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"Madam President, first of all, on behalf of our Green shadow rapporteur, Marije Cornelissen, who cannot be here and who asked me to speak, let me thank the rapporteur and the other shadows in the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality for a very good report, which I think will be helpful to you, Ms Malmström, and others in the Commission in promoting women’s rights in Turkey, more than has been done up till now.
Legislation in Turkey is rather good at several levels, but implementation is lacking, especially when it comes to domestic violence against women. For example, it is still a fact that two or three women are killed every day in Turkey in the domestic area by their husbands or families. More has to be done there in order to punish the person who was the perpetrator, but also family members who silently look on and do not speak out.
One fact that also hinders women’s empowerment in Turkey is the low employment rate of women: only 24% of women are employed. That has been a fact for a number of years, so that is an area where more investment is needed. I find it very important to have a national action plan to combat violence against women. Other countries, for example Spain, have shown over the last few years what can be done; that is something that I hope can be achieved. Education for women is important. It has improved but not yet enough. I also think it would be important to open Chapter 23."@en1
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