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It is not easy being a women rights advocate. They are confronted by violent men, their relatives, advocates and people of law as a whole. They are sometimes accused of feminism and other times of turning the courtroom into a women’s TV show...

Hundreds of women rallied on the 25 November International Day for the elimination of violence against women in Istanbul, raising their voices against the Turkish government's new policies on women.

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Psychiatric Association of Turkey drew attention to measures to prevent violence against women and improve their situation. Women in Istanbul and Ankara were in the streets to call for their rights.