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Council of State board upholds decision on witdrawal from İstanbul Convention

Women's organizations requesting cancellation of the decision for Türkiye to withdraw from the convention insist that the decision is unlawful and announce that the next steps will be at the Constitutional Court and the ECtHR.

3 January 2023

Babacan promises return to İstanbul Convention

The former economy chief of the AKP has unveiled his DEVA Party's new action plan for women's rights.

29 December 2022 Ceren İskit

Exit from İstanbul Convention did not accelerate violence, according to ministry

Two years ago, an opposition MP had submitted a parliamentary question as to why the convention was not being implemented. The ministry gave a response over one and a half years after Türkiye pulled out of the convention.

11 October 2022

Turkey's top administrative court refuses to annul Erdoğan's İstanbul Convention decree

Women's groups took to the streets to protest the judgment while opposition leaders vowed to bring back the convention.

20 July 2022

Italy's Draghi 'encourages Erdoğan to rejoin İstanbul Convention'

The two leaders traded barbs last year after Erdoğan issued a decree pulling Turkey out of the convention.

6 July 2022

Council of State prosecutor once again demands annulment of İstanbul Convention decree

CHP and HDP politicians also attended the hearing. The verdict is expected to be announced in the coming days.

8 June 2022 Evrim Kepenek

WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Life sentence for Gezi protests, a new hope for İstanbul Convention

Gezi verdict draws international criticism while Erdoğan is confident that "it is over now" • Council of State prosecutor says Turkey's withdrawal from İstanbul Convention was "unlawful" • The president visits Saudi Arabia after handing over the Khashoggi case

30 April 2022 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Turkey's withdrawal from İstanbul Convention 'unlawful,' says Council of State prosecutor

The convention was ratified by the parliament and therefore cannot be annulled by a presidential decree, the prosecutor has stated.

29 April 2022

Women in Turkey say their most important problem is 'violence'

While most men view violence as women's most important problem in Turkey, they think they do their part regarding this issue. Women think otherwise.

29 March 2022

Put on trial for protesting withdrawal from İstanbul Convention, 33 women acquitted

33 women were charged with “violating the Law 2911 on Meetings and Demonstrations”. They have been acquitted by the Ankara 28th Criminal Court of First Instance.

23 March 2022

IN THE WAKE OF MARCH 8

Lawyer Gülbahar: We are always on the alert for Civil Code

As part of the March 8 Women’s Day discussions of Bilgi University, Prof. Ferida Acar, lawyer Hülya Gülbahar from the EŞİK platform, journalist-writer Berrin Sönmez and Bilgi University faculty member Prof. Turgut Tarhanlı addressed the audience.

23 March 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Council of State prosecutor says Erdoğan decree ditching İstanbul Convention should be revoked

The presidential decree that set the basis for Erdoğan's order pulling Turkey out of the convention is unconstitutional, the prosecutor has argued.

10 March 2022

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

MALE VIOLENCE 2021

Men kill at least 339 women in 2021

In 2021, men killed at least 339 women and 34 children in Turkey. Men raped 96 women, forced 772 women to sex work, harassed 424 women and abused 208 children. Men injured and inflicted violence on at least 793 women in 2021.

14 February 2022 Evrim Kepenek

COUNCIL OF STATE PROSECUTOR

‘Withdrawal from İstanbul Convention is contrary to law, decision should be annulled’

Elmas Mucukgil, a Prosecutor of the Council State, has indicated that Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention by a Presidential decision is against the law and expressed the opinion that the related decision should be annulled.

21 January 2022

LANDMARK RULING

Constitutional Court holds public officials liable for not preventing male violence

According to allegations, a woman, fearing for her life, went to the courthouse to file a criminal complaint. The prosecutor reportedly told her, “Why are you here? What are you yapping about? We have to worry about you now?”

3 December 2021

Council of State rejects appeals against Turkey's withdrawal from İstanbul Convention

After appeals against the Council's previous rejections, its highest body has issued its final verdict, rejecting all appeals.

