Erdogan Pulls Turkey Out of 'Istanbul Convention' on Domestic Violence

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : "These are matters for each state to decide since the legal recognition of same-sex unions or adoption by same-sex couple is outside the scope of the Istanbul Convention." "As known, Türkiye [Turkey] was the first signatory to the Istanbul Convention by demonstrating a strong commitment to protect women's status in society and fight any violence against women," the head of Turkey's Directorate of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, wrote in an official statement addressing Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention on March 21.
47% : "The convention can, and must be applied irrespective of the legal definitions of 'family' or 'marriage' and recognition, or not, of same-sex relationships," the Council of Europe stated on its website.
42% : Erdogan, who leads Turkey's Islamist ruling party, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), reportedly took issue with a specific clause of the Istanbul Convention requiring signees to apply the treaty's guidelines to people including those in "same-sex relationships."

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