Author: Derin Bohcaci
Derin is an undergraduate student at the LSE, studying Sociology and Chinese. He's currently on a year abroad in Shanghai, at Fudan University. Having grown up between Istanbul and Taipei, living in the latter for ten years, his attention revolves around both Turkiye and the Greater China regions. His interests lie mainly in political sociology, intellectual history, and cultural studies.
Turkish Women: Violence and Resistance
In October, Türkiye was rocked by a series of high-profile femicides, culminating in mobilizations for the endemic issue of violence against women. The femicide epidemic is the gruesome product of systems of cultural and political complicity in reproducing and upholding patriarchal structures.
