According to Turkish news outlet 'Daily News Hurriyet', Turkey is currently failing to meet the Istanbul Convention standards on women's rights.
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Entering into force in Turkey on August 1 2014, the 'Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women' is also known as the 'Istanbul Convention'.
Article 37 of the convention requires parties to take necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the intentional conduct of forcing an adult or a child into marriage is criminalized under the law.
However, lawmaker Gülsün Bilgehan, who is also the main opposition to the Republican People’s Party (CHP), stated that Turkey had been experiencing problems with 'implementing preventative measures against unerage marriages' in a recent report.
Another issue addressed by Bilgehan was the violence against women in public spaces in the wake of recent attacks against women on public transport over how they were dressed.
Human Rights in Turkey have been a big focus of media attention in recent times. It appears that Turkey is slipping away from the reputation it once held a democratic and free state.
