The Istanbul Convention Can t Be Taken Away
Turkeyâs feminist movement has expanded and diversified in recent years â and may be further galvanised by President ErdoÄanâs sudden withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention.
People participate in a protest against Turkey s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention, an international accord designed to protect women, in Ankara, March 20, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Cagla Gurdogan
World11/Apr/2021
On March 20, Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan issued a midnight decree withdrawing Turkey from the Istanbul Convention. The move prompted thousands of women across the country to take to the streets in what one activist described as the “need to get out there.”