Turkey

WIDE+ condemns the move of the Turkish government to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention against Gender Based Violence

Posted by wideplusnetworkon April 2, 2021July 24, 2021in Feminist Solidarities, Statements and Petitions

Having been the first country to sign the Istanbul convention in 2011, Turkey withdrew from the convention in the middle of the night on March 20. In full, the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women…

6 new interviews in Our Common Causes series in collaboration with Jennifer Ramme and her team

Posted by wideplusnetworkon March 30, 2020in Analysis, Feminist Solidarities, Reports and Publications

This new series of in-depth interviews explores womens’ experiences of resisting and promoting feminist ideals. There are 6 new interviews available at the site movementsarchive.wordpress.com: Peace Mothers (Turkey, Kurdistan and Germany) – “It is our pain that brought us together”…

WIDE+ and EWL call for solidarity with women’s rights defenders in Turkey

Posted by wideplusnetworkon November 24, 2016June 28, 2017in Feminist Solidarities, Statements and Petitions

At the European Strategy and Advocacy Workshop with refugee and migrant women 14 and 15 November in which WIDE+ organized the Open space session, WIDE+ and EWL called for solidarity with women's organizations in Turkey.