Communist Party of Turkey
Women protest Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul convention
The conservative government in Turkey led by AKP officially withdrew from the convention which demands signatories make legal and institutional arrangements for protecting women and achieving gender equality
As COVID-19 cases soar in Turkey, demands for fresh lockdown gain momentum
Turkey has been hit by a second wave of COVID-19 and recorded more new cases on Sunday than Brazil and Russia, standing just behind the US and India
Thousands march across Turkey to denounce violence against women
The protesters demanded that Turkey should not withdraw from the 2011 Istanbul Convention which asks the signatories to enact laws to prevent violence against Women.