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13:42

Turkish Education Minister Ziya Selçuk announced the number of students who were taken under protection under law No. 6284 due to violence against women and transferred to other schools after their residences were temporarily changed. 11, 118 have been transferred to other schools in Turkey between 2020 and 2021. But the minister couldn’t answer, “What are you doing” question.

13:39

At least 18 women were killed in May 2021; the deaths of at least 25 women were reported in the press as suspicious in May, men inflicted violence on at least 67 women, according to Bianet compiling from local and national newspapers, news websites, and news agencies.

13:37

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed in an attack, and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, survived the attack, have held a sit-in protest in front of Urfa Courthouse for 87 days.

17:50

Violence against women in Turkey has been increasing each day. The courts have ruled against women.

15:49

Investigations have been opened against the students of the Middle East Technical University (METU) for painting the stairs of the university in rainbow colors. 51 university students’ groups issued a statement to criticize the investigations and said, “We will not give up protecting the stairs.”

13:51

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a sit-in protest in front of Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for their relatives for 86 days.

17:48

An event was organized in Halabja for disabled children on the occasion of World Children's Day.

15:14

70 women journalists were subjected to violence and harassment in May, says the Press Freedom Status For Women Journalists: May 2021 report released by the Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ).

14:06

Women are at the forefront of protests against the destruction of nature in Van province. STAR Women’s Association released a written statement to support the women of Van. “We stand by resistant women” the statement says.

12:10

Emine Şenyaşar’s husband and two sons were killed while her son Fadıl Şenyaşar has been jailed. She has demanded “justice” for 85 days.

11:21

Mardin ranks Turkey’s third city, where more women lost their lives. Particularly, many suspicious deaths of women have occurred in the city. Mardin Şahmaran Women’s Platform member Berivan Döken emphasizes that women have been ignored in every part of life in the city and that the cases about women's deaths have been closed called suspicious.

10:11

The Colorful Hopes Association (Rengarenk Umutlar Derneği) has announced its report titled, “Monitoring Report on Children's Right to Play in Suriçi”. The association stated in the report that children were subjected to many rights violations, including their right to life due to clashes that took place in 2015 and 2016 in Amed’s Sur district. “When we examined the strategic plans of Sur Municipality, it was revealed that children’s participation in the plans was ignored and that children’s social, cultural and artistic activities, playgrounds weren’t included in the plans, especially by the state-appointed mayor.”

13:29

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, has held a sit-in protest in front of Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for 84 days.

16:01

People of Shengal issued a statement in front of Sinunê City Courthouse and demanded the abducted Êzidî women to be rescued.

14:44

The Şenyaşar family keeps holding their sit-in protest in front of Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for 81 days.

13:16

The textile sector begins to use natural fibers with the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. The production of organic cotton is on the agenda of many companies. Clothes are designed with fibers produced by soybeans and stinging nettles. Beechwood, bamboo cane, pure silk, and linen fabrics that have existed in our lives throughout history begin to take their place in fashion again. Fashion designer Neslihan Kaplan Tunç stated that the interest in organic designs has increased with the pandemic. “It is predicted that the pandemic period will change a lot in fashion and textile production. In this period, environmentally friendly fabrics and recycled materials will enter the fashion more.”

16:18

Women's Platform for Equality (Eşitlik İçin Kadın Platformu-EŞİK) demanded the committee in the Turkish Parliament to investigate violence against women to invite the relevant ministries in order to investigate Sedat Peker’s allegations about the rape and murder of Yeldana Kaharman. “We call on them to take the necessary steps against the perpetrators and those who involved in closing out the investigations.”

15:38

Diyarbakır’s Bağlar Municipality unelected mayor decided to place 400 men in Turkey’s first all-women district market called, “Jiyan District Market”, but women working at the market protested the decision. The decision has been revoked.

13:30

“We stand by each other in the struggle for justice,” said Dilek Şeker, one of members of Suruç’s families, who visited Emine Şenyaşar holding a sit-in protest demanding justice for her killed husband and two sons for 80 days.

11:45

63-year-old Nurşen Akbal, who has suffered from asthma, has been reportedly infected with the Covid-19 twice in Diyarbakır Women’s Closed Prison. She has held in a ward alone, said her son Ozan Akbal, who went to the prison to see his mother but couldn’t.