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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
Male violence: Kemal D. detained for ‘killing’ Aylin Sözer
Male violence: Kemal D. detained for ‘killing’ Aylin Sözer
A man named Kemal D. has been detained for “killing” academic Aylin Sözer in İstanbul. The feminicide has caused a public outrage on social media.
29 December 2020
‘Sexual violence is both a crime and a matter of work safety’
WOMEN IN PUBLISHING
‘Sexual violence is both a crime and a matter of work safety’
A group of women from Turkey’s publishing industry have released a joint statement titled “May you lose sleep” amid a recent movement where women reveal the perpetrators of sexual violence, saying, “May you lose sleep, thinking, ‘When will I be exposed?’”
29 December 2020
Assistant physician's struggle against doctor's harassment
MALE VIOLENCE
Assistant physician's struggle against doctor's harassment
Sentenced to prison for sexually harassing assistant physician D.E., physician Aydın started working at the same hospital again. D.E. and 40 other personnel submitted petitions, indicating that they did not want to work with him.
25 December 2020 Evrim Kepenek
‘Me too’ exposes the system as well, says HDP’s Ersoy
'MAY YOU LOSE SLEEP'
‘Me too’ exposes the system as well, says HDP’s Ersoy
HDP MP Oya Ersoy has underlined that women cannot tolerate even a single word about Turkey’s possible withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention. “It cannot remain on paper, we will ensure that the convention is enforced,” she has noted.
17 December 2020
‘Hotline receives 1,000 reports about women, children a day’
MALE VIOLENCE
‘Hotline receives 1,000 reports about women, children a day’
Established to examine complaints about negligence and abuse of children and violence against women, Turkey's Hotline for Women, Children and Social Service received 336,564 reports in 2018, according to the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services.
16 December 2020
İstanbul Bar calls for legal action after revelations of sexual harassment
'ME TOO' MOVEMENT IN TURKEY
İstanbul Bar calls for legal action after revelations of sexual harassment
Investigations should be opened based on women's revelations of sexual harassment, according to the bar association.
14 December 2020
'We Are Here' Initiative: Applaud women's courage!
WOMEN SAY 'ME TOO'
'We Are Here' Initiative: Applaud women's courage!
"We will not stay silent any longer; the more we speak, the more you’ll be ashamed of yourselves. The ones who need to be held accountable are the perpetrators, not the survivors," says the initiative in solidarity with the women who expose men's harassment.
13 December 2020
‘Threatened’ by former AKP mayor, N.E. gets a protection order in the UK
MALE VIOLENCE
‘Threatened’ by former AKP mayor, N.E. gets a protection order in the UK
Applying to the Urfa Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, attorney Keskin has filed a criminal complaint against AKP’s Mehmet E. on the grounds that "he threatened the woman named N.E. with death, sexually harassed and systematically insulted her."
11 December 2020 Evrim Kepenek
‘Me too’ movement in Turkey’s literature: ‘May they lose sleep’
‘Me too’ movement in Turkey’s literature: ‘May they lose sleep’
After women exposed the harassment of writer Hasan Ali Toptaş, women have started compiling lists of “male harassers and mobbers” from different professions. Publishing houses have also been sharing statements of solidarity with women.
10 December 2020
27 people detained over social media posts about child abuse in Batman
MALE VIOLENCE
27 people detained over social media posts about child abuse in Batman
The Directorate General of Security has announced that 27 people have been detained over their social media posts about an incident where a child was sexually abused in Batman, allegedly by men including police officers, sergeants and village guards.
7 December 2020
15-year-old child sexually abused in Batman
15-year-old child sexually abused in Batman
After it was reported in the press that 27 men including specialist sergeants, police officers and village guards sexually abused a child, one man from the same village has been arrested as part of the investigation launched into the incident.
7 December 2020
Men kill 31 women in November
Men kill 31 women in November
Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women, killed two children, abused 31 children, including boys, harassed 14 women and forced 60 women to sex work.
3 December 2020 Evrim Kepenek
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