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• Femicides don't stop: woman killed in Batman 

  A 21-year-old woman named Ebru Tekin was murdered in Batman because she wanted to divorce.
• Young woman killed by her brother in Urfa 

  A young woman named Nurbari Mihrican was murdered by her brother in Ceylanpınar, province of Urfa.
• European Women's Solidarity: Implement the Istanbul Convention! 

  European Women's Solidarity issued a written statement about the Istanbul Convention.
• Young woman found dead in Ağrı 

  Yet another woman has died in a suspicious way in Ağrı. Allegedly, the fresh high school graduate committed suicide, although she was in the middle of preparations for university studies.
• KJK announces martyrdom of Board member Leyla Agiri 

  The Kurdistan Women’s Community (KJK) Coordination announced that Leyla Agiri, a member of the KJK Board, fell martyr in an air strike.
• Amed MP Dağ: Women are primary target of the AKP warfare policies 

  HDP Amed MP Dersim Dağ said that "women become the primary target of these special war policies, both because of their identity as being a young, more dynamic power in society and also because of their identity."
• Woman from Turkmenistan murdered in Istanbul 

  More women are being killed in the Turkish state every day.
• "Murderers of women are protected by the state" 

  The Turkish government wants to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention against violence against women. TJA activist Zeynep Üren says: "It is less a legal matter and more an ideological question."
• Activists in Nuremberg protest violence against women in Turkey 

  Violence against women in Turkey and North Kurdistan was protested in the German city of Nuremberg.
• Women's Revolution as an Antidote to Capitalism, a webinar 

  The webinar will take place today, Sunday, at 7 pm (Central Europe Time). Panelists are Verónica Munier Jolain, Carlotta Cossutta and Meral Çiçek.
• Seven women murdered in Amed in seven months 

  In Turkey, 155 women have been murdered by men in the first seven months of the year, and 85 more women have died in suspicious ways. Seven of these murders were committed in Amed.
• Woman murdered by husband in Nevşehir 

  Yet another woman has been murdered in Turkey which has been witnessing a growing rate of femicide in recent months.
• Demo in Aleppo against Turkey’s rape policy 

  Protests against the Turkish state-sponsored rape culture continue.
• Two women died in Van and Izmir 

  Ceyda Yüksel, who lived in Bornova, Izmir, was murdered in her house by a man named Serkan Dindar, in the Erciş district of Van. Another woman, P.A., died in suspicious circumstances.
• JXK action against femicide in Turkey and worldwide 

  Activists of the student association JXK protested in Mainz against femicide in Turkey and worldwide.
• Women protest against rape 

  In Turkey and Northern Kurdistan women have protested against the state-sponsored rape culture. The occasion was the death of a young Kurd after being raped by a Turkish sergeant.
• Four women arrested during protest against rape in Istanbul 

  Four women have been arrested in Istanbul who wanted to make a statement on the death of Ipek Er. The 18-year-old woman committed suicide after being raped for weeks by Turkish sergeant Musa Orhan.
• Women leaders more successful in responding to Covid-19 

  A research analysed the success levels of political leaders in different countries in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and found that women leaders are more successful in their response to the crisis.
• Woman killed in Kilis 

  68-year-old Syrian woman killed in Kilis by her son-in-law.
• Women in Girê Spî Camp develop communal projects 

  As part of the project women grow different vegetables and sell the tomato paste and pickles they prepare.
• Woman who took her own life after being raped by soldier buried 

  Only family members were allowed to attend the burial.
• Woman killed in Antalya 

  A woman named Dudu Ç. (40) as killed by the man she was married to, M.Ç. (41), in Antalya's Serik district.
• 18-year-old raped by Turkish officer dies 

  A Kurdish young woman was raped by a Turkish officer in Batman province. She attempted to commit suicide and was hospitalized. She has passed away at hospital today.
• Women's festival in memory of Sakine Cansız in Zurich 

  The 7th Sakine Cansız Festival took place in Zurich with great participation. The festival in memory of the three revolutionaries Sara, Ronahî and Rojbîn, who were murdered by the Turkish secret service in Paris on 9 January 2013, takes place every year.
• KJK: Let's break the isolation imposed on Ocalan 

  Stating that there is a terrible isolation and torture system in Imrali, the KJK Coordination said: “Let's break the Imrali torture and isolation system. It is time for Leader Apo to be liberated.”