As women who work, create discourse, and are involved in the policies of combating violence against women, we came together at the 19th annual Assembly of Women’s Shelters and Solidarity Centers, hosted by the Adana Women’s Solidarity Center. The Assembly took place between October 15-17, and it was focused on “Local Government Approaches to Combating…
As women’s organizations fighting against male violence towards women, feminists, and staff working in town councils and institutions under the Ministry of Family and Social Policies working to prevent violence against women, we came together for the 18th time in Ankara this year between November 14-16 to share our knowledge and experience and to strengthen…
As women’s organizations that combat male violence against women, feminists, and social workers working in local councils and social services to prevent violence against women, we came together to share our knowledge and experience and to strengthen our solidarity against male violence for the 17th time between October 25-27 in Diyarbakir. This year’s main topic…
The policies of the governing AKP (Justice and Development Party) fail to prevent violence and strengthen male dominance. The state should give up on being the voice of male violence! Male violence can only be ended by practices that empower women. As women’s organizations, feminists, and social workers from councils and social services who want…
As women and women’s organizations who fight to prevent violence against women and who run shelters and solidarity centers for women to set up new lives away from violence, we came together for the 15th annual Assembly of Women’s Shelters and Solidarity centers in Özdere, İzmir, between October 12-14. This year’s assembly took place in…
November 19-21, 2011 – Nevşehir Report from the workshop on violence against women, current policies, and the feminist struggle The workshop defines violence against women as one of the most significant means of exerting power over women’s bodies and labour by men and continuing this under the patriarchal system. Violence against women is born out…
December 17-19, 2010 As women’s organisations fighting against domestic violence against women, we came together for our 13th annual meeting between December 17-19 in Söke this year. The main topic of the 13th Assembly on Women’s Shelters and Solidarity Centres was the fight against female murders. Through productive discussions, we strengthened our solidarity, and decided…
December 11-13, 2009 Almost 70 organisations from all around Turkey were in attendance in this year’s Assembly between December 11-13, and they are setting things in motion so that laws are implemented without delay and the required number of women’s shelters opened. Independent women’s organisations that operate shelters and counselling/solidarity centres, council and Social Services…
To the press and the public As independent women’s groups who run shelters and solidarity centres to combat violence against women, councils, social workers, university representatives from related departments, and feminist women, we came together in Van between October 11-13, 2008. Around 130 women were in attendance at the 11th Assembly on Women’s Shelters and…
As independent women’s groups who run shelters and counselling/solidarity centres, we came together with representatives from councils, SHÇEK, related university departments, and feminist women for the 10th Assembly on Women’s Shelters and Solidarity Centres in Istanbul between December 7-9. On the first day of the assembly, about 200 women were in attendance, and the six…
