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At least 25 women were victims of domestic violence in Turkey in March: report

Turkey witnessed the murder of at least 25 women at the hands of men in March, according to a report drafted by the Bianet...

Biggest problem faced by women in Turkey is domestic violence, survey shows

A survey conducted by the Ankara-based Metropoll in March has revealed that domestic violence is the biggest problem faced by women in Turkey, local...

Women’s rights activists slam government proposal to combat gender-based violence as ‘inadequate’

Women’s rights activists have criticized a government proposal to combat gender-based violence, saying it was inadequate to protect women and lenient on perpetrators of...

Top court finds reduced sentence for man who killed woman for rejecting proposal ‘reasonable’

A board at the Supreme Court of Appeals has found the reduction of a sentence given to a man who was convicted of the...

Women’s day events held amid bans, police intervention in Ankara, İstanbul

Large groups of women on Tuesday held marches to mark International Women’s Day, protesting the widespread issues of male violence and sexism in the...

7,071 women murdered by men in Turkey during 19-year-long AKP rule: report

A report released by an opposition lawmaker on the occasion of International Women’s Day shows an upward trend in cases of domestic violence in...

Turkish women’s rights activists call for thorough probe into female suicide cases and accidental deaths

Two Turkish women’s rights activists said in an interview that during the COVID-19 pandemic there had been an increase in female suicides and accidental...

Release of man convicted of murder in Belgium and extradited to Turkey is legal: prosecutor

A prosecutor’s office in Turkey has announced that the release of a man who was sentenced to life in prison in Belgium for the...

Man who killed 4 women in Belgium freed 6 years after extradition to Turkey: report

Osman Çallı, a Turkish man who was sentenced to life in prison in Belgium for the murder of four women and seriously injuring two...

Turkey to deport Iranian refugees for protesting withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

Turkey will deport four Iranian refugees for protesting the country’s withdrawal from an international treaty to combat violence against women, Euronews Turkish service reported...

Rights violations against minors in Turkey have increased during the pandemic, rights advocates say

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an increase in rights violations against minors in Turkey, children’s rights advocates have said, speaking to the Bianet news website,...

Turkish police fire tear gas on women protesting domestic violence

Turkish police on Thursday fired tear gas at hundreds of women protesting in İstanbul against male violence, Agence France-Presse reported. The protesters held banners saying...

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