Tensions escalate in Parliament: Shroud protest against Minister Göktaş
Republican People's Party (CHP) deputies reacted to Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Göktaş. CHP's Veli Ağbaba stated, 'Turkey is the only country in the world where women's protests are treated as a crime.'
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The Planning and Budget Committee meetings in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) are continuing where they left off. Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Göktaş attended today's parliamentary sessions. Opposition deputies reacted very harshly to Göktaş.
SHROUD PROTEST
Deputies protested Family Minister Göktaş by writing the names of murdered women on a shroud. Following this, AKP deputies reacted to the situation.
CHP's Veli Ağbaba reacted to Minister Göktaş, stating, 'Turkey is the only country in the world where women's protests are treated as a crime.'
Femicides in Turkey continue to increase with each passing day. In particular, the AKP's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention had been met with great backlash from broad segments of society.