Turkish women

For the record, Turkey’s top religious body continues to compete with its Middle Eastern counterparts: “vitro fertilization contains adultery elements, is not acceptable”

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Turkey’s top religious body says in vitro fertilization contains adultery elements, is not acceptable Top religious affairs body has said surrogate motherhood was religiously unacceptable Ankara mayor calls for deputy PM’s resignation over row with President Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek has called on PM Davutoğlu to dismiss Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç 39 dead from swine flu, Turkish … Read more

Nihan Güneli (@NihanGuneli) TDK Kadınları Neden Sevmiyor?

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TDK Kadınları Neden Sevmiyor? ”- Avukat hanım, müsait misiniz?” Her gün defalarca duyduğum bu soruya, Türk Dil Kurumu’na göre anlatılmak istenenin farklı olduğunu bilsem belki de her seferinde müsait olduğumu belirtmezdim. Zira TDK’ya göre müsait, “Flört etmeye hazır olan, kolayca flört edebilen (kadın)” demekmiş. Sanki kadınlar kendi kendileriyle flört ediyorlarmış gibi ya da sabit durup … Read more

Turkish pop/social news: Erol Büyükburç dead… Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ to be guest of ‘Vikings’….

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Turkish actor Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ to be guest of ‘Vikings’ Turkish actor Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ will be a guest actor in the Irish-Canadian historical drama “Vikings,” daily Miliyet has reported Police seize ‘Van Gogh’ painting in northern Turkey An oil painting titled ‘Orphan Man, Standing,’ has been seized by Turkish police in Tokat, as the preliminary report says it … Read more

The spectre of #BerkinElvan is haunting the AKP rule. Police threatening with machine guns!

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Police Points Rifles Towards Civilians During Berkin Elvan Protests Bianet :: English Police intervened a group in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı district who started a memorial march for Berkin Elvan, a 15 year old Gezi protestor who died last year after 269 days of comatose. Check out more of Berkin Elvan imagery in my Storify collection. Gezi victim remembered … Read more

Even the Turkey’s language institution serves for ruling government’s conservative policies…

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Definition of “Available” Enrages Women in Turkey Bianet :: English A social media campaign has been launched to urge Turkey’s language institution to remove the definition of “available” with “(woman) who is ready flirt or flirtatious”. Turkey’s Romanis Sue Columnist Over Discrimination Bianet :: English Romani People’s Rights Association submitted a complaint against columnist Emin Çolaşan over … Read more

Dear @Mashable There is nothing surprising about Erdoğan’s stand on Özgecan murder…

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This is in reaction to Mashable headline linked below. The Mashable author is surprised that Erdoğan was critical of violence against women but when you deconstruct his arguments, one can see that he is one of the most vocal critic of modern women rights. Erdoğan was critical of rape and murder of Özgecan Aslan but during the same period … Read more

Armenia loses hope, withdraws normalization protocols signed in 2009…

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Armenia Withdraws “Normalization” Protocols From Parliament  Bianet :: English Following Armenia’s withdrawal from normalization protocols signed in 2009, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry made a statement, saying that Armenia’s decision was “unfortunate”. Frustration over Özgecan Aslan continues in Turkey:  Death penalty is not solution, says Özgecan’s father The father of Özgecan Aslan, a 20-year-old student who was brutally killed … Read more

Ayşe Özer: “Özgecan’ın katili kim?

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Özgecan’ın katili kim? Onu ilk kez bir yolculukta otobüsün mola verdiği konaklama tesisinde tuvaletteki otomatta görmüştüm. Otomatta böyle bir malzemenin bulunması hayli üst düzey bir konaklama tesisinde olduğumuzun sinyalini veriyordu. Hijyenik pedlerin yanı başında -ki bunlara bağzı erkek arkadaşlar kadın bağı diyesiydi- kadınlara ayakta işeme olanağı veren kartondan külah biçiminde bir aparattı. Umumi tuvaletten tiksinen, … Read more

Deep Political sources of violence against women:Turkey’s EU minister calls for Vigilant Justice, President slams women protesters first…

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I would pick up a gun and seek retribution: Turkey’s EU minister Turkish EU Minister said if it was his own daughter in place of Özgecan Aslan, he might feel the wish to ‘take arms and seek retribution’ Turkish court’s moral evaluations in verdict on death of woman raise eyebrows A court ruling in the case into … Read more

Video: Men Kill 281 Women in 2014 (Turkey)

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  Published on Feb 15, 2015 According to the data based on reports in local and national newspapers and news agencies in Turkey, a compilation made by bianet revealed that men killed at least 281 women, raped/attempted to rape 109 women and teenager girls, left 560 women injured and sexually harassed 140 women and teenager … Read more

Women in Turkey tell their harassment stories at #sendeanlat and call to wear black on Monday at #Özgecaniçinsiyahgiy

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Woman’s murder sparks outrage in Turkey CNN–12 hours agoShare … a nation is protesting — viewing her murder, according to one petition, as a symbol of the growing trend of violence against women in Turkey. Brutal murder and burning of 20-year-old woman shocks Turkey International–BGN NEWS Turkey protests over woman’s murder bbc.co.uk – Feb 14, … Read more

Massive Frustration after the brutal murder of a 20-year-old woman…

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20-year-old Turkish woman brutally murdered, body burned Three suspects have been detained for the murder of 20-year-old university student Özgecan Aslan, whose burned body was discovered in a riverbed in Mersin Women defy imam in murdered woman’s funeral, carry the coffin Hundreds of women attend the funeral prayer of 20-year-old Özgecan Aslan and carry her coffin, although … Read more

“Diva of the Republic” Müzeyyen Senar dies… A few songs…

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Veteran Turkish singer Müzeyyen Senar dies aged 96 Hurriyet Daily News Veteran Turkish classical singer Müzeyyen Senar died at the age of 96 at a hospital in the Aegean province of İzmir on Feb. 8 Müzeyyen Senar – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Müzeyyen_Senar Müzeyyen Senar (born July 16, 1918) is a Turkish classical music performer, known … Read more

A journalist Sedef Kabaş faces up to 5 years due to a Twitter message While European Parliament accepts resolution on freedom of expression in Turkey

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  European Parliament accepts resolution on freedom of expression in Turkey The European Parliament approved a resolution on freedom of expression in Turkey Top body initiates yet another mass purge of Turkey‘s judiciary Turkey has witnessed yet another huge wave of mass purges in the judiciary, with the government replacing almost 1,000 judges and prosecutor Turkey … Read more

So not DHKPC but a Russian citizen [Probably Muslim origin] is behind the Sultanahmet Suicide Attack…

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Russian citizen revealed to be suicide bomber who attacked Istanbul police A female suicide bomber who detonated herself at an Istanbul police station in the touristic area of Sultanahmet has been identified as a Russian citizen named Diana Ramazova It seems these Turkey’s Marxists do not know what they are doin’…  Turkey Marxists claim bomb attack  BBC … Read more