Musawah Oral Statement on Turkey (2022)
In May 2022, Musawah and Havle Women’s Association submitted a Joint Thematic Report on Turkey to the CEDAW Committee for review during the 82nd session. This report examines Turkey’s legal framework and practices that enforce de jure and de facto discrimination against women in the following areas: child, early, and forced marriage, and mandatory surname […]
Thematic Report on Article 16, Family Law and Women’s Rights in Turkey
In May 2022, Musawah and Havle Women’s Association submitted a Joint Thematic Report on Turkey to the CEDAW Committee for review during the 82nd session. This report examines Turkey’s legal framework and practices that enforce de jure and de facto discrimination against women in the following areas: child, early, and forced marriage, and mandatory surname […]
Musawah Thematic Report on Turkey (2016)
In July 2016, the Musawah Thematic Report on Turkey was submitted to the CEDAW Committee for review at its 64th Session in Geneva, Switzerland. This report examines Turkish laws and practices that enforce de jure and de facto discrimination against women in the following areas: equal rights & responsibilities in marriage (gender stereotypes); early marriage & polygamy; access to divorce; and violence against women.
Country Table – Turkey
In 2016, Musawah began compiling country tables containing an overview of legislative frameworks, available case law, policies, procedures and practices in the 12 principal areas of concern relating to Muslim family laws. Law reforms in multiple Muslim contexts proves that these laws are based on fiqh and thus not divine or unchangeable, and so must be reformed to address concerns and realities of people living today.
حقائق من الداخل: تقرير عالمي عن المساواة في الأسرة المسلمة
جمع “حقائق من الداخل” تقارير مقدمة من منظمات وناشطات على المستوى الوطني من 30 دولة، ليقدم بذلك خلفية معلوماتية عن قوانين الأسرة وممارساتها في تلك البلدان، بما في ذلك تفاصيل أسباب كون المساواة في الأسرة ضرورية والفرص المتاحة لجعل المساواة في الأسرة ممكنة The ‘Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim […]
Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim Family
The ‘Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim Family‘ report, based on information provided by national groups, shows why equality in Muslim family laws is necessary and why it is possible in 30 countries. ‘Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim Family‘ is available in ENGLISH and ARABIC. Countries […]
Compilation of Resources Related to Women’s Rights in Muslim Family Laws
The Compilation of Resources outlines and brings together resources from Musawah’s holistic framework – Islamic teachings, universal human rights, national and constitutional guarantees of equality, and the lived realities of women and men – broken down according to specific topics related to women’s rights in Muslim family laws. Over the past two decades, research and […]
