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“#Protesters urge end to violence against women in Turkey<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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ISTANBUL \u2014 Thousands of people joined a Women\u2019s Day march in central Istanbul on Monday to denounce violence against women in Turkey, where more than 400 women were killed last year.<\/p>\n

As in previous years, riot police put up barricades and blocked demonstrators from marching to the city\u2019s main square, Taksim, citing security concerns. Unable to reach Taksim, the demonstrators walked in the opposite direction toward the shores of the Bosporus, where the march ended peacefully.<\/p>\n

The demonstrators are demanding strong measures to stop attacks on women by former partners or family members as well as government commitment to a European treaty on combating violence against women.<\/p>\n

Some officials from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\u2019s Islam-oriented party have advocated a review of the agreement, claiming it encourages divorce and promotes LGBT culture which they say are contrary to the country\u2019s conservative values.<\/p>\n

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Protesters chant slogans during the demonstration. People gathered in central Istanbul for a march to celebrate International Women\u2019s Day before hundreds of riot police blocked their path, preventing protesters from advancing. <\/figcaption>
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A total of 68 women were killed in the country since the start of the year, according to the We Will Stop Femicide Platform. At least 408 women were killed in 2020, according to the group.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Monday, Erdogan pledged to form a new parliamentary committee to look into ways to prevent attacks on women, saying \u201cwe just cannot allow it to happ<\/a>en.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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