Turkey: Erdogan reelection and democracy downturn
How Recep Tayyip Erdogan became Turkey’s most powerful leader – NPR Türkiye election result – why do people vote for authoritarian leaders? – IDS
Coronavirus and state power: Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Russia and Kyrgyzstan (March – June)
Iran ‘Armageddon’: When coronavirus struck a Tehran hospital – Middle East Eye Iran’s corona-diplomacy – Brookings Politics in the Time of Corona: Tehran (Hosted by
Child Marriage compilation on October 2017
Turkey introduced a draft bill allowing religious leaders to perform civil marriage ceremonies. Women’s rights activists claim it will only make it harder to monitor the ceremonies
Günes Terkol: re-imagining the feminine
Turkish artist Güneş Terkol challenges feminine imaginaries. She departs from personal or collective histories shared by women at workshops organized in the context of her
LGBTI Rights in Turkey and Recommendations
Originally published at Kaos GL The book Situation of LGBTI Rights in Turkey and Recommendations including the articles of six experts major in different disciplines
Proudly trans in Turkey: a Gabrielle Le Roux Project
Feminist and queer art was part of the 13th International AWID Forum in Costa do Sauípe, Bahia Sep 8th-11th , 2016). Gabrielle Le Roux was
Gender and sexuality at the June 2015 Turkish Elections
One political event to be noted as relevant from a gender and sexuality perspective was the electoral defeat of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on
Turkey’s landscape on the LGBTI issue
Check articles (in english) about the LGBTI issue on the All Translation website. It’s an opportunity to learn more and get a sense of what
Prime Minister Erdogan’s statements against abortion
Turkey: Prime Minister Erdogan’s statements in the last week of May 2012 have revealed that plans to ban abortion have been underway for some time now. Experience from the global arena illustrates that this lethal attempt, which has no scientific backing, will not reduce abortion rates; instead it will only lead to unsafe abortions and increase maternal mortality. Read more.
Recent news from Turkey
Turkey: read a series of news on recent cases of violance against LGBt people in this country.