Over 338 women have been killed in Turkey since March, an activist group says.
Women shout slogans during a protest to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey, March 8, 2024.Thousands of women took to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, to mark International Women's Day March 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.
"The world would shake if women were free," "Resist for rebellion, resist for freedom," and "Woman, Life, Freedom," they chanted. Women shout slogans during a protest to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey, March 8, 2024."I have been here in this coffeeshop today at 1 pm to make it here at 7:30 pm," Irem, 35, told ABC News.Turkey was the first country to join the Istanbul Convention in March 2012 which aims at preventing gender-based violence by setting legally binding standards by protecting victims and punishing perpetrators.
A protester holds a sign during a march to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul, March 8, 2024.Protestors called for more unity among women and for finding ways to get out of the situation and make things better for women and members of minority groups such as the LGBTOAI community.
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