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• Women in Hatay protest murder or Pınar Gültekin 

  The reaction to the murder of Pınar Gültekin, a university student who was killed in Ula, province of Muğla, continues.
• Women in Istanbul defend Istanbul Convention 

  Violence against women, massacre, sexual assaults were protested by Women Strong Together in Şişli, Istanbul.
• HDP MP Başaran: Rape is a method of warfare 

  HDP MP Ayşe Acar Başaran describes the most recent rape cases by Turkish military personnel as a method of special warfare, and the debate on withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention as unacceptable.
• Another woman murdered in Istanbul 

  A man murdered the woman he married in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul.
• Activists in Cologne condemn violence against women in Turkey 

  Activists in Cologne condemn violence against women in Turkey.
• Women protest the murder of Pınar Gültekin 

  Women said that they will continue to fight for murdered Pınar Gültekin in a new demonstration against violence targeting women.
• Raging protests after femicide in Turkey 

  In several cities in Turkey, women protested against patriarchal violence after the murder of student Pinar Gültekin and demanded the implementation of the Istanbul Convention.
• YJA-Star Commander: Women guerrillas will crush fascism 

  "The women guerrillas will crush fascism. It is the time of unity and defence of our values", says YJA star commander Zozan Çewlik in an assessment of the resistance against the Erdogan regime.
• Woman denounces rape and is murdered by her husband 

  In the village of Gölağılı in Malazgirt, province of Muş, a woman was first raped by her husband’s brother and then murdered by her husband.
• Izmir women: Rape is a crime against humanity 

  Sexual assault and rape against children in Şırnak, Batman and Ağrı were protested with an action organized in Izmir.
• Kongra Star celebrates the Rojava Revolution 

  Kongra Star Coordination issued a statement to celebrate the 8th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution.
• YPS-JIN calls for self-defense against rape 

  In view of the increasing number of cases of sexual violence, the Civil Women's Defence Units YPS-JIN call for the organisation of women in the defence units to "take revenge on the male state".
• TJA spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan released from custody 

  TJA spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan has been released from custody on condition of judicial surveillance. The case against her is still ongoing.
• Another sexual assault in Ağrı 

  It was alleged that a man named N.Ş. sexually assaulted a 13-year-old child in Ağrı.
• Strong voices against violence against women 

  In Hamburg-Altona, the International Women's Alliance has protested against violence against women. The issue at stake was the increase of femicides worldwide, but also the attacks on the Kurdish women's movement in Turkey.
• Webinar on Feminicide and Self Defense with YPJ commander Aryen 

  A new webinar "Feminicide and the Answer of Women's Self Defense" is to take place on 19 July, the anniversary of the Rojava Revolution, featuring YPJ commander Aryen (Arian).
• HDP Women's Council to investigate claims against Muş MP 

  The HDP Women's Council issued a statement on the news that Muş MP Mensur Işık had been violent to his wife and confirmed it has opened an investigation. "We will stand against violence and whoever uses it."
• Activists protest violence against women in Duisburg 

  The increasing murders of women murders and attacks on women's institutions were protested in Duisburg, Germany.
• Aklime Hanas arrested in Amed 

  57-year-old Aklime Hanas has been arrested in Amed. The number of women arrested in the Kurdish metropolis since Tuesday has thus increased to 23.
• TJK-E calls for solidarity 

  TJK-E condemns the repression against the Kurdish women's movement in Turkey and calls for solidarity.
• "Femicide rate in Turkey resembles a war record" 

  With a purple human chain and pictures of murdered women on trees, the initiative "Women's Liberation" in Istanbul has drawn attention to the massive increase in patriarchal violence and called on the government to implement the Istanbul Convention.
• Women's organizations: We will never step back! 

  Numerous women's organisations show solidarity with the activists arrested in Amed and say: "The struggle of the arrested women is also our struggle. We will never bow down and step back."
• Rosa Association activist Gültekin released from custody 

  Activist Fatma Gültekin, arrested in May in Amed in the course of the investigation against Rosa women's association, has been released from prison. The trial against her, in which she faces up to 15 years imprisonment, is still pending.
• Pervin Buldan: Hands off women! 

  The final rally of the HDP campaign "Women's struggle is everywhere" took place in Istanbul. HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan condemned the Turkish government's misogynist policies and called for a joint struggle.
• Mother and 6-year-old murdered in Tekirdağ 

  Hatice Turan and her daughter Esila Turan have been killed by a man in Tekirdağ.