Responding to the threat of withdrawal: Campaigning to raise public awareness about the Istanbul Convention
One of the first actions that EŞİK took, one of the most used items in the organization’s…
Istanbul Convention is based on fundamental human rights, and human rights are not…
The statement made explicit the political implications of withdrawal. It also contested…
The statement was strategic in addressing the ruling party’s decision-making body.…
All summer and fall, while most members of parliament (MPs) were on vacation, women…
As well, EŞİK made several statements addressing the Turkish Parliament, reminding…
EŞİK’s statements in this period make it clear that feminists saw the withdrawal…
EŞİK’s advocacy involved more than defending against threats; it also articulated…
EŞİK carried on many campaigns and adopted a multi-pronged strategy to defend women’s…
The public announcement that Turkey could withdraw from the Istanbul Convention led…
While some of these actions were or seemed to be spontaneous protests by individual…
In an urgent meeting called to discuss what could be done about the threat of withdrawal,…
Following the meeting, a calendar was made with several proposed actions. Among these…
A major issue that the group decided to address was the need to simplify the message…
To create visuals to communicate in brief the meaning and purpose of the Istanbul…
Produced to counter the misinformation spread by ruling party officials that the…
Tables and Figures…
Figure 1…
Cartoonist Ramize Erer’s work for EŞİK’s public campaign in defense of the Istanbul…
Right hand image features a woman who makes the correct (Doğru) statement…
One visual was devoted to the claim that the Convention was made by “outside forces”…
Countering the claim that the Convention was unjust towards men and that it victimized…
The depiction of a man sweating as he spoke conveyed the idea that those who made…
In keeping with the goal of conveying the purpose of the Convention for the greatest…
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