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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
HDP MP asks why ‘Leyla Aydemir case is covered up’
HDP MP asks why ‘Leyla Aydemir case is covered up’
After it was understood that 4-year-old Leyla Aydemir had been subjected to sexual abuse, but this finding in the first forensic medical report was ignored, Dirayet Dilan Taşdemir has brought the issue into the Parliamentary agenda.
16 February 2021
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: One defendant released
MALE VIOLENCE
Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: One defendant released
At the third hearing of the trial over Pınar Gültekin’s killing in Muğla, Mertcan A. has been released while the court board has rejected the request for recusal raised by the Gültekin family’s attorney at the previous hearing.
16 February 2021
Being a woman during pandemic: 96 percent subjected to violence
COVID-19 IN TURKEY
Being a woman during pandemic: 96 percent subjected to violence
A recent report has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected women’s general health condition negatively. While 79 percent of women used to describe their mental state as good before the pandemic, this rate has dropped to 30 percent.
8 February 2021
Men kill 22 women in January
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT JANUARY 2021
Men kill 22 women in January
Men inflicted violence on at least 60 women and killed one child in January. Abusing at least 12 children, including boys, men also harassed at least nine women. Men forced at least 28 women to sex work in January.
3 February 2021 Evrim Kepenek
‘Woman applied for shelter, police said, “We don’t deal with it”’
REPORT ON MALE VIOLENCE AMID PANDEMIC
‘Woman applied for shelter, police said, “We don’t deal with it”’
The Purple Roof Women’s Shelter Foundation has released its “Outbreak and Violence Against Women Report” for the last two months of 2020.
27 January 2021
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.
27 January 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
Men kill at least 284 women in 2020
MALE VIOLENCE 2020
Men kill at least 284 women in 2020
Men killed at least 284 women and 26 children in 2020. Men raped 96 women, forced 818 women to sex work, harassed 147 women and abused 265 children. In 2020, men inflicted violence on and wounded at least 792 women.
21 January 2021 Evrim Kepenek
'Abdüssamed K.' on Turkey's Parliamentary agenda
'Abdüssamed K.' on Turkey's Parliamentary agenda
HDP MP Ersoy has addressed a Parliamentary question to Minister of Education Selçuk regarding the academic who was arrested for “online solicitation of a minor,” but was working as the head of a psychology department at a university in İstanbul.
18 January 2021
Marmara University’s Head of Psychology Department resigns
ARRESTED IN US FOR ‘SOLICITATION OF A MINOR’
Marmara University’s Head of Psychology Department resigns
As reported by Evrim Kepenek from bianet, “arrested for online solicitation of a minor in the US, the man became a head of department in Turkey.” The Head of Psychology Department of Marmara University has resigned from office.
16 January 2021
Arrested for ‘solicitation of minor’ in US, man is now a department head in Turkey
BY EVRİM KEPENEK
Arrested for ‘solicitation of minor’ in US, man is now a department head in Turkey
Having served time in prison and with his physician-in-training permit temporarily suspended in Texas for “online solicitation of a minor”, psychiatrist Abdussamed K. is now the head of the psychology department at a university in İstanbul.
15 January 2021 Evrim Kepenek
‘Threatening’ the woman, man denies the relationship: Photos say the opposite
BY EVRİM KEPENEK
‘Threatening’ the woman, man denies the relationship: Photos say the opposite
In his statement at the prosecutor’s office, Mehmet E. denied that he was in a relationship with N.E., whom he "threatened". While N.E. had a protection order in the UK, her lawyer has added the evidence refuting the man's account to the file.
14 January 2021 Evrim Kepenek
New Year present by Amnesty International: İstanbul Convention
New Year present by Amnesty International: İstanbul Convention
Amid debates on Turkey’s possible withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention, Amnesty International has sent a copy of the İstanbul Convention to 671 institutions and persons, including Ministries, MPs, municipalities and NGOs.
7 January 2021
Men kill 24 women in December
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT DECEMBER 2020
Men kill 24 women in December
Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women and killed at least two children in December. Abusing at least eight children, including boys, men harassed at least 11 women and forced at least 43 women to sex work.
6 January 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Request for recusal in Pınar Gültekin feminicide case
Request for recusal in Pınar Gültekin feminicide case
Rezan Epözdemir, the attorney of the Gültekin family, has indicated that the court board is trying to reduce the sentence of the defendant due to unjust provocation and demanded recusal. The next hearing will be held on February 15.
5 January 2021
We remember ‘this crowd’ whenever we despair
We remember ‘this crowd’ whenever we despair
Amid all these debates and polemics about women’s looks in Turkey, I look at my reflection in the mirror and ask myself: What do I represent, after all? What do I “mean” in this country where everything is so full of political and ideological symbolism?
4 January 2021 Selay Dalaklı
‘Not preventing feminicides is government's political preference’
HDP’S ACAR BAŞARAN
‘Not preventing feminicides is government's political preference’
“2020 was an indication that the 18-year policies of the AKP government were misogynist and how not a single step had been taken for women’s good for 18 years,” says HDP Women Assembly’s Spokesperson Ayşe Acar Başaran.
31 December 2020
‘The real murderers are the state and judiciary that cannot protect women’
DİKİLİ WOMEN’S PLATFORM
‘The real murderers are the state and judiciary that cannot protect women’
Noting that four women were killed by men in Turkey in a single day, the Dikili Women’s Platform in İzmir has asked why the İstanbul Convention is not implemented in the country to protect women from male violence.
31 December 2020
University holds a ceremony in memory of Aylin Sözer
FEMINICIDE
University holds a ceremony in memory of Aylin Sözer
İstanbul Aydın University held a ceremony for academic Aylin Sözer, who was killed in a feminicide in İstanbul yesterday. “We have lost the apple of our eye,” said University President Prof. Yadigar İzmirli.
30 December 2020
Reactions against Aylin Sözer’s feminicide
MALE VIOLENCE
Reactions against Aylin Sözer’s feminicide
While Emine Erdoğan, the spouse of President Erdoğan, has said, “It opens a deep wound in our hearts”, Minister of Justice Gül and Minister of Family and Labor Zümrüt Selçuk have stressed that “the judiciary will do what is necessary.”
30 December 2020
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