Gender-based violence and femicide in Turkey have seen a massive rise over the last few years. The government's much-contested decision to leave the Istanbul Convention on the 20th of March 2021 has left the women of Turkey at the most vulnerable they have been in decades. Learn more about the mechanics at play behind this decision as well as the socio-cultural reasons behind the rise in violence against women in Turkey.
@elajadeunal tells us all about it in this new article and today we wish to discuss her article at greater length.