The European Parliament's women's rights committee has urged Turkey to boost efforts to tackle violence against women and honour killings.
Dutch socialist MEP Emine Bozkurt presented a report on gender equality and women's rights in Turkey on Thursday (23 November) saying that the EU candidate country has made some progress in the area - but mainly by introducing new laws.
She suggested however that "in practise, there needs to be a political will to implement these laws and prote...
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