Tag Archives: Women’s rights

Al-Monitor: Does AKP’s ‘silent revolution’ silence women? – Pınar Tremblay

University students shout anti-government slogans during a protest against Turkey's High Education Board in Istanbul

Did you know there are legitimate and illegitimate lifestyles? That is what Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a Finnish reporter in Helsinki on Nov. 6. After suggesting the reporter was on a special mission to offend him, Erdogan went on to say that during his 16 years in politics, he has “never intervened in personal lifestyle choices.” Erdogan added that whatever the laws say, that [...] → Read the full article…

Hurriyet Daily News: It’s More than a Boy-Girl Story – Murat Yetkin

It started with a leak, too. The leak was from a closed-door session of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Parti) latest big event bringing MPs and party organizers together to assess the political atmosphere before the March 2014 local elections. It was exclusively reported by daily Zaman and as part of another political story, not a separate one. [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: University Students Recount Their “Gender-Mixed” Lifestyle

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Various university students spoke up on PM’s remark “Male and female students are sharing the same apartment”. Bianet interviewed various university students regarding PM Erdoğan’s latest remark on college lifestyles. Reminding that their issues are similar regardless of being on campus, on the street or at the student residences, they spoke on their “gender-mixed” lifestyles. “We have witnessed it in [...] → Read the full article…