Women's rights in Turkey

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:advocatesFor women's rights organizations
gptkbp:affects gptkb:urban_development
atheism
legal reforms
economic participation
political climate
religious conservatism
education levels
Istanbul Convention withdrawal in 2021
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:murder
domestic violence
workplace discrimination
child marriage
honor killings
political underrepresentation
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Turkish_Constitution
gptkbp:historicalEvent adoption of Civil Code in 1926
women's suffrage in 1934
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Women's rights in Turkey
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:NGOs
gptkb:Ministry_of_Family_and_Social_Services
gptkbp:notableEvent 2019 Istanbul Women's March
March 8 International Women's Day rallies
withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Sabiha_Gökçen
gptkb:Halide_Edib_Adıvar
gptkb:Nezihe_Muhiddin
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Penal_Code
Labor Law
Law No. 6284
gptkbp:relatedTo human rights
gender equality
gptkbp:statistic female labor force participation rate is lower than OECD average
child marriage persists in some regions
female literacy rate is over 90%
gender pay gap exists
high rates of domestic violence
women in parliament is below 20%
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:media
gptkb:military
academic research
international criticism
legal cases
international reports
UN reports
CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women)
EU progress reports
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Modernization_of_Turkey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7