Joint declaration from 100 women’s organizations for freedom

Women are uniting against the laws the AKP government of Turkey tries to pass. About 100 LGBT+ and women’s organizations have put their signature under a joint declaration saying, “These laws cannot just be passed for an equal and free life”.

About 100 women’s organizations and LGBT+ organizations have released a joint declaration as part of a campaign against the draft bill on Amendment of the Population Services Law and other laws and on draft bill on Victims' Rights.

Within the scope of campaign, women and LGBT+ people will take to the streets in many cities on October 1 and in Ankara on October 2 when the Turkish Parliament will open.

The joint statement made by organizations is as follows;

“We come together and will raise our voice in the streets and on social media against all pressures that prevent or make it difficult for us to choose and to decide how we shall live, and against the legal framework created for this purpose; to prevent women from dying due to increasing ‘Keep family together’ pressure and to prevent women from facing violence in their lives. We say these laws cannot just be passed!

We will take to streets on October 1 in many cities and we will be in Ankara on October 2 to say #BuYasalarBöyleGeçmez (These laws cannot just be passed).

Undersigning organizations;

17+ Alevi Women

Women’s Working Group of Adalar Foundation

Adana Women’s Platform

AKA-DER Women's Activity

Ankara Women's Platform

Antalya Women's Counseling Center and Solidarity Association

Ardıç Solidarity Association

Artvin Women's Solidarity Platform

Ayvalık Independent Women Initiative

Bakırköy Women's Solidarity

Women from the 'Academics for Peace' initiative

Bartın Women's Solidarity Association

Bodrum Women’s Solidarity Association

Bursa Women's Platform

Association Against Sexual Violence

Çorlu Labor and Rose Women's Group

Çorlu Women's Platform

Demir Leblebi Women's Association

Democratic Women's Movement

DISK Emekli-Sen Women's Secretariat

Women from DİSK Genel-iş

EKAME DER Edirne Women's Solidarity Center

Ekmek ve Gül (Bread and Rose)

Erktolia

Erzincan Katre Women’s Formation

Esenyalı Women’s Solidarity Association

Monitoring Association for Equal Rights

Equal Life Association

Equality Monitoring Women's Group – We are equal

Home-based Employees' Union

Evka 1 House of Women's Culture and Solidarity Association (BEKEV)

EVKAD - Housewives Association

Feminist Çukurova

Women from FKF

Gaia Magazine

GEN-DER Gender Studies Collective

Halkevci Kadınlar (Women from Community Center)

HDK Women's Assemblies

Women from İDP

Progressive Women's Assembly

İmece Houseworks Union

Women's Rights Commission of Istanbul Human Rights Association

Istanbul LGBTI Solidarity Association

İzmir Amargi

Izmir Women's Solidarity Association

KADAV - Foundation for Solidarity with Women

KADER - Association for Support and Training of Women Candidates

KADER Ankara

Platform to Stop Femicide

Emergency Measures Coalition Against Femicide and Violence

Women's Labor Collective

Women's Party

Association of Women Writers

Muslims Initiative Against Violence Against Women

Women's Human Rights - New Solutions Association

Kaos GL

Black sea Women's Solidarity Association

KAZETE - Independent Women's News

Cappadocia Women's Solidarity Association

KESK Women's Assembly

Keskesor LGBTI Formation

My Sister's Solidarity Association

Kocaeli Bread and Rose Women's Solidarity Association

Kocaeli Women Platform

Gulf Independent Women's Solidarity

Kuir Eskişehir LGBTI Group

Women in the Northern Forest Defense

Lotus Women's Solidarity and Life Association

Menteşe City Council Women Council

Mersin LGBT 7 Colors Association

Purple Roof Women's Shelter Foundation

Purple Tally

Purple Solidarity

Muğla Karya Women's Association

Free Young Woman

Women's Commission of the Libertarian Lawyers Platform

SODA - Social Solidarity Network

Women from the Social Rights Association

Socialist Women's Assemblies

Şanlıurfa Women's Solidarity Association

Tevgera Jinên Azad (TJA- Free Women’s Movement)

TMMOB Istanbul İKK Women's Commission

Women's Commission of the Association of Psychologists for Social Solidarity (TODAP)

Trabzon Democratic Women's Platform

TTB Women's Health and Women's Doctors Branch

Tuzluçayır Women Solidarity Association

Turkish Women's Union

Flying Broom Women’s Communication and Research Association

University Women's Collective

New Democrat Woman

Women from Yeniyol

Green Feminists

Yoğurtçu Women's Forum

Platform for Struggle for Women Held Captive by Force