18 November 2021

‘European Feminist Petition’ is awaiting signatures

Launched on November 11, the campaign is expected to continue till May 11, 2022, the anniversary of the İstanbul Convention’s opening to signatures.

15 November 2021

'We will bring back İstanbul Convention': CHP, HDP MPs protest during budget talks

The women MPs of the main opposition CHP and HDP opened banners of “We will bring the İstanbul Convention back and have it enforced” during the 2022 budget talks at the Parliamentary Commission on Planning and Budgetary.

11 November 2021

JOINT STATEMENT

8 bar associations condemn Erdoğan over his remarks targeting İstanbul Convention

Releasing a joint statement, the women’s rights centers of eight bar associations have criticized President and AKP Chair Erdoğan, who targeted the İstanbul Convention and the ones defending the convention: “We don’t recognize his words.”

10 November 2021

CHP reiterates objections to canal project: ‘We don’t want İstanbul to be plundered’

Main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said, “In a world where the climate crisis is so widely discussed, you will keep on betraying İstanbul. Those who bid in the tender for Canal İstanbul project will pay a heavy price.”

9 November 2021

Women to Erdoğan: We don’t give up on the İstanbul Convention

Addressing the public after the cabinet meeting, Erdoğan targeted the İstanbul Convention, from which Turkey has withdrawn by a Presidential decision. Several women and women’s organizations have denounced his words on social media.

9 November 2021

NEW REPORT

Toll of ‘İstanbul Convention’ protests: 178 people detained, 23 prosecuted

The Social Law Women’s Group have shared the findings of their report on “violations of rights committed during the İstanbul Convention protests and impunity.” The report has revealed the police violence against women seeking their rights.

5 November 2021

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT SEPTEMBER 2021

Men kill 26 women in September

Men inflicted violence on at least 65 women, killed at least four children, abused at least 13 girls and boys, harassed at least 10 women and forced 78 women to sex work in September 2021.

6 October 2021 Evrim Kepenek

HKP appeals against Council of State ruling on İstanbul Convention

As the 10th Chamber of the Council of State rejected suspending the execution of Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention, the People’s Liberation Party has appealed to the Plenary Session of Administrative Law Chambers.

30 September 2021

Poll: Four possible opposition candidates lead Erdoğan, economic crisis most urgent problem

About 65 percent think the economic crisis and unemployment are Turkey's most urgent problems. The opposition alliance is slightly ahead of the ruling alliance in the parliamentary election poll.

18 August 2021 Hikmet Adal

Pınar Gültekin feminicide case | 'The private life of the deceased is put on trial'

In the trial over the feminicide of Pınar Gültekin in Muğla, arrested defendant Cemal Metin A. pressed charges over the social media posts shared under the hashtag “Justice for Pınar Gültekin”, claiming that there is “an attempt to lynch him.”

12 July 2021

Drawing on İstanbul Convention, the law of 'only yes means yes' approved in Spain

The law known as “only yes means yes” defines all non-consensual sex as rape. It is commented that a feminist slogan will now be established in Spain’s penal law.

9 July 2021

HDP CO-CHAIR BULDAN

‘AKP is the biggest disaster that has ever happened to women in Turkey’

HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan has talked about Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention by a Presidential decision: “As soon as we send away this government, we will put the İstanbul Convention back in force.”

6 July 2021

PAST WEEK IN TURKEY

Canal İstanbul: What if the opposition takes over before it's completed?

Opposition tries to dissuade potential financiers of Canal İstanbul • Turkey is officially out of İstanbul Convention • Erdoğan makes false claims on Covid vaccination • Covid reopening with "silence after midnight"

4 July 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Police block women's march for İstanbul Convention, use tear gas, rubber bullets

Women took to the streets as Turkey officially quit the İstanbul Convention on combating violence against women.

1 July 2021 Evrim Kepenek,Melisa Elçin Özçelikel

Erdoğan announces action plan on violence against women as Turkey quits İstanbul Convention

"Our struggle against violence against women did not start with the İstanbul Convention and will not end with it," the president has said.

1 July 2021