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Turkey to officially abandon Istanbul Convention on July 1

Turkey will officially withdraw from an international convention that aims to combat domestic violence on July 1, according to a presidential decree published in...

Turkish court frees abused woman who killed husband

A Turkish woman who shot and killed her husband after years of violent abuse has been freed by a court that ruled that she...

Minister says Turkey registered 26 percent fall in women’s murders after treaty withdrawal

In remarks that attracted widespread criticism and shock, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said there has been a 26 percent drop in the number...

CHP petitions top court seeking annulment of women’s treaty withdrawal

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has filed a petition at Turkey’s highest administrative court seeking to overturn the country's withdrawal from an...

Turkish police give incorrect information to women requesting help against abusive partners

Turkish police departments are giving incorrect and conflicting information to women who request assistance and protection against violent and abusive partners, the Stockholm Center...

At a time when women need protection the most, the Turkish gov’t is doing the exact opposite, says novelist Elif Şafak

Withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention will have a disastrous effect on women, children and the LGBTQ+ community, said novelist Elif Şafak in a recent...

1,687 women sought help from Mor Çatı Women’s Shelter in 2020

A total of 1,687 women subjected to various types of domestic violence sought help from the Mor Çatı Women’s Shelter in 2020, according to...

Controversial Hagia Sophia imam resigns after warnings from gov’t officials

Professor Mehmet Boynukalın, the chief imam of the Hagia Sophia mosque who has recently made the headlines with controversial remarks on such topics as...

Journalist, women rights activists detained in police raids in SE Turkey

Turkish police have detained a journalist from the Jinnews agency, which run by women and publishes in Kurdish, and women’s rights activists following raids...

Murders of women escalate in Turkey as 28 killed in March: report

As Turkey receives growing criticism for withdrawing from an international treaty to combat domestic violence, a report released by the Stop the Murder of...

52.3 pct of Turks are against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention: survey

A survey conducted by pollster Metropoll has revealed that 52.3 percent of Turks are against the government’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, the...

AKP deputy says women are also to blame for male violence and femicide

Hülya Atçı Nergis, a deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said in a controversial remark that women also bear some guilt...

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