nov 2, 1989 - Purple Needle

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Mor İğne kampanyası (Purple Needle Campaign)

"In 1987 feminists organized the first public protest against male violence. It was followed by campaigns fighting against sexual harassment, “purple needle”, and campaigns seeking the right of self-determination over the female body. These campaigns arose due to women’s wish to reject the traditional patriarchal code of ethics, honor, and religion which left men to decide the fate of the female body.

During the same period, feminist movements fought against many laws that restricted the freedom of women. Groups of women would go to court to divorce their husbands in a symbolic gesture that criticized the concept of the patriarchal family. This also emphasized the importance of female sexuality independent from women’s reproductive duties. Many different forms of protests were used by feminists such as night marches led by women, and the occupation of all male coffee houses and night clubs in Istanbul. By rejecting the idea that these coffee houses and night clubs were only for men, feminists attempted to break male domination of the public sphere while simultaneously breaking their stereotypical roles in the private sphere."

Source: https://amargigroupistanbul.wordpress.com/feminism-in-turkey/feminist-movements-in-turkey/

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