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...
Statement from the March 8, 21st Feminist Night March in Istanbul
On February 6, we woke up to a disastrous earthquake that caused serious destruction in 10 cities in Turkey. According to the official figures,...
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...
Frankenstein and the Birth Myth
Mary Shelly who became a mother during her teenage years through an extramarital affair was the first author to introduce birth to fiction 200...
Feminists in Turkey are calling for solidarity against trustees
On November 4th, we woke up to the news of three municipalities in the Kurdish region, Batman, Mardin and Halfeti being usurped by the...
Women’s labor, economic violence and how to get better?
Although economic violence is a widespread form of violence that renders women dependent and impoverished and underlies other forms of violence, historically, it has...
Feminism brings about a certain dose of unhappiness: A discussion over the “Bad Feminist’s...
As feminists who would like to take issue with the text "The Bad Feminist’s Manifesto", which was published on the website 5Harfliler a...
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...
Women of Mor Çatı (Purple Roof) discuss what the Istanbul Convention means for combating...
We know that despite all the attacks, we will continue our struggle by learning from our solidarity until we have the lives we dream...
Defending the Istanbul Convention is women’s struggle for the right to life!
We know that the main intention here is not only to make LGBTI+ people the focus of violence, but also to naturalize the discrimination...
