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Turkey has formally withdrawn from a landmark international treaty protecting women from violence.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 women's organizations meeting in Taksim to cancel the decision. The police did not allow the women to walk. The police attacked the women who were loaded on the barricades with tear gas and sound bombs.