According to data collected by bianet, 9 women and a child were killed by men in April; 17 women, 2 girls and a man injured; 10 ...»

Eğitim-Sen protested the lasting male violence despite of the new act for violence against women that entered into force in March. ...»

Ülker from Women's Solidarity Foundation, Taylı from Organization of Women's Shelters, Ömür Yılmaz from KAHDEM (Central Organization for Women Legal Support) and Nihal Yakın from Women's ...»

The Diyarbakır Bar Association decided for a warning penalty for the lawyer who referred to 'honour' regarding the murder of Gülitan Gümüş and said "The killed ...»

Lawyer Eyüboğlu said after the second hearing of the trial related to Şefika Etik who was killed by her husband, "Today we witnessed the same woman ...»

The Turkish Parliament unanimously approved the "Draft Bill to Protect the Family and for the Prevention of Violence against Women" in their session on 8 March. ...»

Academic Ayata from the Bilgi University Human Rights Law and Research Centre evaluated the amendments of the law against violence against women for bianet: "Even the ...»

Preceding the international Women's Day on 8 March, the Huni Project launched the "We give ourselves black eyes to stop violence against women" campaign on facebook. ...»

The court handling the trial of Fevziye Cengiz who was exposed to violence at a police station in Izmir decided for lack of jurisdiction and sent ...»

CHP deputy Melda Onur asked in a parliamentary question submitted to the Minister for Family Affairs, "Considering the severity and urgency of the situation as reflected ...»

In 2011, male culprits killed 257 women, 32 men, 14 children and two babies. At least 102 women and 59 girls were raped. 167 women were ...»

According to data collected by bianet, 14 women in Turkey were killed by men in December 2011. 24 women were injured, 15 women raped and 16 ...»

Turkey is the first country to enact the convention on "preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence" of the Council of Europe. ...»

According to data compiled by bianet, 26 women in Turkey were killed by men in July 2011. 21 women were raped, nine were harassed, 32 women ...»

According to official numbers of the Provincial Police Directorates and prosecutor offices, about 26,000 women became victims of murder, injury, attacks or threats during the first ...»

Lecturer Başterzi from the Turkish Psychiatric Association urged the government, the media and universities to quickly develop an action plan for the prevention of violence against ...»

The Ankara Public Chief Prosecution appointed two prosecutors exclusively concerned with crimes related to violence against women. Lawyer and women's rights defender Erkol said that this ...»

The replacement of the Ministry of Women and Family Affairs by the newly established Ministry of Family and Social Policies is seen as a breach of ...»

"The convention is the first legally binding instrument in the region that creates a comprehensive legal framework to combat violence against women through prevention, protection, prosecution, ...»

Data compiled by bianet suggest that males of all age groups, professions and status from almost all over Turkey exposed women of all age groups, professions ...»

The case against İstikbal Yetkin who allegedly killed his divorced wife Ayşe Paşalı, in spite of the victim's complaints to the police, started in Ankara. The ...»

At least 199 women were killed by men in 2010. Men from all age groups, professions and regions imposed violence to women, children and other men. ...»

It has been revealed that no charges have been pressed against the 34 people, who are accused of raping 17-year-old N.Y. in Van. Among the 34 ...»

Men have killed at least 23 women in July. Six women have lost their lives suspiciously. Last month at least 20 women were injured, 18 women ...»

Turkey cannot protect women, who take shelter in the state. Women are dying. Coordinator Hacisalihoglu of the Hurriyet Campaign to End Domestic Violence is underlining the ...»

Three women's organizations in south-eastern Turkey describe the alarming situations of women who have been exposed to severe physical or psychological violence. They point out problems ...»

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 ...»

The trial of Ayşe Yılbaş who was murdered by her angry husband Hüseyin Güneş Özmen was postponed again because of Medical Examiner’s inability to send the ...»

Italian artist Pippa Bacca’s murder trial is postponed to January 20 to wait for the needed documents. The women’s organizations are still denied to take part ...»

After dispersing their panel by force, the police did not let the women march on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, either. ...»