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Women gather in Istanbul on the day Turkey officially withdraws from the Istanbul Convention

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This footage was filmed and produced 1 July 2021.

Turkey has formally withdrawn from a landmark international treaty protecting women from violence. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had ended the country’s participation in the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention through a surprise overnight decree in March. The decision prompted widespread demonstrations and condemnation from women’s rights groups and western countries. A court appeal to stop the withdrawal was rejected this week, and Turkey formally departed the Istanbul Convention on Thursday.

The video shows thousend of women gathering together in a protest about the Turkish government's withdrawl from the Istanbul convention.

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