Violence against women is a widespread problem in Turkey. The country has seen a rise in the rate of femicide over the past year. Turkey was the first country to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, better known as the Istanbul Convention, and has ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and is regularly evaluated by the Cedaw Committee (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women). Turkey has also signed UN Security Council Resolution 1325 regarding women and promoting peace and security. However, Turkey does not maintain official statistics on femicide, and World Health Organization (WHO) data show that 38% of women in Turkey are subjected to violence from their partners in such a despicable and disgraceful situation.
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