All News on Social Issues in Turkey

You don't worth my shoe, angry MP yells at male colleagues

Male-dominated Parliament of Turkey has witnessed a rare moment of protest staged by a female opposition deputy after verbal attacks from the ranks of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) infuriated her.

116 migrants heading to Europe captured in two days

A total of 116 migrants who attempted to cross into Europe through Turkey have been captured by security forces in the Aegean region over two days.

Hostility against refugees flares in Gaziantep after Syrian tenant allegedly kills landlord

Hostility toward refugees has flared again in the southeastern province of Gaziantep after a landlord was allegedly killed by his Syrian tenant on Aug. 11.

According to the claims, the victim, identified as H.Ã., was stabbed to death in an altercation after he attempted to evict his Syrian tenant.

More than 5,000 domestic violence victims not voting

More than 5,000 women who are the victims of domestic violence will not be able to vote in Turkeyâs Aug. 10 presidential elections due to security reasons.

Navy helps coast guard patrol sea borders

The Hellenic Navy has contributed two gunboats and a frigate to the uphill effort by the coast guard to patrol Greeces sea border with Turkey and manage the waves of migrants fleeing the Middle East and North Africa.

Turkey failed on urban refugee policies: Expert

Turkish government and international agencies were not ready to deal with the problem of âurban refugeesâ in the light of the mass influx with the Syrian civil war according to an expert Neither the Turkish government, nor the international agencies were ready to deal with the problem of âurban refugeesâ in Turkey, and they still have no strategy on the issue, former UNHCR office

No country for happy women

I missed a lot of good laughter while I was in China. I was on a train from Shang Hai to Beijing when I read that Deputy Prime Minister BÃ¼lent ArÄ±nÃ§ had stated women should not laugh in public.

Thousands of Iraqis fleeing from jihadist violence seeking refuge in Turkey

At least 25,000 Iraqi nationals who have fled from jihadist violence in their homeland are seeking refuge in Turkey, with the number of figures sharply increasing since July as hundreds of thousands of Iraqis suffer at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Unionization in Turkey dragging below 10 pct

Union membership in Turkey remains below 10 percent, falling far behind European Union and OECD averages, freshly announced data from the Labor Ministry has shown.

According to statistics announced by the ministry, only 1.189 million of 12.28 million workers are union members, constituting just 9.6 percent of all workers.

Turkey plans Iraq camp to prevent refugee flow

Ankara is mobilizing aid to protect Iraqi Turkmens on the southern neighborâs territory in response to the threat posed by the jihadist ISIL Turkey is accelerating its plans to help construct a new refugee camp in northern Iraq for Turkmens who were forced to flee north after the Islamic State in Syria and the Levant (ISIL) captured the Sinjar region.

Turkey gears up for ratification of key treaty on protection of personal data

Turkey has accelerated the ratification procedure for a key international treaty which has been on the shelf since it was signed more than three decades ago.

Turkish people are naively proud of themselves, survey shows

The findings of a new survey suggest Turks are pround of their countryâs achievements but donât know exactly why. The survey conducted by two professors also shows that despite the countryâs eliteâs global aspirations, ordinary citizens have remained parochial.