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Turkish women’s rights activists rally to protest sexual abuse in police detention

Women’s rights activists rallied on Saturday in Turkey to protest alleged sexual abuse of female detainees held for participating in demonstrations that erupted following...

At least 5 women fall victim to femicide in 2 days, raising alarm over...

At least five women in Turkey have been killed in acts of femicide over the past two days, demonstrating the alarming prevalence of gender-based...

Some 200 detained after İstanbul Women’s Day march, organizers say

Police detained some 200 demonstrators in İstanbul late on Saturday after more than 3,000 women marched peacefully through the city center under tight security...

Turkish authorities again ban Women’s Day march in central İstanbul

A district governor’s office in İstanbul has as in previous years declared the central Taksim neighborhood and surrounding area off limits for demonstrations or...

Turkish women’s rights organizations to take to the streets on March 8 to protest...

Women’s rights organizations in Turkey said they would take to the streets on March 8,, International Women’s Day, in protest of increasing gender inequity...

Labor union calls on women across Turkey to strike on International Women’s Day

The Confederation of Revolutionary Workers Unions (DISK) has called on women across Turkey to strike on March 8, International Women’s Day, to protest gender-based...

21 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in February

Twenty-one women were murdered by men in Turkey in February, while 16 died under suspicious circumstances, Turkish Minute reported, citing a monthly report from a leading...

Turkish court hands down reduced sentence to femicide perpetrator

A man who fatally shot his daughter-in-law received a reduced prison sentence on the grounds that he had been “provoked,” once again drawing criticism...

Turkey’s top court overturns aggravated life sentence in brutal femicide case

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the aggravated life sentence of a man who brutally murdered a young woman in 2020, sparking outrage...

Grim start to 2025 as dozens of women in Turkey are murdered by men

Turkey has had a grim start to the new year, with 33 women murdered by men in January and another 32 dying under suspicious...

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29 women killed by men, 14 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in April: report

Turkish women take to the streets to protest femicide and government inaction

Women’s rights advocates raise voices against Turkish gov’t policies addressing women’s health

Turkish women’s rights activists rally to protest sexual abuse in police detention

At least 5 women fall victim to femicide in 2 days, raising alarm over...

Some 200 detained after İstanbul Women’s Day march, organizers say

Turkish authorities again ban Women’s Day march in central İstanbul

Turkish women’s rights organizations to take to the streets on March 8 to protest...

Labor union calls on women across Turkey to strike on International Women’s Day

21 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in February

Turkish court hands down reduced sentence to femicide perpetrator

Turkey’s top court overturns aggravated life sentence in brutal femicide case

Grim start to 2025 as dozens of women in Turkey are murdered by men

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