IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas discussed women's rights in Turkey's EU accession process at the workshop titled “Prospects for Civil Society in EU-Turkey Relations” organised as part of the “Turkey-Europe Forum” supported by the Stiftung Mercator on 7 April 2022. Speaking at the workshop held within the scope of the Mercator Alumni Fund Assoc. Prof. Nas firstly stated Turkey's accomplishments on women's rights in the EU accession and then touched upon the problems women face in everyday life. Lastly, Nas pointed out that although Turkey's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention implies an important backsliding in the  process, the struggle of civil society in this area continues.