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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...

Turkey should end investigation of women over shouted slogans, HRW says

Turkish authorities should immediately stop the criminal investigation launched into women’s rights activists for shouting slogans at a March 8, 2021 International Women’s Day...

The year 2020 in review: Women’s Rights in Turkey

The year 2020 has witnessed an increase in rights violations against women in Turkey, with rising numbers of femicide cases amid discussions of withdrawing...

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...

[VIDEO] Women celebrating Int’l Women’s Day attacked by mob in İstanbul

Female students celebrating International Women's Day at İstanbul Bilgi University were attacked by a mob that illegally entered the university campus. According to a statement...

CNN Türk presenter Mengü to Erdoğan on motherhood: ‘It’s none of your business’

CNN Türk presenter Nevşin Mengü spoke out against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday, after Erdoğan criticized women who “abstain from” being a mother,...

Erdoğan says women abstaining from being a mother “refuse their femininity”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized women who “abstain from” being a mother, accusing them of “refusing their femininity,” and calling them “incomplete,” during an...

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