content tagged with women's agenda

As in other parts of the country, when you touch their soil, water, tree, the people you call "conservative", "pro-government", "AKP voters", and ask "For whom did you vote?" turn into resilient rebels. Especially women.

Münevver Kızıl has been struggling against male violence for 8 years, but to no avail. She has been unable to make herself heard. She refers to Yasemin Çakal, who is granted political asylum by Switzerland: “Do I have to leave this country to live?”

The appointed rector of Boğaziçi University has de facto shut down the Commission on Prevention of Sexual Harassment. In doing this, is he aware that he will be responsible for all types of violence and harassment that will occur at the university?

At least 38 Kurdish women politicians are either arrested or not behind bars, but on trial due to their speeches marking March 8 or November 25. Some of them are facing summaries of proceedings.

I have been thinking about Halide since the day when İstanbul Convention was opened to debate in Turkey. Halide was killed and the male perpetrator got his prison sentence reduced. Because İstanbul Convention was not fully implemented.

The systematized sexist structure of the state leads to inequality between women and men by the hands of the judiciary. What Hülya and Müslüm went through has once again revealed the male sexist state - judicial system in Turkey.