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Syrian Women, Girls Face Problems of Shelter, Language, Employment

Syrian Women, Girls Face Problems of Shelter, Language, Employment

The UN Women has released its research entitled “Analyses of Needs of Syrian Women and Girls Under Temporary Protection in Turkey” in cooperation with the Solidarity with Refugees and Immıgrants Association.

Denouncement by 153 Women’s Organizations Against ‘End Equality’ Rally

Denouncement by 153 Women’s Organizations Against ‘End Equality’ Rally

A group will march with the slogan “end the gender equality” in Taksim demanding that the bills against violence against women be rescinded. 153 women’s organizations say “We will not give up neither our rights nor struggle”.

Women Battered on March 8 File Criminal Complaint

Women Battered on March 8 File Criminal Complaint

Nine women who were subjected to verbal and physical violence by a venue’s owner and personnel in Kartal on March 8 International Women’s Day have issued a statement for the press at Human Rights Association.

19 March 2018 Tansu Pişkin

Women’s Writing Festival to Begin

Women’s Writing Festival to Begin

Turkey’s first Women’s Writing Festival is taking start. There will be 10 panels, six reading sessions, three round table, 3 forums, four workshops, two performances and one exhibition in the festival.

A Documentary to Form Crack in Glass Ceiling: Lasikatto

INTERVIEW BY ÇİÇEK TAHAOĞLU WITH MARI SOPPELA

A Documentary to Form Crack in Glass Ceiling: Lasikatto

Director Soppela making a documentary about the “glass ceiling” that prevents women from advancing in business life all over the world says, “The higher the ladder or the more ambitious the woman is the thicker the glass ceiling is”.

18 January 2018 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Harassment Complaint Against Security Guard of Maçka Park

Harassment Complaint Against Security Guard of Maçka Park

The women who were harassed by a security guard due to her clothes at Maçka Park have filed a criminal complaint on charge of “Prevention of exercising freedom of belief, thought and opinion”.

Women Make Vikipedi Less Sexist

Women Make Vikipedi Less Sexist

Women from 13 countries have gathered and entered women profiles on Wikipedia. Pages of women such as Meral Akkent, Nurcan Akad, Sedef Çakmak, Fatma Bostan Ünsal, Hande Kader have been opened.

9 December 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Women’s Museums from All Over World Meet in İstanbul

Women’s Museums from All Over World Meet in İstanbul

Women’s museums’ impact in social change during 21st century will be discussed at the International Women Museums Conference.

19 October 2016

Bethnahrin Women Protection Forces Founded against ISIS

Bethnahrin Women Protection Forces Founded against ISIS

Syriac women founded Bethnahrin Women Protection Forces against ISIS.

2 September 2015

Men Kill Seven Women and a Child in June

MALE VIOLENCE JUNE 2012

Men Kill Seven Women and a Child in June

Men killed seven women and a female child, raped eight women and sexually harassed a dozen more in June 2012, according to bianet’s tally. The culprits were men who were already acquainted with their victims in the largest number of cases, while women most frequently experienced sexual harassment outdoors on the streets and in the workplace.

9 July 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

"Are you Aware of Violence in Prisons?"

"Are you Aware of Violence in Prisons?"

CHP Deputy Gök asked Justice Minister Ergin in a parliamentary question, "Are you aware of the violence experienced in the Ankara Sincan Prison?" The Contemporary Lawyers Association condemned the violent treatment of five women detainees in the Sincan prison.

27 September 2011 Ayça Söylemez

"Women Complicit with Rapists" - Part of Academic Freedom?

"Women Complicit with Rapists" - Part of Academic Freedom?

Prof. Orhan Çeker shocked several sections of the Turkish public last February by saying that women were complicit with rapists by provoking them with low-cut dresses. It was now decided not to launch an investigation about the university professor.

46 Women Killed for "Honour" in 2010

HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

46 Women Killed for "Honour" in 2010

According to a report of the Human Rights Association, 46 women were killed by men in 2010 for reasons of "honour". 281 women and children applied to courts because of sexual harassment; 182 women and children were raped.

17 March 2011 Elvan Kısmet

Economic Violence against Women

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Economic Violence against Women

A Turkish court decided a divorce case in favour of the women by assessing her situation as the result of economic violence imposed by her husband. Feminist Işık appreciated the decision and pointed out that economic violence in various forms is a pressing problem in Turkish society.

15 September 2010 Burçin Belge

Women Called for Peace in Diyarbakır

Kurdish Question

Women Called for Peace in Diyarbakır

On Sunday, thousands of women called for peace in Diyarbakır. Participants Yurdalan and Baykal told bianet their impressions.

4 June 2009 Bawer Çakır

"Armenian Women in Turkey Are Doubly Discriminated Against"

Writer Karin Karakaşlı spoke at a panel on “The other’s other: Armenian women”, saying that every identity requires labour and has a price. Kayuş Çalıkman Gavrilof spoke of the need for women to organise.

9 March 2009 Semir Yorulmaz

“Rape News Are Used As Pornographic News”

Hülya Tanrıöver of Women’s Media Observation Group (MEDİZ) urges for a more responsible news making in the case of rape incidents, so that the reader can be directed towards thinking about the social and legal dimensions of such incidents.

19 November 2008 Emine Özcan

Strip Searching Women Visitors to Prison Arouses Anger

Strip Searching Women Visitors to Prison Arouses Anger

Women visitors are strip-searched at Tire Prison. Their external body opening, including their sexual organs, are inspected closely. Contemporary Jurists Association says this is illegal.

16 July 2008 Tolga Korkut

The UN Demands More Protection For Woman In Prevention Of Torture

Six UN organs got together in a public announcement to emphasize how the violence against women can easily include a dimension of torture and they demanded more protection for women in the processes for the prevention of torture.

Women Are Fed Up With Sexism In Advertisements

Women Are Fed Up With Sexism In Advertisements

The women who take part in the MEDİZ activity to end sexism in advertisements say they are fed up with the insulting creativity. They say they are not in love with their sheets, nor dance with the brooms.

Tania: I Only Want Bread, Peace and Health

Academic Ünlütürk Ulutas has researched women who migrate to Turkey from the former Eastern bloc. They miss their children, fear the police, work hard and live secretively.

19 December 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

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