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Turkey decided to leave the Istanbul Convention on Women Rights, says official gazette
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ANKARA, 20 March, 2021 (TON): Turkey’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on women’s rights, has been published in the country’s official gazetter on Saturday.
The convention established in 2011, a treaty developed by the non-EU organization Council of Europe that aimed to protect violence against women while creating legal frameworks.
President Erdogan had personally signed the convention in Istanbul when he was Prime Minister that was later ratified in Turkey, but according to the country's 'We Will Stop Femicide Platform', it was never applied.
However, following the decision to withdraw from the convention, 'We Will Stop Femicide's' leader took to Twitter to call for protests as the organization's general secretary, Fidan Ataselim, said the government is endangering the lives of millions of women by leaving. And called on Turkish leaders to reverse the decision and apply the convention.
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