Seventy years ago, Turkey was one of the first countries to give women the vote. Seven decades later, there is only one woman in Turkey's 20-member parliament. From Istanbul, Dorian Jones reports on a new initiative to build women's political power.
Female representation in the newly elected parliament is at its highest level in the history of the Turkish republic with 50 female deputies, thanks to campaigns to raise awareness on the subject.The former parliament had only 24 female deputies, 4.4 percent of the total.
Women's groups in Turkey have condemned a new draft constitution, saying it sets the country back years in terms of gender equality. The document describes women as a vulnerable group needing protection.
The Women's Media Watch Group (MEDİZ), which is fighting to end sexism in the Turkish media, has published a book suggesting an organized struggle for the protection and enhancing of women's rights in the Turkish media.
The Turkish Coordination of the European Women's Lobby, or EWL, initiated the campaign within the frame of “50/50 Campaign for Democracy,” launched Sept. 16 by the EWL in order to increase women's presence in politics.
International Conference on Women and Governance in Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent states was organized as a joint effort of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in association with Turkish International Cooperation & Development Agency (TIKA) under the Framework of
Although Turkey's political parties have started to nominate candidates for the upcoming local elections amidst talk of increasing women's involvement in local administrations, there has been little progress in the cause of equality due to the lack of implementation of gender quotas, the huge exp
"For women, it is difficult to participate in politics in Turkey; there are many obstacles. Women are stuck beneath a glass ceiling.
The need to protect women against violence and trafficking and to improve their educational opportunities were among the issues highlighted in the introduction to the hearing - titled "The role of women in Turkey in social, economic and political life" - given by MEP Emine Bozkurt (PES, NL), the