content tagged with violence against women

'Is justice only for bosses and men?'

CLOSURE CASE AGAINST KCDP ASSOCIATION

'Is justice only for bosses and men?'

Hearing of the trial for the closure of the We Will Stop Femicide Platform (KCDP) Association is being held in İstanbul. Relatives of femicide victims are also present at the courthouse.

13 September 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Women politicians in AKP defend Law no 6284 on Preventing Violence Against Women

Women politicians in AKP defend Law no 6284 on Preventing Violence Against Women

The New Welfare Party led by Fatih Erbakan had set amending this law as a condition for supporting the People's Alliance in the elections.

Man who killed 16-year-old girl gets sentence reduced for 'good conduct' in second case

Man who killed 16-year-old girl gets sentence reduced for 'good conduct' in second case

The perpetrator had already been sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for killing the girl. In a second case for "sexually abusing a child" and "depriving a person of liberty," the court reduced his sentence because of his "good behavior."

22 February 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Official: Thousands of women filed complaints after Türkiye criminalized stalking

Official: Thousands of women filed complaints after Türkiye criminalized stalking

Türkiye defined stalking as a separate crime in May. Since then, more than 7,000 people, mostly women, have pressed charges.

Two women detained during women's demonstration in İstanbul will not be deported

Two women detained during women's demonstration in İstanbul will not be deported

"Our appeal to the deportation order was accepted for our two friends detained during November 25 demonstrations. Our friends will be released" announced the November 25 Women's Platform.

2 December 2022

November 25 Platform makes criminal complaint for police brutality

November 25 Platform makes criminal complaint for police brutality

The women's platform said in their statement, "We are not keeping silent about the police violence on November 25. The Governorship, the district governorship, the police headquarters are all attempting against women's lives."

30 November 2022

November 25 demonstrations banned in İstanbul's Beyoğlu

November 25 demonstrations banned in İstanbul's Beyoğlu

Women's groups had announced that they would hold a demonstration in Taksim to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

24 November 2022

Minou Mirabal: Women's struggle in Iran has created butterfly effect

Minou Mirabal: Women's struggle in Iran has created butterfly effect

Speaking in İstanbul, Minou Mirabal, successor of Mirabal sisters from Dominican Republic says, "We are half of society. I believe that women's movements in the whole world will get stronger, will unite, and will clear our way. Look at Iran. It was the same with the women's struggle in Chile."

18 November 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Interior Ministry's new plan for combating male violence 'window-dressing,' says women's group

Interior Ministry's new plan for combating male violence 'window-dressing,' says women's group

As part of a five-year plan, the government will train tens of thousands of law enforcement officers and expand police units to combat violence against women.

Women in Turkey say their most important problem is 'violence'

Women in Turkey say their most important problem is 'violence'

While most men view violence as women's most important problem in Turkey, they think they do their part regarding this issue. Women think otherwise.

MP visits woman convicted for self-defense: 'Don't be afraid'

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

Over 148,000 women used ministry's panic button app to report male violence

Over 148,000 women used ministry's panic button app to report male violence

The Ministry of Interior introduced the Women's Emergency Support (KADES) app in March 2018.

Meeting on violence against women: 15 men, 1 woman

Meeting on violence against women: 15 men, 1 woman

The Governor of Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Şırnak discussed the “Coordination Plan to Fight Violence Against Women" with one woman and 15 men.

Police block women's march for İstanbul Convention, use tear gas, rubber bullets

Police block women's march for İstanbul Convention, use tear gas, rubber bullets

Women took to the streets as Turkey officially quit the İstanbul Convention on combating violence against women.

1 July 2021 Evrim Kepenek,Melisa Elçin Özçelikel

Sixty academics dismissed for harassment in seven years in Turkey

COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Sixty academics dismissed for harassment in seven years in Turkey

The head of the Council of Higher Education gave a briefing to a parliamentary investigation committee on violence against women.

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.

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.

'Every Seven of 10 Suspects of Violence on Women Not Prosecuted'

'Every Seven of 10 Suspects of Violence on Women Not Prosecuted'

While prosecutor's issue protective orders in most applications by women, they usually decide not to prosecute suspects, CHP MP Akkuş-İlgezdi has noted, citing Jutice Ministry data.

Lawyers Slam Male Violence: Women will Live If You Comply with İstanbul Convention

Lawyers Slam Male Violence: Women will Live If You Comply with İstanbul Convention

Lawyers Akkaya and Nakıpoğlu from the Purple Roof Foundation and Pasinli, the Chair of Diyarbakır Bar Association Women’s Rights Center, attribute male violence to the failure of the state to fulfil its responsibilities and take necessary measures.

