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Turkey’s withdrawal from İstanbul Convention is final: What will happen now?
Turkey’s withdrawal from İstanbul Convention is final: What will happen now?
Lawyer Molu underlines that even though the Convention is no longer in force in Turkey, the country still has legal obligations in the face of male violence: “Men shouldn’t think, ‘I attack women and go unpunished.’ This is not the case.”
1 July 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Amnesty International slams Turkey for withdrawing from İstanbul Convention
Amnesty International slams Turkey for withdrawing from İstanbul Convention
“Turkey has set the clock back ten years on women’s rights and set a terrifying precedent. This deplorable decision has already become a rallying point for women’s rights activists all over the world,” says Amnesty's Secretary General Callamard.
1 July 2021
HDP withdraws from Parliamentary Commission on Violence Against Women
HDP withdraws from Parliamentary Commission on Violence Against Women
Shortly after the main opposition CHP and İYİ Party MPs withdrew from the Parliamentary Commission for Inquiring the Causes of Violence Against Women, the HDP MPs have also followed suit and withdrawn from the Commission.
1 July 2021
Council of State doesn’t halt execution of withdrawal from İstanbul Convention
Council of State doesn’t halt execution of withdrawal from İstanbul Convention
By a vote of 3 to 2, the Council of State has rejected the requests for the stay of execution and annulment of the Presidential decision pulling Turkey out of the İstanbul Convention, which will no longer be in force in the country as of July 1.
30 June 2021
‘Purple Summit’ by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
‘Purple Summit’ by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
In a first in its history, the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) organized the Purple Summit, where women’s organizations and the İMM officials met.
25 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek
‘Parliamentary commission legitimizes withdrawal from İstanbul Convention’
CHP MP TAŞÇIER
‘Parliamentary commission legitimizes withdrawal from İstanbul Convention’
The main opposition CHP has withdrawn from the Parliamentary Commission for Inquiring the Causes of Violence Against Women: “They are trying to normalize the crime.”
24 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek
İstanbul Convention protests: Women close İstanbul's Barbaros Boulevard
İstanbul Convention protests: Women close İstanbul's Barbaros Boulevard
Turkey will officially withdraw from the İstanbul Convention on July 1, according to the presidential decision issued in late March.
23 June 2021
İstanbul Convention rally: 'I was born free and I live freely'
REPORT/IMPRESSIONS
İstanbul Convention rally: 'I was born free and I live freely'
Even if the convention is abolished, women and LGBTI+s are determined to enforce its articles.
21 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Mutlu Kaya’s silence: Don’t fear ever!
WOMEN’S AGENDA BY EVRİM KEPENEK
Mutlu Kaya’s silence: Don’t fear ever!
Having miraculously survived male violence, Mutlu Kaya was also in İstanbul’s Maltepe on June 19, when women from all around the country protested Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention.
21 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek
HDP’s Dundar: 18 of 20 women’s deaths in Mardin were suspicious
HDP’s Dundar: 18 of 20 women’s deaths in Mardin were suspicious
HDP Mardin MP Pero Dundar has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the suspicious deaths of women in the province. Asking four questions to Family Minister Yanık, Dundar has raised concerns about gender inequality.
15 June 2021
120 organizations to hold a rally: ‘We don’t give up on İstanbul Convention’
120 organizations to hold a rally: ‘We don’t give up on İstanbul Convention’
In protest against Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention by a Presidential decision, women’s organizations have made a call for the rally to be held in İstanbul’s Maltepe in İstanbul on June 19.
14 June 2021
Las Tesis case: 6 women acquitted
Las Tesis case: 6 women acquitted
Put on trial for protesting male violence with Las Tesis dance, six women have been acquitted. Making a statement after the hearing, lawyer Tuba Torun has defined the ruling as “the fair result of an unfair trial”
10 June 2021
Struggle for İstanbul Convention: Women will be in Taksim on July 1
Struggle for İstanbul Convention: Women will be in Taksim on July 1
Speaking in front of the İstanbul office of the Ministry of Family and Social Services, “Implement the İstanbul Convention” Campaign Group made a call for the protest in Taksim on July 1, starting from which the convention will no longer be in effect in Turkey.
10 June 2021
Spain’s Equality Minister wears mask of ‘İstanbul Convention is Ours’
Spain’s Equality Minister wears mask of ‘İstanbul Convention is Ours’
In a message on the Twitter account of Spain’s Equality Ministry, the video featuring Şehnaz Kıymaz Bahçeci explaining what the slogan “İstanbul Convention is Ours” means in Turkey has also been shared.
7 June 2021
Detained ahead of the trial over İstanbul Convention protests, women released
HEARING ADJOURNED
Detained ahead of the trial over İstanbul Convention protests, women released
Police intervened against the women who wanted to hold a press statement before the first hearing of the lawsuit filed against 33 women on the grounds that they joined the protests for İstanbul Convention.
7 June 2021
Mayor İmamoğlu: We will adhere to İstanbul Convention
Mayor İmamoğlu: We will adhere to İstanbul Convention
İmamoğlu stated that the number of women administrators in İstanbul Municipality increased three times compared to the previous period. Speaking about LGBTI+ rights, he said, "As an institution, we stand with LGBTI+s, as we stand with every citizen.”
