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Turks demand protection after woman killed with sword

In the wake of a headline-making femicide in Istanbul, activists and politicians have revived calls to return to the Istanbul Convention.

Burak Kara/Getty Images
Demonstrators gather to protest femicide and violence against women on Nov. 25, 2019, in Istanbul, Turkey. — Burak Kara/Getty Images

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