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Underlining that the attacks on İstanbul Convention are not independent of the attacks on women's rights in different countries of the world, Prof. Kandiyoti says, “Defending the İstanbul Convention is not a cultural, but a political struggle.”

Contrary to the traditional form of violence, which was mostly exercised by family members, men in Turkey now feel free "policing" any woman, according to the professor.