Gender equality is one of the founding values of the EU and it goes back to 1957 when the principle of equal pay for equal work became part of the Treaty of Rome. Turkey, on its path to EU membership, accelerated the efforts for promoting gender equality with consequent demands for reforms to align with the EU acquis on gender policy. Although Turkey put several legislative and institutional reforms in place regarding the gender equality in the country, implementation and realization of these rights still remain as a challenge for Turkey which reflects itself in the world-wide rankings on gender equality published by the United Nations (UN) and World Economic Forum (WEF). According to 2014 data presented by the reports, Turkey ranks well below the Member States of the EU.

IKV Brief "Mind the Gap: Gender (In)Equality in Turkey" (No: 28) prepared by IKV Junior Researcher Büşra Çatır is published. To read the brief note, please click here.