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<p>The problem of domestic violence against women (DVAW) is a global concern and pivotal point which is still waiting for necessary radical measures to prevent it. Honour related violence is a phenomenon and special form of domestic violence against women that affects every country. For decades, honour killings have been a topical legal issue in Turkey. This article highlights the positive changes of Turkey’s legislation after ratification of the Istanbul Convention, which provides legal protection and prevention measures to help women and their families and shows how important it was for Turkey to implement the Convention in order to prevent these crimes. The authors shed light to the point that Turkey has done much to implement the Istanbul Convention, but male-dominated mentality, still hampers the effective prevention of gender-based violence. Article analyses the importance of the Istanbul Convention in Turkey through the “Unjust Provocation” concept and Law No. 6284 which was adopted by Turkey after ratification of the Convention.</p>
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The problem of domestic violence against women (DVAW) is a global concern and pivotal point which is still waiting for necessary radical measures to prevent it. Honour related violence is a phenomenon and special form of domestic violence against women that affects every country. For decades, honour killings have been a topical legal issue in Turkey. This article highlights the positive changes of Turkey’s legislation after ratification of the Istanbul Convention, which provides legal protection and prevention measures to help women and their families and shows how important it was for Turkey to implement the Convention in order to prevent these crimes. The authors shed light to the point that Turkey has done much to implement the Istanbul Convention, but male-dominated mentality, still hampers the effective prevention of gender-based violence. Article analyses the importance of the Istanbul Convention in Turkey through the “Unjust Provocation” concept and Law No. 6284 which was adopted by Turkey after ratification of the Convention.

Istanbul Convention, Honour Killings and Turkey’s Experience

MA Candidate, Department of Law, School of Business and Governance

Senior lecturer, Department of Law, School of Business and Governance

International and Comparative Law Review

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The problem of domestic violence against women (DVAW) is a global concern and pivotal point which is still waiting for necessary radical measures to prevent...

Istanbul Convention, Honour Killings and Turkey’s Experience

Published Online: Aug 19, 2021

Page range: 79 - 99

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2021-0003

Keywords
Honour Killing, Domestic Violence Against Women (DVAW), The Istanbul Convention, Unjust Provocation, Law No. 6284, Violence Against Women

© 2021 Ulviyya Mammadova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Istanbul Convention, Honour Killings and Turkey’s Experience

Published Online: Aug 19, 2021

Page range: 79 - 99

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2021-0003

KeywordsHonour Killing, Domestic Violence Against Women (DVAW), The Istanbul Convention, Unjust Provocation, Law No. 6284, Violence Against Women

© 2021 Ulviyya Mammadova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Honour Killing, Domestic Violence Against Women (DVAW), The Istanbul Convention, Unjust Provocation, Law No. 6284, Violence Against Women