Turkey mulls withdrawing from violence against women treaty
Turkey would be the first member state to withdraw from the Council of Europe's 2011 Istanbul Convention.
Turkey is considering quitting an international treaty on violence against women, amid a nationwide debate accusing the government of failing to do enough to protect women and girls.
Officials in the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) told Reuters they will decide by next week whether to withdraw from the Council of Europe's 2011 Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women.
Last month, AKP Deputy Chair Numan Kurtulmus said that signing the accord in 2011 and ratifying it in 2012 had been a mistake. He suggested the government was considering withdrawing from the convention, which would make Turkey the first state among 35 signatories to do so.
Religious and conservative groups in Turkey say the international accord undermines traditional family values.
