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Women's rights activists, lawyers and opposition politicians have denounced Mr Erdogan's decree, insisting he cannot legally take Turkey out of an international convention ratified by...
- International Women's Day: Istanbul women defy ban on protests - BBC
Thousands of Turkish women have defied a ban on protests on...
- International Women's Day: Istanbul women defy ban on protests - BBC
9 mar 2024 · ISTANBUL -- Thousands of women took to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, to mark International Women's Day Friday despite a ban by the government, demanding equality and change of laws to protect women and help them gain their rights in the country and around the world.
26 maj 2022 · Under Turkey’s domestic violence law, women who are abused can apply to the police or the courts for preventive cautionary orders such as restraining orders, which can bar the perpetrator...
Women obtained full political participation rights in Turkey, including the right to vote and the right to run for office locally, in 1930, and nationwide in 1934. Article 10 of the Turkish Constitution bans any discrimination , state or private, on the grounds of sex .
Thousands of Turkish women have defied a ban on protests on International Women's Day and rallied in the city of Istanbul for what they called a "feminist night march".
9 mar 2023 · Women have braved an official ban on an International Women’s Day march in Istanbul, Turkey, demonstrating for about two hours before police used tear gas to disperse them and detained people.
1 lip 2021 · Turkey may have set the clock back 10 years on women’s rights, but President Erdoğan has also thrown down the gauntlet to all those believe in human rights. And it has been picked up. As the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements made plain, gender-based violence is a global problem, faced by women, girls and LGBTQ+ people on a daily basis.
