How inflation is forcing women’s traditional “Gold Day” gatherings to adapt 

In Turkish households, few things signal care and community as much as a tray filled with homemade pastries and fresh tea, and the chatter of women catching up in a friend’s living room. For generations, this scene has meant more than comfort – it has also served as a way for women to support each other financially, emotionally and socially.

Surviving as a single woman in Turkey

Living alone in a conservative country with high rates of violence against women comes with its own struggles.

Is Turkey taking the health risks of HPV seriously?

Vaccines against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes genital warts and can…

For Turkish women, what’s in a surname?

“After I got married, I looked at my ID card to see…

Nevşin Mengü: “Women journalists are trolled more often”

Nevşin Mengü, one of Turkey’s few powerful female journalists, has been broadcasting…

For Afghan women, finding refuge in Turkey is not the end of the struggle

“I had a huge house and I had guests all the time,…

Turkey: “Media can show solutions”

How newsrooms need to organise to boost gender equality.

The women keeping Turkey’s fishing industry afloat

On a sunny day in Finike, a district of Turkey’s southern province…

Adana’s only female köfte chef shows the obstacles faced by women entrepreneurs 

A variety of small businesses line the historic streets of Karasokulu, a…

Behind the wheels in a macho city

Turkey’s southern Adana province is famous for delicious kebabs, hot summer weather,…