Women's rights in Turkey

12 women murdered in last 13 days

Published by Hurriyet on Fri, 07/15/2022 - 06:00

In the last 13 days 12 women have been killed in Türkiye as women's rights defenders cry out against the lack of preventative policies.

Some of these women, who were killed by their husbands or ex-husbands despite the restraining orders, were taken away from life with their child or mother.

UK nominates movie on gender-based violence in Turkey for Oscars

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 11/30/2021 - 05:00

A British-made documentary about pervasive gender-based violence in Turkey has been selected as the United Kingdom's Oscar nominee for the 94th Academy Awards, to be held in March in Los Angeles.

Directed by Chloe Fairweather, "Dying to Divorce" has been selected to represent Britain at the Oscars as the official entry in the Best International Feature Film category.