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Women rise up in Turkey against 21-year-old’s rape and murder
Femicides and attacks on women have been increasing across Turkey along with the rise in religious conservatism under Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s govt.
Protests in Turkey against brutal murder of 21-year-old woman
Azra Gülendam Haytaoglu was a student of journalism at Akdeniz University. She was found brutally murdered after being missing since last week
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
Massive protests follow Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention on violence against women
The Recep Tayyip Erdoğan-led government announced its withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence through a presidential decree on March 20
