For the record, there was a memorable International Women’s Day in Istanbul…

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Now comes Reporters without Borders report on Turkey. Growing concerns on human rights issues…

Countries under surveillance Turkey Domain name : .tr Population : 77,804,122 Internet users : 35,000,000 Average monthly salary : 560 U.S. dollars Number of imprisoned netizens : 0 The YouTube saga Much was written throughout Turkey in 2010 about the fate of the Google-owned video-sharing website YouTube. Blocked in Turkey since May 2008 because of … Read more

Turkey meets International Women?s Day with not much progress in gender equality…

  Get involved in International Women?s Day from Protect The Human by ben   Just 100 years ago women in the UK didn?t have the right to vote, they weren?t allowed to serve as magistrates or jurors, and they were barred from many professions. Murder Count: One Week from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White Image … Read more

International Women’s Day celebrated

More celebration photos here. Rights activist İlkkaracan: Turkey needs urgent initiative on gender equality by YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN Activist and researcher Pınar İlkkaracan has said Turkey needs to work harder in order to reverse some downward trends in women’s participation in public life, and for that to happen it should start an initiative, complete with … Read more