Pınar İlkkaracan is a researcher trained both in

psychotherapy Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of Psychology, psychological methods, particularly when based on regular Conversation, personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase hap ...

and

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

and a

human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

activist. She is the co-founder of two

NGOs A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...

, ''Women for Women’s Human Rights'' (WWHR) – NEW WAYS, a women’s NGO that led various successful legal reforms in

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

towards gender equality in Turkey and the ''Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights'' (CSBR), a network of leading organizations and academics from 14

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

countries.

Pınar Pınar is a common feminine Turkish name, Turkish given name. In Turkish language, Turkish, "Pınar" means "Spring" (of water), and/or "Fountain". Given name *Pınar Altuğ (born 1974), Turkish actress *Pinar Atalay (born 1978), German radio and ...

İlkkaracan is the editor of ''Women and Sexuality in Muslim Societies'' (translated into Arabic and Turkish) and ''Deconstructing Sexuality in the Middle East'' (2008), as well as many other articles. She was awarded the prestigious Gruber Prize for Women’s Rights of The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation in 2007 for her leadership for women’s rights at the global level.

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Turkish human rights activists Turkish women activists Women founders Turkish editors Turkish women editors {{Authority control

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