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Young woman raped by Turkish soldier dies 33 days after attempting suicide

An 18-year-old woman who was repeatedly raped by a specialist sergeant in Turkey’s Southeast in July died in a hospital on Tuesday, 33 days...

Thousands protest against possible withdrawal from İstanbul Convention

Thousands of women in Turkey took to the streets late on Wednesday to demand that the government not withdraw from a landmark treaty on...

İstanbul Convention for preventing domestic violence splits Erdoğan’s party

The İstanbul Convention, signed by member countries of the Council of Europe in 2011 to promote women’s rights and prevent domestic violence in societies,...

More than 1 mln women in Turkey victims of violence in past five years

A total of 1,015,337 women were the victims of violence in Turkey in the last five years, according to data released by the Interior Ministry, the...

EP adopts resolution on İstanbul Convention in fight against domestic violence

A non-legislative resolution on the Council of Europe’s Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, also known as the İstanbul Convention, was adopted...

Artist displays 440 pairs of high heels for Turkish women murdered in 2018

Turkish artist Vahit Tuna has mounted 440 pairs of high heels on the facade of a building on a busy İstanbul street, to symbolize...

49 women murdered in August in Turkey

Forty-nine women were murdered across Turkey in August, according to a monthly report by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform. Of the 49 victims, 14 were killed by...

Erdoğan pledges support for capital punishment after murder video sparks outrage

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again brought up the issue of restoring the death penalty, vowing to approve such legislation if parliament passes it,...

Video showing husband stabbing wife sparks outrage in Turkey

The murder of a Turkish woman by her ex-husband in front of her daughter sparked outrage on Friday after a video of the attack went viral...

15,034 women murdered in Turkey during 17-year-long AKP rule

A total of 15,034 women have been murdered in Turkey since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002, according to...

At least 31 women murdered in Turkey in February: report

A report released by the Stop the Murder of Women Platform shows that 31 women in Turkey were victims of fatal domestic violence in...

Man accuses domestic violence victim wife of being Gülen follower, PKK member

A man who is standing a trial in İstanbul for using physical violence against his wife has directed accusations of terrorism at the woman,...

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