Women in Turkey

Some 27 percent of all high-school-age students in Turkey are not registered in formal education, a report by the Ankara-based non-governmental organization TEDMEM has revealed. 

The number of Turkish women illegally seeking surrogate mothers abroad, especially in countries where the practice is common and legal, such as in Greek Cyprus, Georgia and the United States, or women offering to become surrogates for money has been on the rise, daily Habertürk reported on Feb. 5.

The rate of armed violence committed by individuals in Turkey increased by 28 percent in 2017 when compared with the previous year, according to a report by Umut Foundation, established with the sole purpose of battling individual armed violence in Turkey.

A total of 409 women were killed and 387 children sexually abused in Turkey in 2017, according to data compiled by the “We Will Stop Femicide” women’s rights activist platform.

Turkey’s family and social policy minister marked Women’s Rights Day on Dec. 5, celebrated by the country every year on the same day after Turkish women’s political rights were recognized in 1934.

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Turkey for women's rights to mark a day on violence against women and girls.

There has been a frightening rise in the number of women who have recently had to quit their jobs in order to carry out childcare or elderly care in Turkey. Reforms must urgently be made to address this trend. 

Veteran actress Perran Kutman received an honorary award at the 20th Flying Broom International Women Films Festival on May 23 at the State Opera and Ballet Hall in Ankara. 

Kutman was presented her award by the founders of the festival, Halime Güner and Damla Akkaşık. 

Some 72 percent of women in Turkey believe streets are not safe, a survey conducted through meetings with 14,000 women across 34 provinces has shown. 

The results of the "Research to Understand Women" survey were revealed by Avon Turkey General Manager Orkun Gül and Ipsos Deputy CEO Neslihan Sezer. 

During primetime on the eve of March 8 International Women's Day, many TV channels aired a lengthy advert for a company, showing working rural women and men talking about hot potato gender topics in Turkey. It showed a number of men expressing support for their wives working and their daughters going to school, dressing up as they like, and laughing loudly in public.