As Turkey quits the Istanbul convention, G\u00fcls\u00fcm Kav\u2019s group We Will Stop Femicide is helping keep women alive amid a rise in gender-based violence<\/p>
\u201cHistory is on our side,\u201d says G\u00fcls\u00fcm Kav. She leans in and speaks intensely. She has a lot to say: Kav helped create Turkey\u2019s We Will Stop Femicide (WWSF) group, and has become one of the country\u2019s leading feminist activists even as the political environment has grown more hostile.<\/p>
Amid protests<\/a>, Turkey withdrew from the Istanbul convention<\/a>, the landmark international treaty to prevent violence against women and promote equality, on Thursday. The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, has long attacked women\u2019s rights and gender equality, suggesting that<\/a> feminists \u201creject the concept of motherhood\u201d, speaking out against abortion and even caesarean sections, and claiming that gender equality is \u201cagainst nature\u201d.<\/p> Related: <\/span>Protests as Turkey pulls out of treaty to protect women<\/a> <\/p> These woman are fundamentally changing what it means to be a woman in Turkey and yet male violence is suppressing it<\/p> Related: <\/span>Murder in Turkey sparks outrage over rising violence against women<\/a> <\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>\n