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"The situation of women in Turkey has been moving in the right direction in recent years. However, there are still serious failings that need to be overcome. I therefore voted for this report, which stresses that Turkey, as a candidate country, still needs to promote reforms to ensure gender equality. The main positive changes are reflected in the institution of a legislative framework for women’s rights. However, implementation of this legislation is still not at satisfactory levels and there is also a need to step up cooperation between the government of Turkey and civil society, which should be facilitated by the recent creation of the Ministry of Family and Social Policies. Violence against women is one of Turkey’s most urgent problems. As such, a zero-tolerance policy should be applied. The current law should be amended to implement more effective and immediate measures, and to ensure it is uniformly applied by all the competent authorities. Finally, I would stress the indispensable role of the media in changing mentalities to transform Turkish society into one based on gender equality. It is also essential to eliminate the gender gap in secondary education and to continue increasing women’s participation in the labour market."@en1
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