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The Inquiry: Is Turkey getting more dangerous for women?

Is Turkey getting more dangerous for women?

16/05/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, Is Turkey getting more dangerous for women?

Are women’s rights in Turkey being eroded ?

Has Turkey taken a step backwards on women’s rights?

Historically, Turkey has always had a strong women’s rights movement, stemming from the  days of the Ottoman Empire through to the emergence of the Republic of Turkey into the present day.
 
At the top of the movement’s agenda now is the fight to protect women against violence from men.   It’s three years since Turkey pulled out of the Istanbul Convention, the Europe wide treaty on combatting violence against women and girls.  The Turkish Government has its own version of domestic violence law, but there are concerns that this doesn’t offer the same protection as the Convention. 

Campaigners say that femicide and violence against women continues to plague society and that there is an increasingly anti-gender rhetoric within mainstream politics. 

So, this week on The Inquiry, we’re asking ‘Is Turkey getting more dangerous for women?’

Contributors:  
Dr. Sevgi Adak, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, The Aga Khan University. 
Professor Seda Demiralp, Işık University, Turkey. 
Dr. Ezel Buse Sönmezocak, International Human Rights Lawyer, Turkey 
Dr. Hürcan Aslı Aksoy, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin.

Presenter:  Emily Wither 
Producer:  Jill Collins 
Researcher:  Katie Morgan
Production Co-ordinator: Liam Morrey 

Image credit: Cagla Gurdogan via REUTERS from BBC Images

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