However, the police barricaded all the streets leading to Taksim Square and İstiklal Avenue, where the march is traditionally held. A press release was read aloud in the languages of Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic and Armenian which addressed the issues of gender inequality and male violence. Feminist rebellion is in the future against patriarchy, capitalism, racism and religious oppressions! We want peace, democracy as well as an equal and free country! International Women's Day is celebrated each year on March 8 to push forward women's right and to highlight inequalities in between men and women. Feminist Night marches are organized in Istanbul since to celebrate this event. Women in other cities also held demonstrations to mark the day.

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Women in Turkey are women who live in or are from Turkey. Turkey gave full political rights to women , including the right to elect and be elected locally in nationwide in Article 10 of the Turkish Constitution bans any discrimination , state or private, on the grounds of sex. It is the first country to have a woman as the President of its Constitutional Court. Article 41 of the Turkish Constitution reads that the family is "based on equality between spouses". The Turkish feminist movement began in the 19th century during the decline of the Ottoman Empire when the Ottoman Welfare Organisation of Women was founded in
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The organization became internationally known for organizing controversial [6] [7] topless protests against sex tourism , [1] [6] religious institutions, [8] sexism , homophobia , [9] and other social, national, and international topics. Founded in Ukraine, the group is now based in France. Femen describes its ideology as being "sextremism, atheism and feminism". The organization describes itself as "fighting patriarchy in its three manifestations — sexual exploitation of women , dictatorship and religion " [11] and has stated that its goal is "sextremism serving to protect women's rights".
Often, their faces are concealed by hands and flowers, or their breasts are framed as a dim reflection in the screen of a laptop. She has short black hair, dark eyes, and a face that is warm and expressive. It was very emotional for me to hear.