ANKARA/ISTANBUL, July 1 – Thousands of people took to the streets of Turkey’s largest cities on Thursday to protest against the country’s withdrawal from an international treaty to combat violence ...

At least 71 women have been killed in Turkey this year, data shows. A decade ago, Turkey was the first country to ratify a European treaty on preventing violence against women. Turkish President Recep ...

Istanbul — Despite cold and rain, anger drove hundreds of Turkish women onto one of Istanbul's busy squares over the weekend to urge Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his decision to ...

When natural disasters strike, women and girls tend to experience disproportionate challenges and heightened risks. Earthquake survivors in Turkey also include 356,000 pregnant women who, at the end ...

Roosters are the gentlemen of the barnyard. They protect their flock, make sure the hens (or lower roosters) eat first, and ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkey withdrew early Saturday from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first country to sign 10 years ago and that bears the name of its ...

ISTANBULISTANBUL — Muhterem Evcil was stabbed to death by her estranged husband at her workplace in Istanbul, where he had repeatedly harassed her in breach of a restraining order. The day before, ...

For most of the last century, Turkey has been the go-to example of an Islamic country that doubles as a secular democracy, where women enjoy vast freedoms unlike in many Middle Eastern countries. On ...

On a quiet November evening in 2014, Eda Okutgen left her apartment in the coastal Turkish city of Izmir and ran for her life. She didn’t get far. Her ex-husband, Ugur Buynak, had already stabbed her ...

In a blow to roughly half its population, Turkey has exited a landmark treaty giving protection to women. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree early Saturday that annuls Turkey’s ...

Women's rights advocates were shocked when Turkey unexpectedly withdrew from the international convention. Officials say the agreement's call to also protect LGBTQ rights violated Turkey's values.