This package contains resources for activists working in Turkey.
The collection includes oral histories, documentaries, interviews with women leaders, and family laws in Turkey.
The resources are in Turkish and English.
Sengül Akçar Oral History (audio files, English)
Published:This resource page links to the audio recording files for Sengül Akçar's oral history interviews (Turkey).
Sengül Akçar Oral History Content Summary (document, English)
Published:This document is a time-coded written summary in five-minute increments of an oral history interview with Sengül Akçar (Turkey).
Yakin Ertürk Oral History (audio files, English)
Published:This resource page links to the audio recording files for Yakin Ertürk's oral history interviews (Turkey).
Yakin Ertürk Oral History Content Summary (document, English)
Published:This document is a time-coded written summary in five-minute increments of an oral history interview with Yakin Ertürk (Turkey).
Yakin Ertürk Interview on Family Law Reform (video, English)
Published:Yakin Ertürk Interview on family law reform as part of a collaboration between WLP and IDRC.
Yakin Ertürk Interview on Root Causes of Violence Against Women (video, English)
Published:Part of a series of interviews recorded in conjunction with WLP public event, 'Challenges of Change: Religion, Secularism and Rights'.
Yakin Ertürk interview on women's rights, human rights, and the United Nations (video, English)
Published:Part of a series of interviews recorded at WLP International with WLP partners following transnational partners meeting, September 2015 (for
Violence without Borders: Paradigm, policy and praxis concerning violence against women (book, Turkish)
Published:A former UN Special Rapporteur on VAW studies ten countries where patriarchal laws and values make violence against women endemic.
Violence without Borders: Paradigm, policy and praxis concerning violence against women (Translation Series) (book, English)
Published:A former UN Special Rapporteur on VAW studies ten countries where patriarchal laws and values make violence against women endemic.
It's Time to Say NO (video, Turkish)
Published:This documentary film has been produced in cooperation with women who have survived domestic violence in Turkey. It includes interviews
Domestic Violence Law of Turkey (document, Turkish)
Published:Law to Protect Family and Violence Against Women, Law No. 6284, March 8, 2012.
Penal Code of Turkey (document, English)
Published:Criminal Code, Law No. 5237, of Turkey of 2004, with amendments through 2016.
Penal Code of Turkey (document, Turkish)
Published:Criminal Code, Law No. 5237, of Turkey of 2004.
Constitution of Turkey (document, English)
Published:The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey of 1982, with amendments through 2017
Constitution of Turkey (document, Turkish)
Published:The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey of 1982, with amendments through 2017
Citizenship Law of Turkey (document, Turkish)
Published:Turkish Citizenship Law, Law No. 5901, 2009.
Citizenship Law of Turkey (document, English)
Published:Turkish Citizenship Law, Law No. 5901, 2009, with amendments through April 2018.
From Fear to Freedom: Ending Violence Against Women (video, Turkish)
Published:Leading activists discuss campaigns to end gender-based violence around the globe and their accounts of important gains to-date.
Developing Effective Advocacy Campaigns (guide, Turkish)
Published:This guide contains exercises on how to engage in successful advocacy for social change.
Developing Effective Advocacy Campaigns (video, Turkish)
Published:This video features activists from Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, and Palestine who describe their advocacy campaigns to fight violence against
Communicating for Change (guide, Turkish)
Published:This guide contains exercises for improving personal and organizational communication skills through developing persuasive communication
Communicating for Change (video, Turkish)
Published:This video focuses on two crucial aspects of communication: a) developing media messages and b) conducting media interviews.
Leading to Action: A Political Participation Handbook for Women (manual, Turkish)
Published:A curriculum on political participation strategies for grassroots women that is easily adaptable to different learning environments.
Leading to Choices Multimedia Facilitators Toolkit (videos and guides, Turkish)
Published:This three-part multimedia training package builds women's skills to communicate effectively, facilitate participatory learning environments
Yes I Can: Leadership for Teens (manual, Turkish)
Published:This manual provides creative and collaborative workshop sessions on leadership skills for youth.
Panel interview on developments in women's rights in the Arab world since uprisings of 2011, Eye on Democracy [Part 1] (video, Arabic)
Published:Eye on Democracy (part one of two) is a panel discussion/program on the US-based Arabic-language news network Alhurra, concerning
Panel interview on developments in women's rights in the Arab world since uprisings of 2011, Eye on Democracy [Part 2] (video, Arabic)
Published:Eye on Democracy (part two of two) is a panel discussion program on the Alhurra network, concerning developments in women's rights after the
The World We Seek (brochure, English)
Published:Summary
This resource is the full event program of: The World We Seek: Reigniting the Dialogue on Human Security. WLP and the Johns Hopkins
When Home Is Where the Harm Is [Part 1] (video, English)
Published:Mahnaz Afkhami introduces WLP's family law initiative during a CSW60 event: When Home is Where the Harm is: Family Law Reform to Challenge
Climate Justice Campaign Booklet (booklet, English)
Published:The existential urgency of climate change and human survival requires mutual learning and global action. Women are most affected by
Leading to Change: Eliminating Violence Against Women in Muslim Societies (brochure, English)
Published:This resource is the full event program of: Leading to Change: Eliminating Violence Against Women in Muslim Societies.
Challenges of Change Panel 1: Religion, Culture and the Challenges of Change (video, English)
Published:This video presents the first panel discussion from Challenges of Change: Religion, Secularism & Rights, a WLP conference.
Celebrating UN Women Panel 3: Where do we go from here? (video, English)
Published:This video presents the third panel discussion and an audience Q&A at Celebrating UN Women: The Way Forward, a symposium presented by WLP to
Celebrating UN Women: The Way Forward (brochure, English)
Published:This resource includes the event flyer, event program, and complete biographies of all speakers for WLP's symposium, Celebrating UN Women