Well, they do actually but there is trouble in Paradise. For example this article in Al Monitor Is this the last nail in coffin of women, minors' rights in Turkey?Kirbmarc wrote:Sounds like Turkey would actually need someone fighting for women's rights.AndrewV69 wrote:And when I say "only" I suspect he would really like to use a much more coercive and intrusive strategy. Like forbidding women from being educated beyond a certain level. Lower the minimum age of consent from 18 to 15 or even 14. He could reinstate polygamy. He could do a lot of things
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/files/l ... mbnail_570
SUMMARY⎙ PRINT
An AKP-led parliamentary commission releases a draft report on how to protect the sanctity of the family in Turkey by providing controversial suggestions.
Although there are several serious social problems in Turkey, such as the skyrocketing number of women’s murders, increasing cases of pedophilia and widespread sexual violence, the AKP is convinced that divorce is a crucial issue that needs to be prioritized. Gulsum Kav, founder of the platform “We Will Stop the Murder of Women,” told Al-Monitor, “Given all the imminent matters it is not even justifiable to form a commission on divorce. Therefore these recommendations should not be taken into consideration for new legislation. We do not recognize this commission.”
Well, let us take a look at this woman who is causing people to shy away from using the word misogynist.Given the fact that the commission’s chair is a woman, pundits are shy to use the word misogynist, yet reading through almost 500 pages one cannot help but wonder what deep-rooted feelings of hatred are harbored against women, particularly those who are young, uneducated and disadvantaged. Given the surmounting difficulties of the Turkish patriarchal family and social structure battling honor killings, domestic violence and abuse, the issue is no longer divorce or preserving family but purely survival for women and minors.
May I present to you ... Ayse Kesir!
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