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self-defense
Court of Cassation upholds Nevin Yıldırım’s life imprisonment
The Court of Cassation has upheld the life imprisonment of Nevin Yıldırım, who exercised her right of self-defense and killed the man who sexually assaulted her.
21 December 2021
MP visits woman convicted for self-defense: 'Don't be afraid'
"She hadn't spent a day without being subjected to violence and being beaten for 47 years of marriage. When she wanted to divorce, she was threatened with death," MP Biçer-Karaca said after the visit.
24 November 2021
PRISON SENTENCE UPHELD
‘Çilem Doğan punished because she didn’t die,’ says lawyer Aracı
Having killed her husband who had inflicted violence on her and forced her to sex work, Çilem Doğan’s 15-year prison sentence has been upheld by the Court of Cassation. The high court ruling has caused outrage, especially on social media.
5 November 2021
Feminist lawyers apply to Constitutional Court for Nevin Yıldırım
The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Court of Cassation previously appealed against the life sentence given to Nevin Yıldırım for “killing” Nurettin Gider, who had sexually assaulted her. The lawyers have demanded “urgent release.”
18 May 2021
Evrim Kepenek
MALE VIOLENCE
Exercising her right of self-defense, Melek İpek released
Arrested pending trial for killing her husband who was systematically inflicting violence on her, Melek İpek has been released.
27 April 2021
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
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
Male violence: Municipality holds krav maga workshop for women
İstanbul's Maltepe district municipality has trained women to defend themselves from violence.
9 September 2020
MUSICIAN WHO USED HER RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE
Raperîn: I waited so long, but justice was not served
Jailed after using her right of self-defense against male violence, Raperîn has spoken to bianet about her years in prison: “I have changed a lot after prison. I have settled down, I have been exhausted and consumed. It is like two different persons now…”
25 August 2020
Evrim Kepenek
Woman Who Killed Her Rapist Father-in-Law Acquitted
Anatolia 4th Heavy Penal Court has ruled acquittal of E.Y. (35), who killed her father-in-law who raped her.
13 April 2018
She Murdered Rapist Threatening Her for 4 Years, Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Yonca Özer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for having killed the man who was harassing and threatening herself and her family for four years and tried to rape in their last meeting. “If Yonca didn’t kill him, she would be killed”, her lawyer said.
26 September 2017
Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Woman Murdering Husband Inflicting Violence Acquitted
The court saying D.K. who killed her husband inflicting violence on her for 15 years practiced her right to self-defense, has ruled acquittal of her.
16 March 2016
Caner Aktan
Feminist Artists Laying it All out on the [Clothes]Line
Feminist artists drew Nevin Yıldırım onto sheets which they then hung in the streets, with the maxim: “We are divulging all the injustices we are experiencing, one sheet at a time, to secure justice for women!”
15 April 2015
Çiçek Tahaoğlu
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