The first ever female chair of the Confederation of the Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK), Arzu Çerkezoğlu, has said she will help strengthen the fight of women workers in unionizing and increasing their representation in the union.
Prof. Dr. Feride Acar, a prominent Turkish academic at Ankara’s Middle East Technical University with extensive knowledge and experience on women’s rights issues, has been included in the global network of Apolitical’s list of the 100 most influential people in gender policy around the world.
Women in Turkey endure a culture of violence.