Sezer, Erdogan mark international women’s day

“But despite this progress, we cannot say that equality between the sexes has been truly attained,” he added. “Many women are unable to exercise their rights and freedoms and are subject to violations within the family, discrimination and various pressures, including religious ones, yet stay silent due to social and economic worries.” I hope that more women will get involved in politics, said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking yesterday in Istanbul at his ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) first women’s caucus. Erdogan stressed that many women are standing as candidates in this month’s local elections. “Unfortunately, women bear a heavy burden in the modern world,” lamented the premier.