Ankara - Last week, the Republican People's Party (CHP) withdrew from the parliamentary commission investigating the reasons for the violence against women. The CHP will form a “Shadow Commission” in order to fulfill the real function of the parliamentary commission. CHP Ankara MP Gamze Taşçıer held a press conference and said, “We will invite scientists and non-governmental organizations and we will prepare a comprehensive report together. First, we will hold a workshop about Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, which will take effect on July 1, and we will publish a notice.”

A comprehensive report will be prepared

Gamze Taşçıer stated that they (CHP) decided to withdraw from the parliamentary commission investigating the reasons for the violence against women due to the lack of a negotiation environment and scandalous speeches of those invited by the government. "The commission has no other function than to legitimize Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, and to make suggestions that will lead to a decrease in women’s gained rights. As CHP, we are going to form a shadow commission to do what the parliamentary commission has to do. We will invite scientists and non-governmental organizations and we will prepare a comprehensive report together.”