Kaya, Hülya2024-12-022024-12-0220240953-81861464-371510.1093/ijrl/eeae0172-s2.0-85201062375https://doi.org/10.1093/ijrl/eeae017https://hdl.handle.net/11501/1570This article examines how Türkiye evaluates the protection requirements of Afghan women fleeing from persecution in Afghanistan. It considers whether Türkiye grants refugee status to Afghan women as members of a 'particular social group' or on other Refugee Convention grounds. It analyses the jurisprudence of Türkiye's Administrative Courts and Regional Administrative Courts concerning international protection claims lodged by Afghan women between August 2021 and June 2023 to determine whether Türkiye follows a gender-sensitive interpretation of the Refugee Convention and respects the principle of non-refoulement.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAfghan WomenRefugee ConventionTurkish GovernmentArticle191-2Q2636WOS:001250399100001Q1