Women in Turkey
Thousands march in Turkish cities to protest child abuse
Thousands of people took to the streets in three western Turkish cities, including Istanbul, on July 3 and July 4 to protest recent cases of sexual abuse and murders of children. Click through for the story in photos...
20 percent of men and 41 percent of women are obese in Turkey
Some 20.5 percent of men and 41 percent of women in Turkey are obese, according to the Health Ministry's National Nutrition and Health Survey.
25 women killed in Turkey in March: Women's rights group
A total of 25 women were killed in Turkey in March, according to a new report released by the country's We Will Stop Femicides Platform.
Istanbul man who attacked woman ‘for wearing shorts’ given over three years in jail
An Istanbul court has sentenced a man to three years and four months in jail for attacking a 21-year-old woman “for wearing shorts” on a bus.
Turkish women flock to Istanbul’s center to demand greater rights, denounce violence
Thousands of Turkish women on March 8 flocked to central Istanbul for this year’s International Women’s Day demonstration, with the aim of demanding greater women’s rights and denouncing violence against women.
120,000 women leave work annually to care for children, elderly relatives in Turkey
Nearly 120,000 women need to leave their jobs to take care of their children or elderly family members on an annual basis in Turkey, according to a study by the Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation (TÜRKONFED).
All-women convoy campaigning for release of women jailed by Syrian regime starts journey in Istanbul
An all-women international convoy started its three-day journey in Istanbul on March 6 to raise awareness of the suffering of women and young girls imprisoned by the Syrian government.
47 women killed in Turkey in February: Women’s rights group
Some 47 women were killed in February in Turkey, marking one of the highest femicide figures in recent months, according to a recent report released by the Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu (We Will Stop Femicides Platform), a women’s rights organization that monitors violence against women.
Fewer marriages, more divorces in Turkey in 2017: TÜİK
The number of couples who got married in Turkey decreased by 4.2 percent in 2017 compared to the previous year, while the number of those who divorced increased by 1.8 percent since 2016, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on March 2.
Level of happiness in Turkey goes down in 2017: Survey
Levels of self-reported happiness among all individuals in Turkey were 58 percent in 2017, slightly down from 61.3 percent in 2016, according to figures released the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on Feb. 23.