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...

So, they say when socialism comes, foreplay will be history…

From whichever side you look at it, there is a positive correlation between socialism and sexual satisfaction of women. Cecilia cannot help but cry as...

30 September 1936: Sevgi Soysal, the joy of our rebellion

Born in Istanbul on 30 September 1936, Sevgi Soysal was the third of six children of an architect-bureaucrat father and a German mother. Her...

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 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...

A Feminist Jurisprudence Discussion: Themis’ blindfold or heroism’s legal mask? 

Contrary to popular belief, justice is not just an ideal, but a social necessity. Humans are simply the ones to fulfill this need. This...

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...

What does the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention mean from a juridical perspective?

If there is a mechanism which secures the lives of women in Turkey today, it is maintained not by the legal system, but through...

On good guys…

So, did you ever pose a threat to the dominion of "good guys" or voiced your ideas which confront theirs? In short, did you...

On “the Patriarchy of Things” / Interview with Rebekka Endler

“The Patriarchy of Things” is a 2021 book by journalist Rebekka Endler. In it, Endler holds a magnifying glass to many areas including the...

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