Every year in Turkey, hundreds of women are recorded as having taken their lives by ‘throwing themselves from a high place’. But many grieving families maintain that investigators are missing the full ...

ISTANBUL — Women took to the streets of cities across Europe, Africa, South America and elsewhere to mark International Women’s Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence. On the ...

Hundreds of women gathered in Istanbul on Monday, forming a human chain to express solidarity with Palestinian women and children killed in the war in Gaza. The demonstration — where participants held ...

You're reading AL-Monitor City Pulse — Istanbul, a weekly exploration of Istanbul’s vibrant arts and culture scene with insights on key social happenings and recommendations off the beaten path. To ...

Istanbul police fired tear gas at thousands of women who took to the city's central avenue on International Women's Day on Friday in defiance of a protest ban to demand greater rights and denounce ...

LGBTI+ activist İris Mozalar was among the encircled group after the demonstration. More than 100 women and LGBTI+ activists were detained following the Feminist Night March in Beyoğlu İstanbul on Mar ...

Authorities in İstanbul have imposed restrictions on public transportation in Taksim ahead of planned Nov 25 demonstrations marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.