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Beauty and the East – Yabancı* observations about the freedoms of women in Turkey
Beauty and the East – Yabancı* observations about the freedoms of women in Turkey
If I am not being looked at, who could tell me that I am not behaving correctly? The stares are meant to unsettle women, serving as a daily reminder that men are the ones who make the rules and are thus the ones to ensure they are being followed.
6 August 2021 Betania Bardeleben Reyna
Only 10 women’s shelters opened in Turkey in 5 years
Only 10 women’s shelters opened in Turkey in 5 years
Minister of Family and Social Services Yanık has answered the Parliamentary question of main opposition CHP’s Gürer: 55,882 people, including 20,551 children, stayed in women’s shelters across the country.
19 July 2021
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
Erdoğan announces action plan on violence against women as Turkey quits İstanbul Convention
Erdoğan announces action plan on violence against women as Turkey quits İstanbul Convention
"Our struggle against violence against women did not start with the İstanbul Convention and will not end with it," the president has said.
1 July 2021
International Women's Solidarity Association grants honorary membership to Moroğlu
International Women's Solidarity Association grants honorary membership to Moroğlu
Nazan Moroğlu, the Coordinator of the Union of İstanbul Women’s Organizations (İKKB) and the Vice Chair of İstanbul Bar Association, has been granted the honorary membership of the International Women’s Solidarity Association (IWSA).
22 June 2021
İstanbul Convention rally: 'I was born free and I live freely'
REPORT/IMPRESSIONS
İstanbul Convention rally: 'I was born free and I live freely'
Even if the convention is abolished, women and LGBTI+s are determined to enforce its articles.
21 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek
New project by UN Women in Turkey
New project by UN Women in Turkey
UN Women has announced that it is launching a 3-year project with financial support from the Government of Sweden. The project aims to advance women’s leadership and participation in political decision-making and the private sector in Turkey.
16 June 2021
Report: Turkey among top three countries in violence towards women journalists in May
Report: Turkey among top three countries in violence towards women journalists in May
The Coalition For Women In Journalism has released its monthly report on violence against women journalists.
1 June 2021
'Turkey is the leading country for attacks, threats against women journalists'
CFWIJ
'Turkey is the leading country for attacks, threats against women journalists'
The first quarterly report of the Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) has shown that a total of 114 women journalists have been attacked and threatened in the country since the beginning of 2021.
5 May 2021
‘Sofagate’ statement by von der Leyen: I felt hurt and left alone
‘Sofagate’ statement by von der Leyen: I felt hurt and left alone
Not given an equal seat with European Council President Michel and Erdoğan during their visit to Turkey’s Presidency, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that she felt “hurt and left alone” as “a woman and as a European”.
27 April 2021
‘Women’s employment shrinks in Turkey amid pandemic’
TEPAV BULLETIN
‘Women’s employment shrinks in Turkey amid pandemic’
The Economy Policy Research Foundation has released its Employment Monitoring Bulletin, which shows that women’s employment has narrowed by nearly 81 thousand in the last four months amid COVID-19 measures against the second wave.
19 April 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
What would happen if Turkey was ruled by women?
What would happen if Turkey was ruled by women?
SES Equality and Solidarity Association has designed a new webpage, asking women what they would do if they governed Turkey. Women also share their answers to this question under the hashtag #ÜlkemiBenYönetsem (#IfIRunMyCountry).
19 January 2021
State-appointed trustee appoints man to Women’s Directorate
State-appointed trustee appoints man to Women’s Directorate
The trustee appointed to the District Municipality of Muradiye in Van has appointed a man as the Acting Director of Women’s and Family Affairs.
5 January 2021
Investigation against former CHP MP over his remarks about veiled judges
Investigation against former CHP MP over his remarks about veiled judges
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an ex officio investigation against Fikri Sağlar on charge of “inciting the public to enmity and hatred.”
4 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
'Women's problems not sufficiently addressed in the parliament in past month'
WOMEN'S EQUALITY PLATFORM
'Women's problems not sufficiently addressed in the parliament in past month'
Only 30 of 519 parliamentary questions, 13 of 103 motions for a parliamentary inquiry and three of 62 law proposals were about women in the past month.
24 December 2020
80 years, 80 women, 80 stories
80 years, 80 women, 80 stories
With its digital project titled “Crossing paths: 80 years of changing lives”, British Council has been sharing the inspiring stories of 80 women to mark its 80th anniversary in Turkey.
