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ICAN – International Civil Society Action Network  for Women’s Rights, Peace & Security

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Resisting the New Conservatism: Women's campaigns for rights, peace & participation in Turkey

 

This publication examines current challenges of women's and civil society groups in Turkey, highlighting effective initiatives and advocacy strategies. Turkey offers significant lessons for other countries similarly struggling to maintain the momentum of democratic reform in the context of growing conservatism. The stakes are higher than ever for international actors, Turkish civil society, and women's rights groups to strategize and work together effectively

 

Direct Link to Full 11-Page Document:

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Resisting the New Conservatism: Women’s Campaigns for Rights, Peace & Participation in Turkey

 

Key Findings

 

* Under the Justice and Development Party, Turkey is backsliding on women’s

and human rights.

* Turkish women’s rights groups are focused on three critical issues: 1) gender-based

violence in all of its forms; 2) women’s low labor-force participation;

and 3) women’s low political participation, including in peace processes in the

Kurdish, Cyprus, and Syrian conflicts.

*The women’s movement succeeded in pushing for extensive legal reforms in

the early years of AK party control.

* Rising violence against women has failed to motivate sufficient government

action.

*Despite the growing conservatism in the country, the women’s movement

continues to be an important voice for critique and source of ideas for change.