On Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto*
The original novelty and the exciting aspect of feminist strikes lies in their success to synthesize the struggle against patriarchy with the struggle against...
“I have to feel up to come next year”: 9th Boğaziçi University Pride Parade
The trustee management appointed to Boğaziçi University in 2021 quickly shifted its focus to LGBTI+s, first the club was closed, an investigation was launched...
Femihat Answers: The streets are ours, what about profanity?
Hello, Femihat. My question for you constitutes an ongoing dilemma for me. I’m aware of the importance of language and I pay attention to...
Anjelik Kelavgil of May 17 Association: “The only way out of the siege on...
We need to remind everyone that a society where LGBTI+ people are not safe cannot be safe enough for anyone.
The decision to withdraw...
17 May 1987: March for Solidarity against Battering
In Istanbul, “March against Battering” was held as the first permitted and mass women’s protest after the 12 September 1980 military coup d’état. The...
A tribute to Anne Sylvestre
On the 30th of November, a French female singer-songwriter passed away.
Her name was Anne Sylvestre.
In my imagination, she is a red and green hooded...
11 April 1930: The first rally of the Turkish Women Union, a history of...
The association which was initially founded on June 16, 1923 as the Women's People Party and later changed to Turkish Women Union (as women's...
A must of plazas: “The institution of the older brother”
The domination over the labor and bodies of women in the business world consists of the most sinister form of discrimination. In corporations "the...
May 24, 2016: Migrant femicide / Jesca Nankabirwa case concluded
Ugandan immigrant Jesca Nankabirwa, who had been living in Turkey for about a year, was working in a textile factory in Sultangazi. Jesca was...
How we get married, how we get divorced / Part 2
Almost all of the narratives touch upon the pressure put on them by their families aside from the pressure by their partners, and occasionally...
