Democratic Free Women's Movement (DÖKH) put up a "Democratic liberation and solution" tent at Seyit Rıza Square of Dersim to inform the public about the "resolution process" and to discuss the process of "withdrawal" of HPG (People's Defense Forces) guerrillas across Turkish borders as of 8 May. Posters of Sakine Cansız, a co-founder of PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), Fidan Doğan, KNK (Kurdistan National Co ...

The number of women who requested and benefited from police protection rose on average by 36 percent every month, following the implementation of "Family Protection and Prevention of Violence Against Women" Act in March 2012. A compilation made by bianet and based on reports in local and national newspapers and news agencies, revealed that men killed 162 women since the implementation of the act in March 20 ...

The Democratic and Free Women's Movement (DÖKH) has put up a "Democratic Solution Tent" in Şırnak's Balveren district with the support and participation of a number of women who are joining the vigil for peace and a democratic solution to the Kurdish question. The women taking part in the vigil action in the tent demand the liberation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the prevention of probable ...

The Confederation of Progressive Labor Unions in Turkey (DİSK) Research Institute has released its report on unemployment rates for the month of February 2013. According to the report by DİSK-AR, the rate of registered unemployed across the country has increased by 0.1 in comparison to the same month of the previous year, rising to 163 thousand. DİSK-AR pointed out that rates have increased by 1 point in re ...

Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Women's Council stated that they will be putting up "Democratic Solution Tents" in Dersim, Şırnak (Şırnex) and Hakkari as of tomorrow as a part of the ongoing process of talks between the Turkish state and Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in search of a democratic solution to the Kurdish question. The council said the aim of their action was to prevent any probable provocatio ...

Yasemin Yılmaz wrote a letter from Mardin E Type prison where she is held since early March. In the letter she tells of her ordeal. She was arrested while delivering Kurdish dailies Azadiye Welat and Özgür Gündem in Mazıdağı district. Her husband Nizamettin Yılmaz was also detained as a result of a police operation in the same day. Two-months pregnant Yasemin Yılmaz who suffered a miscarriage while in custo ...

Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez were brutally murdered in Paris four months ago today. Rallies and demonstrations are being staged all over Europe to mark the anniversary of the killings and ask truth and justice. Stalemate continues on the investigation on the killings, with the French authorities remaining silent. Nothing is due to know about the situation of the one and only suspect in cust ...

No measures are being taken to prevent violence against women in Turkey where more and more women are falling victim to violence every passing day. Nineteen year-old Pınar Y. in the western province of İzmir has been one of the victims of domestic violence. She died on Friday. According to the information gathered, the young woman first suffered a brutal assault by her husband, 26-year-old Mehmet Y., to who ...

Writer Yakin Erturk has written an article for opendemocracy in which she calls to engender Turkey's peace process. Turkey’s agenda for peace aims to overcome the decades-old Kurdish question and raise democratic standards. While welcoming this initiative, Yakin Ertürk questions whether the end of conflict will bring peace to women if gender equality issues are not adequately addressed. In the article the a ...

Federation of Revolutionary Labor Unions (DİSK) extraordinary meeting elected Arzu Çerkezoğlu as general secretary. She got 181 delegate votes. Kani Beko was elected president of the confederation. The extraordinary general meeting of the Federation of Revolutionary Labor Unions of Turkey (DISK) has begun on Saturday with tension due to protests against the DISK management. Members of the Emekli-Sen Union g ...