Turkish women

İrem Güner: Kızının adet görmesini sevinçle Facebook’ta paylaşan babaya medyatik linç girişiminin bir eleştirisi

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Ben 13 yaşındayken adet olduğumda bütün arkadaşlarım benden önce bu ?kadınlık? mertebesine ulaştığından ve ben zaten onlardan ne olup bittiğini öğrendiğimden korkmak aklıma bile gelmemişti. Tabi o zaman ?kadın? olmanın nasıl bir şey olduğundan bihaber olduğumdan adeti kız arkadaşlarım arasında bir yükselme ve beden eğitimi derslerinden izinli olmaktan ibaret bir şey sanıyordum. Konu bu değil … Read more

Hüseyin Çelik, AKP spokesman, criticizes the decollete dress, the presenter fired…

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Turkish TV presenter fired due to decollete dress after AKP spokesperson?s criticism A television presenter has been dismissed due to her décolleté after ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Hüseyin Çelik slammed her outfit. Çelik criticized the presenter?s costume during a TV program without giving a name, saying he found her dress ?extreme? with its … Read more

Social roundup: “Turkey launches officially ‘Turkvision’…”Turkey gets 2022 deadline to clear its almost 1 million landmines…

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After snubbing the Eurovision song contest, Turkey launches officially ‘Turkvision’ The Turkvision project, branded as an alternative to Eurovision, has now become a reality after the official signing ceremony in Eskişehir   Ruling AKP deputy?s remark on disabled people stirs debate Tekirdağ Deputy Ziyaeddin Akbulut has stirred controversy by claiming that parents used to pray … Read more

Turkey?s first ever openly gay mayor candidate… A social fabric roundup…

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Turkey?s first ever openly gay mayor candidate announces bid A Turkish man who studied in the US is aiming to become the first open member of the country?s LGBT community Can Çavuşoğlu has said he will run in Giresun?s district of Bulancak in the March 2014 local elections in a bid to become the first-ever … Read more

Social fabric roundup: “Unwed couples against our faith, says Turkish deputy PM

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Unwed couples against our faith, says Turkish deputy PM Marriage is a significant and sacred matter, Deputy PM Bülent Arınç said Sept. 1 at the wedding of a young couple ***************** Newspapers account for 90 percent of Turkey?s written media circulation, report shows Over 90 percent of written media circulation in Turkey in the last … Read more

Leyla ile Mecnun: Latest victim of anti-Gezi hysteria of Turkish authorities… A social fabric roundup…

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State channel TRT cancels comedy series after actors join Gezi protests The producers of a Turkish comedy series titled ?Leyla ile Mecnun? (Leyla and Mecnun) have said Turkey?s state-run TV channel TRT will cease broadcasting the show after the production?s actors joined the Gezi Park protests.   Yezidi migrants in Germany mull possible Turkey return … Read more

Social roundup: “Turkey marks 14th anniversary of Marmara earthquake that killed 17,000

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Turkey marks 14th anniversary of Marmara earthquake that killed 17,000 Dozens of commemoration events have been organized across the Marmara region on the 14th anniversary of the country?s worst seismic disaster in recent history Taking the Stands The Turkish protest movement seems to be relocating from the streets to the stadiums. Turkish wrestling authority stands … Read more

Ayşe Özer’den yeni yazı: EVDE KALMIŞ KIZ KURULARI VE ŞEN DULLAR APARTMANI

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EVDE KALMIŞ KIZ KURULARI VE ŞEN DULLAR APARTMANI Evde otur, otur, otur e tabii kurudunuz kaldınız öyle. Bir de hepsi evde kalmış oluyor başka bir mekanda değil. Arabada kalamıyorsun mesela. O zaman kızlığından şüphe duyuluyor herhalde ondan. Arka koltuk tehlike arz edebilir. Arabada beş, evde on beş durumu olabilir. Amcalar fazla Amerikan filmi izlemişler, üstüne … Read more

Today’s attack on women: Keep Pregrant women out of sight… A social fabric roundup- #DirenHamile

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Pregnant women?s presence in public is ?disgraceful,? says Turkish lawyer Turkish lawyer said that it was immoral for pregnant women with huge bellies to reveal themselves in public #direnhamile (#resistpregnant) Reacting upon advocate Inançer?s remarks ?Women shouldn?t wonder in streets while pregnant?, scores of women in Istanbul and Ankara are preparing to put pillows in their … Read more

For the record, Turkish Education Ministry refuses to allow headscarved teacher to return to job while PM Erdoğan continues to exploit Kemalist ban…

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Turkish Education Ministry refuses to allow headscarved teacher to return to job The Education Ministry has objected to a Council of State decision that struck down the expulsion of a teacher from her profession for wearing a headscarf at school ************ Media and Elections: Turkey?s Democratic Occlusions In today?s New York Times, Yavuz Baydar laid … Read more

PM Erdoğan’s encouragement of vigilante justice pays its toll. Attacks by thugs increase… EFD Rights Watch

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Thugs attack Kocamustafapaşa Forum in Istanbul:   Police strike people protesting death of 19-year-old Gezi protester in southern Turkey Turkish police intervened against nearly 3,000 people protesting the murder of a 19-year-old Gezi Park protester who died of his wounds July 10 Assailant with machete attacking Gezi protesters in Istanbul flees to Morocco A man … Read more

Turkish ?walking woman? keeps on walking to protest the election threshold… a social fabric roundup…

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Turkish ?walking woman? keeps on walking Aylin Kotil?s walk to protest the election threshold reached its fourth day on July 11, with the Republican People?s Party deputy arriving in the northwestern city of İzmit   Turkish state agency to build 1 mln new houses The Housing Development Administration (TOKİ) aims to build 1 million houses … Read more

Today the Park is open again… A roundup… #direngeziparkı

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  İstanbul Taksim Streets yesterday… Turkish magazine releases ?Gezi Park? issue online after disbanding Recently folded history magazine NTV Tarih has uploaded its last issue online, one week after NTV?s owners disbanded the publication here is the website: www.yasarkenyazilantarih.com(Written history while it?s still living). Municipality skips tent plans, settles for iftar tables at Gezi Park Istanbul?s … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: New wave of arrests over #OccupyGezi ,Swedish Journalist to Apply to ECHR on Turkey, RedHack identified as cyberterrorist..

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  15 detained over Gezi protests 15 people were detained for allegedly harming private property and use Molotov cocktails while attending the Gezi protests. Democracy and rights Peninsula On-line When protests erupted in Turkey‘s Taksim Square against the government’s redevelopment plans, US Secretary of State John Kerry was among the top figures who criticised the … Read more

A social fabric roundup: Turkish Deputy PM promotes marriage, even at early ages…

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Turkish Deputy PM promotes marriage, even at early ages Deputy PM Bülent Arınç emphasized the importance of conjugal unions for society *********** Turkey became first case for new UEFA rules, says analyst The decision of UEFA to ban two Turkish football clubs comes after Europe?s football governing body approved last May stricter sanctions against match … Read more