Women's Platform for Equality (Eşitlik İçin Kadın Platformu-EŞİK) issued a joint statement signed by 88 women’s organizations in Turkey against Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention. Women will come together in Istanbul to join the “Women’s Demonstration” on June 19.

News Center- Women's Platform for Equality (Eşitlik İçin Kadın Platformu-EŞİK) has announced that women will hold a women’s demonstration in Istanbul on June 19 against Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, which will expire in Turkey on July 1, 2021.

“Those who want to destroy the Istanbul Convention also want to destroy our struggle against inequality, violence, femicides, harassment, child abuse, discrimination, hate language, hostility, and war policies.”

Call on all women

“We will come together in Istanbul on June 19, 2021 to announce that we will not give up on the Istanbul Convention. “ The platform calls on all women to join the demonstration.”

Some names of women’s organizations that signed the statement are as follows;

Adana Şerife Bacı Women's Platform, Alevi Women's Organization, Women of the Alevi Cultural Association Kocaeli Branch, Anatolian Women's Movement, Ankara Women's Platform, Antalya Women's Counseling Center and Solidarity Association, Anti-Capitalist Women, AraRenk Fanzin, Feminist Publishing Collective, Avcılar Women's Platform, Ayvalık Women's Initiative, Association for Combating Sexual Violence, CHP Denizli Women's Branch, CHP Left Wing Women's Movement, Çamcı Cultural Center, Çanakkale Women's Solidarity, Çanakkale Women's Platform, Demir Leblebi, Deniz Yıldızı Women's Solidarity Association, Denizli LGBTI Families Group, female members of Dersim Associations Federation, female members of DSİP, Edremit Women's Platform, Edremit Women's Council, Bread and Rose, Women’s Council for Ecology Union, ELDER, Women of Labor Party, Esenyalı Women's Solidarity Association, Eskişehir Women's Platform, Women’s Platform For Equality, FeminAmfi, Filmmor, Foça Women of Peace, Günebakan Women's Association, HDK LGBTI+ Council, HDP Women's Council, Izmir Güzelbahçe Women's Council, Progressive Women's Council, İmece Women's Solidarity Association, Ankara Campaign Group for Istanbul Convention, Iskenderun Women's Platform, Working Women Councils, İzmir Güzelbahçe Women's Council, We Will Stop Femicide Platform, Women's Solidarity Association-Bandırma, Women's Defense Network, Women's Time Association, Women's Association (KADIN-DER), Women's Liberation, Campus Witches, KAZETE, KESK Women's Council, Kırkyama Women's Solidarity, Red Pepper Association, Koza Women's Association, Körfez Independent Women's Solidarity, Kuşadası Women's Platform, Kuşadası Women's Council, Liberfe, Female High School Students’ Councils, Mardin Şahmaran Women's Platform, Mersin LGBT 7 Colors Association, Mimosa Women's Association, Purple Solidarity, Purple Ivy, Pomegranate Women's Solidarity, Nilüfer Women's Council, METU Women's Solidarity, Rosa Women's Association, Street Witches Women's Association, Social Solidarity Network –SODA, Socialist Women's Movement, Star Women's Association, Stockholm Solidaritets föreningen,  TJA (Free Women's Movement),  female members of the Tumbelsen, University Female Students’ Councils, University Female Students’ Collective, Women of Green Left Party.