27 May 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Annulment of İstanbul Convention 'can turn into a pressure mechanism on media'
BY VARDUHİ BALYAN
Annulment of İstanbul Convention 'can turn into a pressure mechanism on media'
The final annulment of the İstanbul Convention in Turkey may become a mechanism to silence the media covering violence against women and/or LGBTI+ individuals.
26 May 2021 Varduhi Balyan
Joint statement by 78 bars: We don’t give up İstanbul Convention
Joint statement by 78 bars: We don’t give up İstanbul Convention
“We reiterate that withdrawing from the İstanbul Convention by a Presidential Decision is against the law, the Constitution and international treaties,” reads the joint statement of 78 bar associations across Turkey.
12 May 2021
Council of State requests Presidency’s defense for withdrawing from İstanbul Convention
Council of State requests Presidency’s defense for withdrawing from İstanbul Convention
As part of a lawsuit filed against Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention by a Presidential decision, the Council of State has asked the Presidency for defense regarding the reasons behind this decision as to both merits and procedure.
12 May 2021
‘People now talk about İstanbul Convention more than ever’
10TH ANNIVERSARY
‘People now talk about İstanbul Convention more than ever’
Making a statement on the 10th anniversary of the İstanbul Convention on May 11, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Callamard said, “Withdrawal would spell uncertainty, fear and real danger for millions of women and girls in Turkey.”
12 May 2021
Turkish Medical Association appeals against withdrawal from İstanbul Convention
Turkish Medical Association appeals against withdrawal from İstanbul Convention
Appealing to the Council of State, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has demanded the annulment of the Presidential decision pulling Turkey out of the İstanbul Convention, which was opened for signature in İstanbul 10 years ago yesterday.
12 May 2021
HDP MPs: İstanbul Convention is in effect!
HDP MPs: İstanbul Convention is in effect!
HDP’s women MPs took action in İstanbul and Diyarbakır on the 10th anniversary of the İstanbul Convention's opening for signature. The MPs said, “It cannot be revoked because a single man said so, women have not said their last word yet.”
11 May 2021
'We hope Turkey will reconsider its decision to withdraw from İstanbul Convention'
JOINT STATEMENT BY 19 EMBASSIES
'We hope Turkey will reconsider its decision to withdraw from İstanbul Convention'
The Ankara embassies of 19 countries have released a joint statement on the 10th anniversary of the İstanbul Convention: "We would like to express our sincere hope that the Turkish government would reconsider its withdrawal decision."
11 May 2021
‘If İstanbul Convention had been enforced, 2,336 women would be alive’
EŞİK PLATFORM
‘If İstanbul Convention had been enforced, 2,336 women would be alive’
On the 10th anniversary of the signature of the İstanbul Convention, the Women’s Platform for Equality has released a report documenting the incidents of male violence since the Presidential decision pulling Turkey out of the convention.
11 May 2021
A transnational response to attacks on İstanbul Convention
A transnational response to attacks on İstanbul Convention
The Essential Autonomous Struggles Transnational (E.A.S.T.) gathered together in a public assembly in response to Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention: “Erdoğan’s attack on women’s freedom is not an isolated incident.”
10 May 2021
Men kill 17 women in April
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT APRIL 2021
Men kill 17 women in April
Men inflicted violence on at least 68 women and killed at least one child. Abusing at least eight children, including boys, men also harassed at least eight women and forced at least 58 women to sex work.
5 May 2021 Evrim Kepenek
The 'expiry date' of İstanbul Convention in Official Gazette
The 'expiry date' of İstanbul Convention in Official Gazette
In the face of the Presidential Decision pulling Turkey out of the İstanbul Convention as per the Article 3 of the Presidential Decree no. 9, women keep on saying, “İstanbul Convention is ours, we don’t give it up.”
30 April 2021
CHP’s Aysu Bankoğlu: We, women, won’t give up our rights
APPEAL FOR İSTANBUL CONVENTION
CHP’s Aysu Bankoğlu: We, women, won’t give up our rights
“The President cannot terminate a convention - concerning the field of human rights, fundamental rights and freedoms - by a unilateral declaration of will,” says main opposition CHP MP Aysu Bankoğlu.
22 April 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Angelina Jolie talks to Elif Şafak about İstanbul Convention
Angelina Jolie talks to Elif Şafak about İstanbul Convention
US actress Angelina Jolie has interviewed novelist Elif Şafak from Turkey for the TIME magazine about the country’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention, asking her what this decision means for women’s rights in her home country.
19 April 2021
Deniz Kandiyoti: This is not a culture war, but a political war
STRUGGLE FOR İSTANBUL CONVENTION
Deniz Kandiyoti: This is not a culture war, but a political war
Underlining that the attacks on İstanbul Convention are not independent of the attacks on women's rights in different countries of the world, Prof. Kandiyoti says, “Defending the İstanbul Convention is not a cultural, but a political struggle.”
19 April 2021 Evrim Kepenek
What do women voters say about Turkey's withdrawal from İstanbul Convention?
What do women voters say about Turkey's withdrawal from İstanbul Convention?
More than 40 percent of the ruling AKP's women voters approve of the withdrawal while it's only 21.5 percent for the MHP's women voters, according to the survey.
19 April 2021 Ruken Tuncel
‘İstanbul Convention’ banners now all around İstanbul
‘İstanbul Convention’ banners now all around İstanbul
In banners put up in different parts of İstanbul, it is said, “We don’t give up the İstanbul Convention” in protest against Turkey’s withdrawal from the convention by a Presidential Decision in March.
16 April 2021
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