European Parliament Women's Rights Commission Rapporteur Emine Bozkurt, will this week to criticize a lack of progress on women's rights in Turkey.Bozkurt, a Turkish-origin Dutch MEP, will submit a highly critical report to the commission on Friday, calling on Ankara to immediately implement reforms rather than leaving them on paper.
She told EU-Turkey information network ABHaber, "A Turkey that doesn't respect women's rights has no place within the EU"
"Turkey should concentrate on reforms concerning women's rights. These reforms shouldn't be left on paper but should be implemented. Honor killings, violence against women and employment of women are the subjects that the Turkish government should prioritize while dealing with the issue. Everybody in Turkey should understand the reality that the EU means women's rights."
