23 January 2020

Adventures in Medieval Theocracy...

...in the most westernised, forward-looking country in the entire Islamic world...insert alt text here
The controversial so-called “marry-your-rapist” bill, which lawmakers are planning to introduce to Turkish parliament at the end of January, has sparked fury among women’s rights campaigners in the country.
There is hope on the horizon...
Turkey’s opposition has won a high-stakes rerun of the Istanbul mayoral election, a serious blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a landmark victory in a country where many feared democracy was failing.