国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkey calls for legal protection of women rights
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 7-- <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 8, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="marches">marches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="workshops">workshops</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="headache">headache</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 40 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="protections">protections</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="painstaking">painstaking</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mustafa">Mustafa</span> <span word="Kemal">Kemal</span> <span word="Ataturk">Ataturk</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="deep">deep</span>-<span word="seated">seated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restrictive">restrictive</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="data">data</span>, 409 <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="www">www</span>.<span word="kadincinayetleri">kadincinayetleri</span>.<span word="org">org</span> (<span word="Murder">Murder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vocal">vocal</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="homicide">homicide</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>, <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="murderers">murderers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="murders">murders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="presented">presented</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="murders">murders</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="separation">separation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span>, <span word="jealousy">jealousy</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="killings">killings</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="governed">governed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="customs">customs</span>.</p><p><span word="Equal">Equal</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enshrined">enshrined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="conservatism">conservatism</span>.</p>
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