Turkey Withdrew from the Istanbul Agreement!

Turkey withdrew from the Istanbul Agreement! Presidential Decree was published in the Official Gazette.

Turkey withdrew from the Council of Europe Agreement on the Prevention of and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, also known as the ‘Istanbul Agreement’, with the Presidential decision numbered 3718 published in the Official Gazette. The decision, signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, included the following statements: "The Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, signed on 11/5/2011 and approved by the Cabinet Decision of 10/2/2012 and numbered 2012/2816, on behalf of the Republic of Turkey, it was decided to be dissolved pursuant to Article 3 of Presidential Decree No. 9."   Minister Selçuk Made a Statement Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services, made a statement on Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention from her official Twitter account. Selçuk, using the label "Strong Woman, Strong Turkey", pointed out that under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, they have implemented important regulations to support the participation of all women in Turkey in political, economic and social life since 2002. Selçuk noted the following: "The guarantee of women's rights is the current regulations in our domestic legislation, especially in our Constitution. Our legal system is dynamic and strong enough to implement new regulations according to need. Violence against women is above all a crime against humanity and combating this crime is a human rights issue. Principles are the main thing. In this direction, we will continue our fight against violence with the principle of 'zero tolerance' resolutely today and tomorrow as we did yesterday.”