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"Don't tell me how to dress." March for women's rights took place in Istanbul
In Istanbul on Saturday, July 29, a rally was held in defense of women's rights, Reuters reports. The event was attended by several hundred people, including representatives of the LGBT community.
The main slogan of the action was the phrase "Don't tell me how to dress." It is connected with the fact that Turkish women often face reproaches from the conservative-minded part of society in connection with clothes that seem too revealing to them.
The marchers carried posters in the form of shorts, which the conservative part of the population consider inappropriate clothing.
Protesters say they have seen a recent increase in both verbal abuse and attacks on women because of their clothing.
- Turkey has repeatedly held protests for women's rights. On March 8, 2017, a rally of thousands took place in Istanbul under the slogan "Freedom for Women" and demanding the resignation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- According to a 2016 report by Human Rights Watch , so-called "honor killings" continue to be common in Turkey, targeting women whose behavior is deemed inappropriate by the family.