At least 71 women have been killed in Turkey this year as activists say the country has made little progress in protecting women from abusers. A decade ago, Turkey was the first country to ratify a European treaty on preventing violence against women. It's known as the Istanbul Convention.
Fidan Ataselim, general secretary of We Will Stop Femicides Platform or WWSF, walks on the street following an interview with the Associated Press in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. At least 403 women were killed in Turkey last year, most of them by current or former spouses and other men close to them, according to the We Will Stop Femicides Platform, a group that tracks gender-related killings and provides support to victims of violence.
Evcil’s murder in 2013 became a rallying call for greater protection for women in Turkey, but activists say the country has made little progress in keeping women from being killed. They say laws to safeguard women are not sufficiently enforced and abusers are not prosecuted.Turkey detains 7 more people for allegedly selling information to Israel’s spy agencySenators warily allow F-16 sale to Turkey as part of NATO expansion agreement.
The WWSF secretary general, Fidan Ataselim, attributed the killings to deeply patriarchal traditions in the majority Muslim country and to a greater number of women wishing to leave troubled relationships. Others want to work outside the home. The president’s decision came after pressure from Islamic groups and some officials from Erdogan’s Islam-oriented party. They argued that the treaty was inconsistent with conservative values, eroded the traditional family unit and encouraged divorce.
Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas, the minister for family affairs, says she has made protecting women a priority and personally follows trials.
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