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‘Woman applied for shelter, police said, “We don’t deal with it”’

REPORT ON MALE VIOLENCE AMID PANDEMIC

‘Woman applied for shelter, police said, “We don’t deal with it”’

The Purple Roof Women’s Shelter Foundation has released its “Outbreak and Violence Against Women Report” for the last two months of 2020.

27 January 2021

'Police Shared the Address of Women’s Shelter with the Man Who Inflicted Violence'

PURPLE ROOF

'Police Shared the Address of Women’s Shelter with the Man Who Inflicted Violence'

After it is reported that a police officer shared the address of a women’s shelter with the man who inflicted violence on a woman, the ensuing public outrage has turned into a campaign on social media: “Will any sanctions be imposed on the officer?”

3 June 2020 Evrim Kepenek

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality to Open 2 Women’s Shelters in İstanbul

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality to Open 2 Women’s Shelters in İstanbul

Dilek İmamoğlu, the wife of İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, has announced that two women’s shelters will be opened in İstanbul. Only five of 39 districts in İstanbul are known to have a women’s shelter.

30 October 2019

Women’s Shelter Congress Lists Demands By Struggle Against Violence

Women’s Shelter Congress Lists Demands By Struggle Against Violence

18th Congress of Women’s Shelter and Solidarity Centers has stated in its final declaration that public officers who breach their duties within struggle against violence should be under investigation imposed sanctions.

9 December 2015

Women's Shelters - Room for Improvement

Women's Shelters - Room for Improvement

Yılmaz from KA-MER explains the incident in Malatya, where a young woman was kidnapped from the women's shelter by her family: "This was not a first. Insufficiency related to funding and staff create problems in terms of security and shelter conditions".

7 September 2010 Burçin Belge

Narratives of Domestic Violence Published

The Women’s Shelter “Purple Roof” has published a book based on interviews with fifteen women seeking refuge with the organisation.

23 January 2009 Bawer Çakır