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More young women applied to Mor Çatı Women's Shelter in 2020
More young women applied to Mor Çatı Women's Shelter in 2020
The Mor Çatı Women's Shelter Foundation has released its 2020 annual report.
15 April 2021
Tuma Çelik: I have been acquitted
Tuma Çelik: I have been acquitted
Stripped of his legislative immunity and discharged from the HDP over allegations of sexual assault, Tuma Çelik has released a statement for the press and said, “Since the beginning, I have been saying that all allegations are groundless.”
14 April 2021
Forced to sex work, Sibel says, ‘The real struggle starts now’
Forced to sex work, Sibel says, ‘The real struggle starts now’
Struggling against a crime group which forced her to sex work, Sibel Y. calls on everyone to follow the first hearing tomorrow, on April 15, 2021: “Don’t leave me alone."
14 April 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Child abuse in Uşak: Defendant has 17 offenses in criminal record, 8 sexual abuse
2-YEAR-OLD CHILD OUT OF INTENSIVE CARE
Child abuse in Uşak: Defendant has 17 offenses in criminal record, 8 sexual abuse
Lawyer Yeşim Aydın says that defendant Yaşar E. has been arrested and sent to prison for sexually abusing a 2-year-old child. Aydın underlines that the man has 17 offenses in his criminal record, eight of them are sexual abuse.
13 April 2021 Ayşegül Özbek
Interior minister claims violence against women declines in Turkey
Interior minister claims violence against women declines in Turkey
Interior Minister Soylu has claimed that both feminicides and incidents of male violence in the country have decreased in 2021 compared to the last year.
9 April 2021
After academic Sözer’s feminicide: ‘Let’s end violence together’
After academic Sözer’s feminicide: ‘Let’s end violence together’
After Aylin Sözer, an academic from İstanbul Aydın University, was killed by a man named Kemal D., “Let’s End Violence Together Platform” has been founded. Dr. Lecturer Cemre Erciyes has spoken to bianet about the platform.
6 April 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Men kill 36 women in March
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT
Men kill 36 women in March
Men inflicted violence on at least 68 women and killed at least four children in March 2021. Abusing at least 25 children, including boys, men also harassed 11 women and forced at least 66 women to sex work in March.
6 April 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Woman who exercised self-defense against husband granted asylum by Switzerland
Woman who exercised self-defense against husband granted asylum by Switzerland
In a groundbreaking decision, a woman who killed her husband who had been violent with her has been granted a residence permit by Switzerland.
2 April 2021
Huge petition in İstanbul: I don’t want to die
MALE VIOLENCE IN TURKEY
Huge petition in İstanbul: I don’t want to die
We Will Stop Femicides platform has placed a huge petition on the facade of a building in İstanbul, raising concerns about male violence in the wake of Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention.
2 April 2021
3 ministries make defense in Ayşe Tuba Arslan feminicide case
3 ministries make defense in Ayşe Tuba Arslan feminicide case
Killed by her ex-husband despite 23 criminal complaints and several protection orders, Ayşe Tuba Arslan’s parents filed a suit for damages. The Ministries of Justice, Interior and Family have presented their defense statements as part of this case.
31 March 2021
'It's enough to lean on the AKP after abusing a child'
'It's enough to lean on the AKP after abusing a child'
Attorneys of a defendant in a child abuse case defended their client by saying that he is an AKP member. The court has ruled that the act did not exceed "molestation."
30 March 2021 Ayşegül Özbek
Family minister defends İstanbul Convention exit, says violence caused by alcohol
Family minister defends İstanbul Convention exit, says violence caused by alcohol
"Because we are discussing a lot over a text, we can't discuss the real problems that cause violence," Zümrüt-Selçuk has said.
24 March 2021
Campaign by Let Women Live: I feel scared
Campaign by Let Women Live: I feel scared
“Let Women Live” team has launched a campaign, saying, “The fears, violence and murders faced by women in Turkey are, unfortunately, not covered frequently in the media or on social media.”
19 March 2021
Melek İpek: I want to tell what I lived through without fear
FIRST HEARING
Melek İpek: I want to tell what I lived through without fear
Having killed her husband by using her right of self-defense in the face of his violence on her and her children, Melek İpek had her first hearing. The court board has ruled that she shall remain behind bars.
16 March 2021
The man who attacked refugee trans woman Asya 'should receive the heaviest sentence'
The man who attacked refugee trans woman Asya 'should receive the heaviest sentence'
We have spoken with friends of Asya, 18, a trans woman from Syria, who is under treatment after being attacked with acid.
