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Gülsüm Kav

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Gülsüm Kav
Gülsüm Kav in March 2020
Born1971
CitizenshipTurkey
EducationEskişehir Anadolu University
Occupation(s)Doctor; Activist; Writer
Known forBBC 100 Women 2020

Gülsüm Kav (born 1971) is a Turkish feminist activist, writer and doctor. She is one of the founders of the organisation We Will Stop Femicide Platform, who raise awareness of gender-based violence in Turkey and campaign on behalf of the families of victims of femicide.

Biography

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Kav was born in 1971.[1] She graduated from Eskişehir Anadolu University Faculty of Medicine in 1996 and in 2002 she was appointed a specialist at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Deontology Department.[2] She started her career as a medical ethics specialist and continued with the Istanbul Regional Directorate Patient Rights Specialist.[3] Since 2012, she has continued to work as a specialist at Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital.[3]

Kav has also worked in the Human Rights Commission in Ankara and in a variety of medical settings, including: the Forum of the Istanbul Medical Chamber, the Physician Forum, the Gynaecology Committee, the Ethics Committee and the Istanbul Representation of the TTB Women's Medicine Branch.[4]

Activism

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Kav, a feminist activist, is the general representative of We Will Stop Femicide Platform.[5] In 2014 she was elected to the Executive Board of the United June Movement.[6] Kav has appeared in multiple media outlets discussing the problem of violence against women in Turkey.[7][8] She is a writer and columnist, who has been published by organisations such as: Yarın Haber;[9] Yeni Yaşam.[10]

Awards

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Gülsüm Kav speaking about Istanbul Convention in Izmir.

In 2020 Kav was included in the BBC's annual 100 Women List.[11]

References

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  1. ^ ""Women aren't recognised as individuals but as extensions of men"". 19 January 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Eğitim hayatı" (PDF). www.isikun.edu.tr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Gülsüm Kav". tedxmetuankara (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  4. ^ "Toplumun bu gerçeği doğru okuması gerekiyor! - Ayça AKIN | Köşe Yazıları". 2020-01-13. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  5. ^ "We Will Stop Femicide | ENGLISH". www.kadincinayetlerinidurduracagiz.net. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  6. ^ "İleri Haber | Gerçekler Devrimcidir". ilerihaber.org. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  7. ^ "Gülsüm Kav CNN Türk'te". 2020-03-22. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  8. ^ "Yaşamın İzleri (3): Gülsüm Kav ile "Kadınlar Yaşasın Diye"". Medyascope (in Turkish). 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  9. ^ "GÜLSÜM KAV TÜM YAZILARI". yarinhaber.net. Archived from the original on 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  10. ^ Gazetesi, Yeni Yaşam. "Gülsüm Kav". Yeni Yaşam Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-24.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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