Turkish women

İstanbul set to Pride Parade at 17:00 in Taksim #DirenAyol

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Video: 21. İstanbul LGBT Onur Haftası-2013

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A social fabric roundup: “One-third of Turks are poor or needy: Ministry?s report

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One-third of Turks are poor or needy: Ministry?s report Nearly one-third of Turkish people, 23.6 million, are poor or needy *********** Behind the facade of Turkey?s recent economic growth Numbers do not lie, but they do deceive. Turkey?s GDP has more than doubled in the last decade, the International Monetary Fund expects the Turkish economy … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: five sergeants -allegedly- sexually abused a 16-year-old girl and released…

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Prosecutors launch probe into sergeants over accusations of sexual abuse of minor in Turkey Prosecutors in the southeastern Anatolian province of Bingöl have launched an investigation over accusations that five sergeants sexually abused a 16-year-old girl. ***************** Uludere case sent to a military court The Diyarbakır public prosecutor has ruled the ongoing Uludere case out … Read more

Welcome to Turkey whose citizens are the least happy among OECD nations… A Social fabric roundup…

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Turks least happy among OECD nations Turkey ranks worst among 26 OECD countries with regards to people?s happiness, and is failing to. OECD slashes global growth forecasts The OECD has cut its growth forecast for Turkey from 4.1 percent to 3.1 percent along with ****************** ?Conqueror? actor snubs celebrations for Taksim park protest The lead … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: “Officials fail to secure Reyhanlı bombing site…..Number of Women on Police Protection Skyrockets in Turkey…

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Officials fail to secure Reyhanlı bombing site Security at the site of the deadly terrorist attack in Reyhanlı remained lax hours after the event, while officials confess to incompetence and negligence.   Number of Women on Police Protection Skyrockets in Turkey Following the implementation of “Family Protection and Prevention of Violence Against Women” Act in … Read more

Social fabric roundup: AKP focuses on further alcohol restrictions while joblessness among young increases, child marriages remains to be high….

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Alcohol controversy mounts after Ottoman comparison The Parliament discussed a proposal that would further restrict alcohol sale. World alcoholic drinks leader Diageo concerned over sale restrictions Diageo has expressed concerns over planned alcohol restrictions in Turkey. ********************* Joblessness among young Turks surges Turkey?s youth unemployment showed a 2.1 percent increase, a considerable hike in the … Read more

Social fabric roundup: “One in every four marriages in Turkey involves child bride…Red Lipstick ban…Demand to have Alevi on ID

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One in every four marriages in Turkey involves child bride: NGO from Hurriyet Daily News Families are increasingly applying to courts to change the date of birth of their daughters.   From Church to Mosque to Museum Back to Mosque from NYT > Turkey by By ANDREW FINKEL Demands by Turkey?s religious right that former … Read more

Recep İvedik vs. PSY’s Gentleman… A social fabric roundup from Turkey

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The Irresistible Attraction of the Turkish Yokel from The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya Turkish yokels probably have some kind of personal magnetism, as global superstars seem to keep copying them.   Firstly, it was reported that Borat could be a plagiarized character, derived from the real-life Mahir Cagri.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASO_zypdnsQ   Minorities seen as threat by … Read more

From Turkey with love. ?Gate to Hell? in Found… ‘Conjugal visit’ rooms for prisoners introduced…

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?Gate to Hell? in Turkey Found by Archaeologist from Yahoo News Photos ‘Gate to hell’ in Turkey found: Researchers said recently they found the so-called “gate to hell,” which was described in ancient Greek and Roman mythology, in Turkey . Example ‘conjugal visit’ rooms introduced in eastern province from Hurriyet Daily News Rooms where inmates … Read more

Turkish women by numbers… and a social fabric roundup…

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Turkish Women: By The Numbers from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White Photo by Jenny White Here are some of the latest figures on the status of women in Turkey. These are from the 2012 Turkish Statistical Institute?s report on women. They make up half of Turkey?s population of 75 million. In 2013, they had a … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: the PM forcing the journalist to reveal sources.. Unsatisfying Uludere Massacre report… In the last 16 years 366 women abused in custody…

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Reveal İmralı leak sources or we might: Turkish PM Erdoğan from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged the media to reveal its sources. Turkish PM urges media to reveal İmralı leak sources from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged the media to reveal its sources. … Read more

Social fabric roundup: Müslüm Gürses laid to rest… Arda Turan’s wedding, another instance of hypocricy…

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Müslüm Gürses was laid to rest after a ceremony at the Teşvikiye Mosque. Photo by Emrah Gürel   Thousands pay last respects to Müslüm Father from Hurriyet Daily News Müslüm Gürses, the famous Turkish singer who passed away March 2, was laid to rest in Istanbul. Turkish singer Muslum Gurses dies | National Music News … Read more

A social fabric roundup: Sertaç Sehlikoğlu on Vaginal obsessions in Turkey…Nargileh culture… Turkey losing ethnic tongues…

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Vaginal obsessions in Turkey: an Islamic perspective from open Democracy News Analysis – by Sertaç Sehlikoğlu Recent controversies over women’s sexuality, abortion and reproductive rights in Turkey reveal unacceptable violations of women?s sexual privacy by male politicians, says Sertaç Sehlikoglu THY magazine fined for censoring article critcizing an alcohol ban from Hurriyet Daily News Writer … Read more

Social fabric roundup: Headscarf ban in sporting events lifted…Publishing in Turkey… New uniforms..alcohol ban at THY…

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Turkish Airlines defends alcohol policy from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Airlines (THY) released a statement Feb. 13 in response to the ongoing debate over company.. Turkey | Homicide Rate Goes Down from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M List of countries by homicide rate by decade per year per 100,000 inhabitants. The reliability of underlying national homicide … Read more