15 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek
14 bars urge authorities to prevent male violence
14 bars urge authorities to prevent male violence
Meeting upon the call of Bingöl Bar Association, the chairs of 14 bar associations in Turkey’s eastern provinces have raised concerns about the ongoing hunger strikes in Turkey’s prisons and male violence against women.
15 March 2021
Women’s Emergency Support App has 6 language options, but not Kurdish
Women’s Emergency Support App has 6 language options, but not Kurdish
HDP MP Kılıç Koçyiğit has asked why the Interior Ministry’s Women’s Emergency Support (KADES) application does not have the Kurdish option while it is now offering services in Turkish, Persian, Arabic, English, Russian and French.
10 March 2021
Turkey’s Parliament to inquire reasons behind male violence
Turkey’s Parliament to inquire reasons behind male violence
A Parliamentary Commission will be established to “investigate the reasons behind violence against women and to specify the necessary measures to be taken.”
10 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
Erdoğan: Parliament to set up committee on violence against women
Erdoğan: Parliament to set up committee on violence against women
"Woman is primarily the mother and the child's first homeland," the president has said, marking the Women's Day at his party's women's branch congress.
8 March 2021
Men kill 33 women in February
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT FEBRUARY 2021
Men kill 33 women in February
Men inflicted violence on at least 57 women and killed at least one child in February. Abusing at least four children including boys, men harassed at least nine women and forced at least 104 women to sex work in February 2021.
4 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek
‘Why doesn’t Turkey enforce the İstanbul Convention?’
HDP MP GÜLÜM
‘Why doesn’t Turkey enforce the İstanbul Convention?’
In her Parliamentary question about the enforcement of İstanbul Convention in Turkey, HDP MP Züleyha Gülüm asks why Turkey fails to effectively enforce the convention to prevent, investigate and penalize male violence.
3 March 2021
Sibel’s legal struggle pays off, Mutlu E. arrested
MALE VIOLENCE
Sibel’s legal struggle pays off, Mutlu E. arrested
After Mutlu E. has been arrested for sexually assaulting her and forcing her to sex work, Sibel Y. calls on other women threatened and aggrieved by him to not be afraid: “We are no longer in a position to be afraid. Come and speak at court.”
3 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Male violence video 2020
Male violence video 2020
Men killed at least 284 women and at least 26 children, including babies in 2020. Men also inflicted violence on 792 women.
1 March 2021
Specialist sergeant Musa O. not arrested again for 'sexual assault'
Specialist sergeant Musa O. not arrested again for 'sexual assault'
The officer is facing up to 17 years in prison for having sexually assaulted an 18-year-old woman and driving her to suicide.
26 February 2021
Former CHP district executive faces prison term for ‘sexual assault’
Former CHP district executive faces prison term for ‘sexual assault’
Put on trial for sexually assaulting a woman in İstanbul, main opposition CHP’s former Maltepe District Vice Chair Umut K. had his hearing. The prosecutor demanded up to 22 years, 6 months in prison for him.
26 February 2021
Sibel asks, ‘Why is this man not arrested pending trial?’
MALE VIOLENCE
Sibel asks, ‘Why is this man not arrested pending trial?’
Mutlu E. abducted, tortured and sexually assaulted Sibel Y. He also forced her to sex work. While a lawsuit has been filed against the man on charge of "aggravated sexual assault,” he has not been arrested pending trial.
25 February 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
Feminicide of Şengül: Man given aggravated life sentence
UPPER COURT RULING
Feminicide of Şengül: Man given aggravated life sentence
In the trial over the killing of Fatma Şengül in İstanbul, the upper court has overturned the local court verdict and reversed the sentence reduction given to defendant Zeynel Akbaş due to “unjust provocation.”
22 February 2021
‘43 percent of women subjected to physical violence’
REPORT ON MALE VIOLENCE IN HEALTHCARE
‘43 percent of women subjected to physical violence’
The Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union (SES) conducted a survey with healthcare workers in 52 provinces across Turkey: 81 percent of women are subjected to psychological violence and 26 percent to sexual violence.
18 February 2021
Appeals against defendant’s release in Pınar Gültekin feminicide case
Appeals against defendant’s release in Pınar Gültekin feminicide case
After the local court released one of the defendants in the trial over the killing of Pınar Gültekin, both the Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and the family’s attorney have objected to the release of the defendant.
17 February 2021
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