Women Fears over Turkey’s looming exit from Istanbul Convention In March this year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree withdrawing… Seda KaratabanoğluMay 17, 2021
Freedom of speech Women Turkey’s minority women find their voice Although their numbers have dwindled in recent years, Turkey’s Armenian, Jewish, Assyrian… Orbay SoydanJanuary 8, 2021
Human rights Politics Women How the pandemic impoverished Istanbul’s cleaners Nur Babacan, 28, once made her living cleaning apartment buildings in Istanbul.… Gözde YelDecember 24, 2020
Women ‘Mum’s slipper’: harmless fun or a sign of desperation? With the growth of social media, and the rise of the women’s… Defne SarıözNovember 27, 2020
Women No backtracking on rights, say women’s groups A political row has erupted in Turkey after comments by President Recep… Çağrı SarıAugust 31, 2020
Women Domestic violence soars under lockdown Women’s rights advocates are warning that Turkey’s government has failed to take… Elif AkgülJune 6, 2020
Women Why women are the last protesters left standing With the first COVID-19 case diagnosed in Turkey on March 11, rallies… Çiçek TahaoğluMay 23, 2020
Women Turkish women avoiding gynecological examination Ceren Yıldız was 19 when she first went to visit a gynecologist.… Gözde YelMarch 29, 2020
Human rights Women Sham marriages for women with Down’s syndrome The guests are waiting in the hall, all dressed up, with the… Nilay VardarMarch 26, 2020
Women Turkish matriarchs fight for the mother tongue When Esra Kırkavak moved to the United Kingdom, she began fretting that… Nida DinçtürkJanuary 20, 2020
