152 news in the category "Gender" ordered by date
Draft Law: TL 500,000 Fine for Discrimination [17 March 2010]
The government prepared a draft law against discrimination. The bill envisages monetary fines of up to TL 500,000 for discrimination. It includes the establishment of an ...»
Turkey not Able to Protect Women [16 March 2010]
Turkey cannot protect women who apply to institutions after they have been exposed to violence because the state does not provide safety of life. Four women ...»
Equality Report: Once More a Confession of Failure for Turkey [09 March 2010]
The women's organization KA.DER issued the third "Report on the Representation of Gender Equality in Turkey". Turkey, "still resisting to gender equality on the 100th anniversary ...»
No Gender Equality in Education Yet [26 February 2010]
According to a Prime Ministerial report, 19.6 percent of women in Turkey are illiterate, compared to 4 percent of men. ...»
Transgender Derya Y. Killed in Antalya [10 February 2010]
35-year-old transsexual women Derya T. was stabbed to death at her home in Antalya on 8 February. The police are investigating the matter. Another transsexual women ...»
More than 50 Percent of Women Work off the Record [10 February 2010]
Women's unemployment was discussed at the "EU Accession Process and Women's Employment" conference held in Diyarbakır. A crucial reason for the high women's unemployment rate in ...»
Women Demand Equal IDs for Turkish Men and Women [09 February 2010]
Representatives of national and international women's organizations demand the elimination of gender-based differences regarding indications on Turkish IDs. IDs for man and women should have the ...»
Bawer Çakır from Bianet Receives Baki Koşar Award [08 February 2010]
Lawyer Doğanoğlu and bianet journalist Çakır received the "Award for Struggle against Hate Crimes" awarded by the Black Pink Triangle LGBTT organization in Izmir on behalf ...»
Women Stirred Politics on the Streets [01 February 2010]
Turkish women talked about women's protest actions and campaigns after 1980, how they made their contribution to shape politics and what they achieved. They also reflected ...»
Life Sentence for Murderer of Transsexual Çağla [25 January 2010]
The Ankara 5th High Criminal Court handed a life sentence to defendant Murat Olgun G. for deliberate murder aiming to conceal a crime. The defendant received ...»
Social Gender Equality Gaining Ground [25 January 2010]
The "Protection and Promotion of Human Rights Joint Program for Women and Girls" was implemented in six provinces all over Turkey and came to an end ...»
Father of the Victim Is Fugitive Murder Suspect [24 December 2009]
2 eye-witnesses testified in the murder case of Ahmet Yılıdız. The victim's father, on trial as a defendant, is still fugitive. The judge did not accept ...»
Parental Leave for Turkish Fathers [23 December 2009]
The AKP women's representation prepared a report concerned with increasing women's employment, Minister Dinçer started to work on its implementation. The report contains proposals such as ...»
Parental Leave for Turkish Fathers [23 December 2009]
The AKP women's representation prepared a report concerned with increasing women's employment, Minister Dinçer started to work on its implementation. The report contains proposals such as ...»
Prosecutor Considers Lesbian Love to be Obscene [16 December 2009]
The Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the contents of the book "The 'L' State of Love" about love stories between lesbians because it allegedly deals ...»
Cross-National Protest Action for Women's and LGBTT's Rights [11 November 2009]
Right defenders from 11 countries went to the streets in a common protest action against court applications of "reduced sentences because of unjust provocation" for women ...»
"Women Friendly" Cities [04 November 2009]
In the course of the UN joint program "Women Friendly Cities" gender equality commissions have been set up by 6 provincial municipalities. The number of women's ...»
Struggle against Homophobic Discrimination in Professional Life [29 October 2009]
LGTB organization Kaos GL held a "LGB Employees Meeting" in Ankara to draw attention to the discrimination of homosexual and bisexual people in professional life. One ...»
Women's Rights: Plenty of Applications But Lack of Implementations [28 October 2009]
The countries that signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women did not fulfil the corresponding applications. Women organizations of Europe ...»
Transsexuals Complain at Prime Ministry about Police Violence [26 October 2009]
About 80 people gathered in Ankara upon the call of the Pink Life Transgender Association. Despite police resistance they managed to hand their petition for redress ...»
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