How state-led political violence affects women: Turkey post the 2016 coup attempt
Date of Publication
2021 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Political Stability
Keywords
Political Stability, Gendered violence, Turkey, dissent, human rights, repression, censorship, authoritarianism
Description
We are seeing growing levels of persecution and unjust incarceration of women in Turkey. As the State continues to crack-down on citizens who criticize the government, Busra Nisa Sarac details how the State is not only failing to prevent violence against women, but how it is actively using it as a means to control and oppress.
How state-led political violence affects women: Turkey post the 2016 coup attempt
We are seeing growing levels of persecution and unjust incarceration of women in Turkey. As the State continues to crack-down on citizens who criticize the government, Busra Nisa Sarac details how the State is not only failing to prevent violence against women, but how it is actively using it as a means to control and oppress.
