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...

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...

April 21, 2008: Protest for Pippa Bacca in Istanbul and Gebze!

Women from Istanbul and Gebze made a protest for Pippa on April 21, 2008. In the statements read in Istanbul and Gebze, it was...

The irresistible sagginess of my boobs and the unbearable lightness of not wearing bras

As the experts who are feeling sorry for us have become addicted to giving advice, my woman-mothers and I have already made peace with...

8 March 1996: Roza, the first feminist Kurdish women’s magazine, is out

Feminist magazine Roza, which revolts against the specific and violent oppressions faced by Kurdish women, was launched in March 1996. Roza had adopted a...

9 June 2009: European Court of Human Rights’ historic decision against male violence: Nahide...

ECtHR penalized Turkey on June 9, 2009 for not protecting Nahide Akgün (Opuz) from male violence. With this decision, for the first time, a...

From conservative Jewish family circles to Women’s Circle of women’s liberation movement

On April 5, 2019, we conversed with Stella Ovadia on her history and testimonies about how she became a feminist as part of the...

Melisa Kesmez’s Nohut Oda

"After his mother, now I am next in line; he is demanding from me that which will keep him alive. Although the face of a...

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...

Purple Economy for Equality

Just as Green Economy identifies ecological sustainability as a prerequisite for welfare, Purple Economy underlines the importance of the labor of care for personal...

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