Gülsüm Kav

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.

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

Biography

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

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
Gülsüm Kav speaking about Istanbul Convention in Izmir.

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

References
  1. ""Women aren't recognised as individuals but as extensions of men"". 19 January 2019. 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. "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. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  10. Gazetesi, Yeni Yaşam. "Gülsüm Kav". Yeni Yaşam Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  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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