Women's Issues: European Parliament attacks Turkey on women's rights

The European Parliament has adopted a report on women's roles in social, economic and political life in Turkey, finding that although Turkish legislation on women's rights has greatly improved, Turkish women in the street often does not feel the effects.

The report by Turkish-origin Dutch MEP Emine Bozkurt passed by 522-15 with 53 abstentions follows the EP's July 2005 resolution on women's role in Turkey, highlighting key areas of concern. The report "regrets the slowing down of the reform process in Turkey over the last year and the persistent problem with women's rights," and calls for "full and effective implementation of the community acquis in the field of women's rights, particularly in the poorer regions of the country."

The MEPs urged the Turkish government to speed up implementation of the new legislation on women's rights so as to ensure that it is absolutely in line with the requirements of the acquis and effectively implemented in practice.

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