We Will Stop Femicide Platform

Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu (KCDP), known in English as the We Will Stop Femicide Platform, is a Turkish civil society organization dedicated to combating violence against women and femicide. Founded in 2010, it has grown into one of the largest and most active women's movements in Turkey. The platform monitors cases of murdered women, provides legal support to the families of victims, pursues judicial proceedings, and organizes mass protests against gender-based violence. It operates a round-the-clock support line for women facing threats and publishes monthly and annual reports on femicide in Turkey. The organization played an active role, alongside other women's organizations, in the development of Law No. 6284 on the Protection of the Family and Prevention of Violence Against Women, which serves as Turkey's domestic mechanism for implementing the Istanbul Convention. The law empowered law enforcement and courts to take immediate protective measures for victims. KCDP has received international recognition for its work, including the 2020 Asena Duygu Award from the Turkish PEN Center and the International Gender Equality Prize (IGEP) awarded in November 2021 by Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, which included a monetary prize of 300,000 euros. The award highlighted the platform's work despite political pressure and attempts to legally ban the organization in Turkey, and underscored the critical importance of combating violence, particularly following Turkey's official withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention on 1 July 2021. The platform's advocacy campaign "Invisible Petitions," created by Turkish agency TBWA\Istanbul, drew international attention to domestic violence and femicide in Turkey and won numerous prestigious awards, including a Gold Lion and a Silver Lion at the 2021 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, a Silver at the 2022 Clio Awards, a D&AD 2022 award, and a One Show 2022 award from The One Club. KCDP continues to operate as a leading voice in Turkey's women's rights movement, combining direct support services with public campaigning and legal advocacy.

Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu (KCDP) was founded in 2010 as a Turkish civil society organization against violence against women. From its inception, the platform focused on monitoring cases of femicide, providing legal support to the families of murdered women, pursuing judicial processes, and organizing mass protests against gender-based violence. It grew into one of the largest and most active women's movements in Turkey. The platform operates a round-the-clock support line for women facing threats and publishes monthly and annual reports on femicide in Turkey. It actively participated, together with other women's organizations, in the development of Law No. 6284 on the Protection of the Family and Prevention of Violence Against Women, which serves as Turkey's domestic mechanism for implementing the Istanbul Convention. This law granted law enforcement and courts the authority to take immediate measures to protect victims. In 2020, the platform received the Asena Duygu Award from the Turkish PEN Center. In November 2021, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin presented KCDP with the International Gender Equality Prize (IGEP), including a monetary award of 300,000 euros, recognizing its unprecedented work in protecting women's rights despite political pressure and attempts to legally ban the organization in Turkey. The award underscored the critical importance of combating violence, especially in light of Turkey's official withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention on 1 July 2021. The platform's advocacy campaign "Invisible Petitions," created by Turkish agency TBWA\Istanbul, aimed to draw attention to domestic violence and femicide in Turkey. It received wide international recognition and won numerous prestigious awards, including a Gold Lion and a Silver Lion at the 2021 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, a Silver at the 2022 Clio Awards, a D&AD 2022 award, and a One Show 2022 award from The One Club. KCDP continues its work as a leading voice in Turkey's women's rights movement.

• 2022

  "Invisible Petitions" campaign won Silver at Clio Awards, D&AD award, and One Show award.

• 2021

  Awarded the International Gender Equality Prize (IGEP) by Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, with a 300,000 euro monetary prize.

• 2021

  Turkey officially withdrew from the Istanbul Convention on 1 July.

• 2021

  "Invisible Petitions" campaign won Gold Lion and Silver Lion at Cannes Lions.

• 2020

  Received the Asena Duygu Award from the Turkish PEN Center.

• 2010

  Platform founded as a civil society organization against violence against women.

A leading Turkish civil society platform and women's movement against femicide and gender-based violence, combining monitoring, legal advocacy, and public campaigning.

• Monthly and annual femicide reports

  Published reports monitoring femicide cases in Turkey.

• 24/7 support hotline

  Round-the-clock support line for women facing threats.

• Legal support for victims' families

  Legal aid and judicial process support for families of murdered women.

1. 1KADIN CİNAYETLERİNİ DURDURACAĞIZ PLATFORMUkadincinayetlerinidurduracagiz.net
2. 2HAKKIMIZDAkadincinayetlerinidurduracagiz.net
3. 3Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformuwikidata.org
4. 4Платформа «Мы остановим фемицид»ru.wikipedia.org