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Facebook’s #10yearschallenge encounters with veiling politics in Turkey
The Wired piece is heavily shared and I am quite sure nothing Facebook does recently should be taken at its face value. Leaving this fact aside, when users began to... Read more
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Women in Istanbul wanted to march against violence and they ended up being exposed to violence…
The Women's March in Istanbul banned. Saturday Mothers' weekly memorial gatherings banned. And, Istanbul Pride, banned. Events we became used to seeing have turned into moments of teargas and arrests... Read more
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Rethinking gender (!) “Erdoğan: Assume That We are Equal, Let Men and Ladies Run 100 Meters at the Same Time
Erdoğan: Assume That We are Equal, Let Men and Ladies Run 100 Meters at the Same Time Bianet :: English President Erdoğan has spoken at the 3rd International Women and Justice... Read more
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One of the most interesting Turkish televangelist Adnan Oktar detained for espionage and other crimes while he blames ‘British deep state’
Honestly, he was one of those I was hesitant to write about/against. He has a large legal team and despite his comical appearance, he and his followers are a scary... Read more
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Congrats to @ArzuCerkezoglu; Labor union DİSK’s first female chair…
My election will help unionization of women workers: Labor union DİSK’s first female chair Hurriyet Daily News The first ever female chair of the Confederation of the Progressive Trade Unions of... Read more
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A video by @140Journos: “turkey’s headscarf ban from past to today”
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Istanbul had a nice women’s rights march last night… EFD Rights Watch…
✌🏼 pic.twitter.com/940Q5E3o1r — Çirkin İstanbul (@CirkinIstanbul) 8 Mart 2018 Portraits from Feminist Night Watch Bianet :: English İstiklal Street witnessed one of the most crowded rallies in recent years... Read more
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Infographic: Male Violence in Turkey in 2017
via Bianet Larger size here... Read more
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Social fabric roundup: “Over 16,000 underage girls gave birth in Turkey in 2016…
Over 16,000 underage girls gave birth in Turkey in 2016 Official figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜIK) have revealed that 16,396 girls aged between 15 and 17 gave birth across... Read more
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From the social fabric: “Nearly 2,000 women killed in eight years in Turkey
Nearly 2,000 women killed in eight years in Turkey Hurriyet Daily News Nearly 2,000 women have been killed over the past eight years in Turkey, according to statistics gathered by... Read more
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ah #istanbul :( “World’s 10th Most Dangerous City for Women: İstanbul…
World’s 10th Most Dangerous City for Women: İstanbul Bianet :: English According to Thomson Reuters Foundation’s survey, İstanbul is the 10th most dangerous city for women among 19 megacities. Istanbul Taxi Cameras... Read more
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A promotional video and an abuse video from Turkey…
Leonardo Dalessandri Published on Oct 6, 2014 Over than 3500 km traveled in 20 days, capturing landscapes from the bluish tones of Pamukkale to the warm ones of Cappadocia, the... Read more
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Turkey’s prime minister attempting to write but confused about some letters…
Some argue this is due to the fact that we rely on laptops, mobile etc and do not write directly. I am not sure but whatever… 173 women killed in... Read more
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Women of Kütahya did rise up!
Women in #Kütahya protest construction of museum on their grazing land. #Turkey https://t.co/g2Q9IZbvJK pic.twitter.com/KLkdR9cKmH — Inga Rogg (@ingarogg) June 2,... Read more
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An unexpectedly good service from Turkey’s Public TV channel: 200 thousand hours of archival footage online and open access!
here is the archive: http://www.trtarsiv.com/ ********************** Number of employed women falls 40,000 in Turkey The number of registered women wage-earners in Turkey fell by 40,000 in December 2016 compared to the same month... Read more