18 December 2020
‘Budget proposal disregards disadvantaged groups in Turkey’
HDP MP KERESTECİOĞLU
‘Budget proposal disregards disadvantaged groups in Turkey’
Commenting on the 2021 Budget Proposal, HDP Ankara MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu has underlined that the proposal in question disregards women, children, disadvantaged groups and refugees in the country.
9 November 2020
'Ministry prevented psychologists' voluntary support for earthquake survivors'
İZMİR EARTHQUAKE
'Ministry prevented psychologists' voluntary support for earthquake survivors'
Women's groups are offering voluntary support for the people who have been affected by the major earthquake in western Turkey.
6 November 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Walking artist Alisa Oleva: Walk ‘home’ with me
ON THE MEANING OF HOME
Walking artist Alisa Oleva: Walk ‘home’ with me
Inviting women in İstanbul to walk her home, perfrormance artist Oleva says that her project is inspired by women’s struggle in the city: "I am a big believer that there is an important way of changing things by being physically present somewhere."
20 October 2020 Evrim Kepenek,Selay Dalaklı
350 women from Turkey and Greece make a call for peace
WOMEN WANT PEACE
350 women from Turkey and Greece make a call for peace
Amid escalating tensions between Turkey and Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean, 350 women from both countries, including artists Jülide Kural and Füsun Demirel, writer Ayşe Kulin and politician Binnaz Toprak, have made a call for peace.
15 September 2020
‘Only 2 out of every 10 young women can work in Turkey'
WOMEN’S POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT
‘Only 2 out of every 10 young women can work in Turkey'
HDP İstanbul MP Züleyha Gülüm has brought women’s poverty into Parliamentary agenda, asking the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services “what measures it takes to prevent women’s poverty and unemployment in Turkey.”
27 August 2020
Women are getting isolated from work life
BUILDING MARKETS RESEARCH
Women are getting isolated from work life
According to a report by Building Markets, Syrian women in Turkey are isolated from work life due to lack of education, language barriers and gender roles. While only 15 percent of them participate in workforce, much fewer are business owners.
27 August 2020
Things to consider when reporting male violence
WOMEN'S AGENDA / EVRİM KEPENEK
Things to consider when reporting male violence
Those who say, "Women and men are not equal," the judicial system that gives sentence reductions for even planned murders, and the media that hunts "clicks" by making violence pornographic are also responsible for male violence.
27 July 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Women slam AKP’s Zengin for saying ‘Women had no name before the AKP’
Women slam AKP’s Zengin for saying ‘Women had no name before the AKP’
Ruling AKP Group Deputy Chair Zengin said, “Before the AKP came, women had no name in this country.” Women have slammed her remarks on social media: “Then, let us remember who closed the Ministry of State for Women in 2011.”
25 June 2020
9 Demands from 393 Women for Prisoners’ Right to Life and Health
9 Demands from 393 Women for Prisoners’ Right to Life and Health
393 rights defenders have shared nine demands with the public so that the right to life and health of arrested and convicted people can be safeguarded in prisons of Turkey amid coronavirus pandemic.
8 May 2020
All Defendants Released in 'November 25 Leaflets' Trial
All Defendants Released in 'November 25 Leaflets' Trial
Six women and one man were sent behind bars for distributing leaflets on November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women."
12 February 2020
CHP Report: Half of Women in Turkey Don't Have a Bank Account
CHP Report: Half of Women in Turkey Don't Have a Bank Account
The rate of women's exposure to gender-based violence in Turkey is the highest among the OECD countries, according to the report.
13 November 2019
Director of Netflix Series: I Hope to be an Inspiration for Young Kurdish Generation
FROM DUHOK TO GERMANY
Director of Netflix Series: I Hope to be an Inspiration for Young Kurdish Generation
Soleen Yusef, the director of Skylines series to be released by Netflix this year, has spoken to bianet: “I always hope to be an inspiration for the young Kurdish generation and to make them believe in dreaming big and working on their visions.”
9 July 2019 Murat Bayram
Minister's Defense of Police Officer Accused of Sexual Assault on Parliamentary Agenda
Minister's Defense of Police Officer Accused of Sexual Assault on Parliamentary Agenda
HDP MP Kemalbay has submitted a parliamentary question regarding Interior Minister Soylu's and Ankara Security Directorate's defense of the police officer who is accused of sexual assault. HDP MP Kaya held a press conference with the woman who was assaulted.
22 February 2019
What did Woman Experience During Period of Curfews?
REPORT FROM MIGRATION MONITORING ASSOCIATION
What did Woman Experience During Period of Curfews?
In the report, interviews with 480 women who experienced the conflict and curfews in southeastern provinces in 2015 and 2016 shed light on the violations women were subjected to.
20 February 2019 Evrim Kepenek
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