source More than 500,000 child brides married in Turkey in the last decade 504,957 girls between the ages of 16 and 17 got married according official data Women?s participation in politics ?still low? in Turkey Turkey needs to make imrovements for women?s political participation, reproductive health, education and labor force, according to the United Nations 10 maps that … Read more
Scenes showing Turkish reporter falling due to water cannon raises eyebrows Images of a reporter falling after being hit by a water cannon have caused reactions to the Turkish police?s harsh interventions Images of Turkish Reporter Felled by Police Water Cannon Stir Anger Online Outraged Turkish bloggers and journalists shared images of … Read more
Investigation deepens into death of child bride in southeastern Turkey An investigation into the death of a 14-year-old mother in the southeastern province of Siirt has been intensified Father of child bride victim voices doubts on her circumstances of death The case widens as the Family Ministry applies to become a party in … Read more
The book, titled ?Through the Eyes of Journalists: Resistance and Gezi Park Photographs,? includes photographs taken by 21 photo journalists during the events Gezi not an incident related to terror, prosecutor says Ankara Public Prosecutor in charge of terror activities denied to oversee the Gezi Park case in the scope of terror crimes Apollinaire publisher … Read more
KADININ YALIN HALİ Bünyesine bir sözcük dahi alamayacak kadar tam ve bütün müdür artık? Dengeler adına silahsız bırakılmış bir militan gibi şair olmayı seçer belki de. En fazla ikinci sınıf bir türkü barda kendi kendine vokal yapan bir şarkıcı gibi leyli de yar loylu da yar. Yanındaki bütün sandalyelerin boş olduğu hayli birinci sınıf bir … Read more
Social media prompts police suicides, says Turkish chief Turkey?s general police director has blamed social media for the rise in police officer suicides in the country ********************* Turkish Red Crescent ?blames science? for AIDS infection via blood transplant The Turkish Red Crescent has blamed ‘flaws of science’ for the death of a patient who was … Read more
Feyza Çiğdem Tahmaz starts presenting at TRT Türk… News in Turkish here *************** Extreme measures: invoking moral order in Turkey While our fingers point at cohabitation and house sharing, and our minds are troubled by the imposition of a particular lifestyle, we tend to overlook a larger project of social restructuring. Recep Tayyip Erdogan … Read more
One million plus visits to Atatürk Mausoleum on Nov 10 One million people visited the Anıtkabir mausoleum of the nation?s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in the capital Ankara *********** Turkey?s student houses spark culture war Prime minister?s move to stop males and females from living together has sparked a furious debate over how far he … Read more
Since government’s delusional conservative politics do get domestic and global reactions, it now aims to use the “security” card. However, connections made are hard to hold logically, only the ideologically determined conservatives get them…. Mixed-student apartments home to terrorist and illegal organizations, interior minister says Muammer Güler brought another dimension to the debate on mixed-student housing, … Read more
Turkish PM says gov?t ?has to intervene? in mixed-sex accommodation Turkish Prime Minister has reiterated remarks opposing mixed-sex accommodation of students Turkish PM vows to ‘intervene’ in mixed-sex student housing france24.com ? 5/11/13 ? Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated his intention to oppose mixed-sex student accommodation, saying his government must ‘intervene’. … Read more
His preferred election agenda is to play for conservative hearts and minds so we will hear more of this line of statements…. Female, male students living together against our character: Turkish PM Turkish PM Erdoğan has condemned female and male students? staying under one roof **************** Turkey forges ahead with trade deals in Middle East … Read more
The Monument Counter is an on line (internet) monument to commemorate women who lost their lives due to domestic violence. It is also a counter that is updated every day. It has been announced that between January and September 2012 that 125 women lost their lives due to domestic violence. The Monument Counter has been … Read more
Who really invented the doner kebab? The Guardian (UK) Tuesday, October 29, G2, p. 3 James Ramsden Kadir Nurman died this week in Berlin at the age of 80, leaving in his wake the kind of legacy many of us can only dream of. For Nurman was the inventor of that king of midnight feasts, … Read more
Turkey: Roma Still Targets of Hate Crimes In Iznik, a small town in western Anatolia, a deadly dispute involving three men prompted a mob to go on a rampage in the town?s Roma neighborhood. Experts are voicing concern that the incident is a sign of rising intolerance against the Roma community in Turkey FEMEN Turkey … Read more
Poll winners will become our candidates in local elections, Turkey’s main opposition leader says CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said the presumptive nominees suspected to lead the polls will be the party?s candidates during the municipal elections Time is right for headscarf in Turkish Parliament: Deputy The time has become right for female deputies … Read more