28 May 2020 Evrim Kepenek

CHP Vice-Chair: Coronavirus Cannot be an Excuse for Male Violence

CHP Vice-Chair: Coronavirus Cannot be an Excuse for Male Violence

MP Biçer-Karaca has criticized a new regulation on the implementation of the law on violence against women.

Covid-19 Regulation by Judicial Body will 'Increase Male Violence'

Covid-19 Regulation by Judicial Body will 'Increase Male Violence'

Judges and prosecutors have been ordered to consider the health of the persons who use violence on women when issuing restraint orders against them.

31 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Weapon Ban for Perpetrators of Violence on Women Passes in Parliament

Weapon Ban for Perpetrators of Violence on Women Passes in Parliament

A joint bill by the ruling AKP, the main opposition CHP, MHP and İYİ Party on violence against women has been approved by the parliament.

25 October 2019

Examination at Scene of Incident in Şule Çet Case Conducted Without Arrested Defendants

ŞULE ÇET CASE

Examination at Scene of Incident in Şule Çet Case Conducted Without Arrested Defendants

An examination has been conducted at the scene of incident where university student Şule Çet suspiciously died after falling off the 20th floor of a high-rise building in Ankara in 2018. The arrested defendants have not been brought to the examination.

In Pursuit of Evidence, In Quest of Justice in Şule Çet Case

PENNED BY CEREN ÇOBAN

In Pursuit of Evidence, In Quest of Justice in Şule Çet Case

University student Şule Çet suspiciously lost her life after falling off the 20th floor of a high-rise building in 2018. Ceren Çoban, an activist from the Justice for Şule Çet Commission in Ankara, has written for bianet ahead of the second hearing on May 15.

15 April 2019 Ceren Çoban

Arrest of 2 Defendants to Continue

FIRST HEARING OF ŞULE ÇET MURDER CASE

Arrest of 2 Defendants to Continue

In the first hearing of the case regarding the murder of Şule Çet, who suspiciously fell off the 20th floor of a high-rise building in Ankara and lost her life, the court has ruled that the pre-trial detention of the arrested defendants shall continue.

7 February 2019

Women in Erzurum Greet Erdoğan with Domestic-Violence Makeup

Women in Erzurum Greet Erdoğan with Domestic-Violence Makeup

To protest violence against women, a group of women have greeted President Erdoğan, who has come to Erzurum to attend the provincial congress of AKP, with domestic-violence makeup.

Men Kill 31 Women in October

Men Kill 31 Women in October

32% of women have been killed by men whom they attempted to divorce or break up; 6% by men whom their daughters attempted to divorce. Two of the murdered women were refugee.

9 November 2017 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Men Kill 23 Women in February

Men Kill 23 Women in February

According to the bianet’s Male Violence Monitoring Report, 26% of the women have been murdered for wanting to divorce/break up, 8% for rejecting relationship offer. One out of every four murders have been committed on the street.

3 March 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Who, Where, How: Femicide Map of Five Years

FEMICIDE MAP

Who, Where, How: Femicide Map of Five Years

At what age and where were women murdered and on what pretexts? Did they demand protection before the murder? Was she systematically being exposed to violence? Could the murders have been prevented? All the details about women who were murdered by men are here.

25 November 2015 Ceyda Ulukaya

“Instead of Dealing Violence Against Women, UN Must...”

DIRECTORY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS

“Instead of Dealing Violence Against Women, UN Must...”

“Instead of dealing violence against women, UN must stop human killings,” said Turkey’s Directory of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) President Mehmet Görmez after signing a protocol with Family and Social Policies Ministry on the prevention of male violence.

Turkey Convicted of Pepper Gas Use, Police Violence

ECHR VERDICT

Turkey Convicted of Pepper Gas Use, Police Violence

The European Court of Human Rights reached a verdict on the case of Nergiz Izci, a peaceful March 8 demonstrator who was subjected to police beatings and pepper gas. Turkey was ordered to pay 20,000 euros to Izci.

23 July 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Number of Women on Police Protection Skyrockets in Turkey

Number of Women on Police Protection Skyrockets in Turkey

Following the implementation of "Family Protection and Prevention of Violence Against Women" Act in March 2012, the number of women who requested and benefited from police protection rose by 36 percent averagely per month.

17 May 2013 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

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