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ISTANBUL -- Thousands of women took to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, to mark International Women's Day Friday despite a ban by the government, demanding equality and change of laws to protect women ...

Women clash with police at a July protest against Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention – Copyright AFP MARTIN BERNETTI Turkish women feel more ...

ISTANBUL — A court on Friday sentenced a Syrian woman to life in prison for a deadly explosion on a busy shopping district in Istanbul in 2022, Turkey's state-run news agency reported. Alham Albashir ...

In parallel with worsening media freedoms and women rights in Turkey, online abuse of female reporters is rising, fuelled by a climate of impunity. Nese Idil says the level of abuse she sometimes ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Thousands of women took to the streets of Turkish cities Saturday to mark International Women’s Day, protesting inequality and violence against women. On the Asian side of Istanbul, a ...