fully exercise their rights in line with the spirit of the Civil Code and which is egalitarian, liberal, fair and pluralistic.”
7 March 2022
Women meet in Ankara ahead of March 8: ‘We are here to call you to account’
Women meet in Ankara ahead of March 8: ‘We are here to call you to account’
Holding a demonstration in Anıtpark in the capital city of Turkey, women opened banners that read, “Women don’t want war”, “Biji tekoşina jinan” (Long live women’s struggle, in Kurdish) and “We won’t bow down to your violence”.
7 March 2022
March 8 demonstration in İstanbul: ‘Let your papa state pay the price for the crisis’
March 8 demonstration in İstanbul: ‘Let your papa state pay the price for the crisis’
Ahead of International Women’s Day, a demonstration was held in Kadıköy district. Women opened banners that read, “We step up our struggle against poverty, violence and exploitation; we have the power to change.”
7 March 2022 Evrim Kepenek
‘This year, we dedicate March 8 to hope for peace and women’s solidarity’
CANAN GÜLLÜ
‘This year, we dedicate March 8 to hope for peace and women’s solidarity’
Federation of Women Associations of Turkey (TKDF) Chair Güllü has penned this year’s March 8 International Women’s Day Declaration of the Turkish Writers’ Union: “Women; to the streets on March 8 for our struggle for democracy and rights!”
3 March 2022
Feminists invited to organize trans+ cortege for ‘Great Women’s Meeting’
Feminists invited to organize trans+ cortege for ‘Great Women’s Meeting’
“We call on all anti-transphobia feminists to organize the trans+ cortege to increase our visibility and solidarize,” say queer feminists in a statement about the Great Women’s Meeting in İstanbul ahead of International Women’s Day.
2 March 2022
‘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.
15 March 2021
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.”
9 March 2021
‘Everyday is March 8, everyday is struggle’
WOMEN’S DAY IN BALIKESİR
‘Everyday is March 8, everyday is struggle’
Women met in Balıkesir’s Ayvalık district for March 8 International Women’s Day. “We will never look down while the perpetrators of feminicides are free outside and the male state draws the boundaries of the ‘acceptable woman’,” said women.
9 March 2021 Gönül İlhan
Men killed 6 thousand 732 women in Turkey in 18 years
REPORT ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Men killed 6 thousand 732 women in Turkey in 18 years
According to a report prepared by CHP MP Tanrıkulu, men earn 31 percent more than women in Turkey, which shows the gender inequality in income.
9 March 2021
Women's Day messages from İmamoğlu, Demirtaş
Women's Day messages from İmamoğlu, Demirtaş
The İstanbul mayor and the former HDP co-chair have marked Women's Day on Twitter.
8 March 2021
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
'We are not afraid, we resist,' say women in İstanbul
AHEAD OF MARCH 8 WOMEN'S DAY
'We are not afraid, we resist,' say women in İstanbul
Upon the call of the İstanbul March 8 Women’s Platform, women from all around İstanbul met in Kadıköy ahead of International Women’s Day. LGBTI+ cortege and rainbow symbols were not allowed in the square for a long time.
6 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Women heal with women
MARCH 8 WOMEN’S DAY
Women heal with women
Five psychologists and psychological counsellors have come together and established the “Women for Women Initiative” in Diyarbakır. Organizing three events ahead of the International Women’s Day, they aim to foster solidarity and mutual help.
5 March 2021 Bircan Değirmenci
Writer Pınar Kür: Powerful leaders will come out of women's movement
WOMEN OF LITERATURE
Writer Pınar Kür: Powerful leaders will come out of women's movement
“One must be stupid to not see the gender inequality in our country. A woman writer who does not express it is not a literary figure,” says writer Pınar Kür.
5 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek
March 8 in Turkey: Women Take to Streets, Protest Male Violence, War
March 8 in Turkey: Women Take to Streets, Protest Male Violence, War
Women gathered on city squares to mark International Women's Day, chanting slogans against male violence, war and economic crisis.
9 March 2020
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.
9 March 2020
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
March 8 Attack in Ege University: Students Battered, Detained by Police
March 8 Attack in Ege University: Students Battered, Detained by Police
A group of students who wanted to hold an event in Ege University in İzmir on the occasion of March 8 International Women’s Day have been taken into custody by being battered. Some students have shared these moments on social media.
8 March 2019
Mor Çatı Foundation: 'Feminism Empowers Women'
MARCH 8 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Mor Çatı Foundation: 'Feminism Empowers Women'
Mor Çatı Women's Shelter Foundation has called women to the streets, saying, "Take to the streets on March 8 for our solidarity that made our non-violent and free lives, and our irreversible feminist struggle!"
8 March 2019
6 Assailants of Attack on March 8 Event at Bilgi University Released
6 Assailants of Attack on March 8 Event at Bilgi University Released
Six men who were taken into custody over attacking the women students organizing a March 8 Festival in Santral Campus of Bilgi University have been released.
10 March 2017 Beyza Kural
Women to Demonstrate in Bakırköy, Beyoğlu on March 8
Women to Demonstrate in Bakırköy, Beyoğlu on March 8
The dates for the March 8 International Women’s Day demonstrations in İstanbul have been set.
2 March 2017
HDP Women to Strike on March 8
HDP Women to Strike on March 8
HDP women MPs have announced they will join the March 8 International Women’s Day strike.
2 March 2017
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.
9 March 2016
14th Feminist Night March: We Expand Our Fight
14th Feminist Night March: We Expand Our Fight
Thousands of women have marched on the 14th Feminist Night March. The fostered solidarity against increasing violence, oppression and glorifying maleness has been reflected during the march.
9 March 2016
Council of Higher Education’s Commitments on Gender Equality
Council of Higher Education’s Commitments on Gender Equality
Seven commitments guaranteed to be undertaken by higher education institutions have been listed on Higher Education Institutions Approach on Gender Equality Document announced by Council of Higher Education President meeting women university chancellors.
8 March 2016
Only 16 Women University Chancellors to Attend YÖK’s Breakfast
Only 16 Women University Chancellors to Attend YÖK’s Breakfast
Council of Higher Education (YÖK) will meet women the “first time” in its history. However, it is not going to be that crowded since there are only 16 women university chancellors whereas the number is 163 for men.
8 March 2016 Beyza Kural
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