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İKV DERGİSİ
“Türkiye’nin tek AB Dergisi”
İlk sayısı Mart 1981 tarihinde
yayımlanan, 2010 yılında 150’nci
sayısı ile okuyucuları ile tekrar
buluşan İKV Dergisi, Türkiye’deki,
AB’deki ve Türkiye-AB ilişkileri
bağlamındaki güncel gelişmeleri,
toplumun çeşitli kesimlerinden
gelen yazılar ile aylık olarak
takipçilerine aktarmaya
devam eden, Türkiye-AB
ilişkileri konusunda ülkemizdeki
tek düzenli dergidir.
İKV BÜLTENİ ve IKV MONTHLY
2004 yılından bu yana,
haftalık olarak hazırlanan
Türkçe İKV E-Bülten, AB ve
Türkiye-AB ilişkilerinde yaşanan
gelişmeler hakkında okuyucuları
bilgilendirmekte; 2014 yılından
bu yana aylık olarak hazırlanan
IKV Monthly ise, yabancı
okuyuculara özellikle Türkiye-
AB ilişkileri sürecinde Türkiye’de
yaşanan gelişmeler hakkında
bilgi vermektedir.
İNTERNET SITESI VE
MIKROSITELER
Modern çağın gereklerine uygun olarak
yeniden düzenlenerek, güncellenen
Türkçe ve İngilizce İKV internet sitesi,
Türkiye-AB ilişkilerindeki gelişmeleri
içeren güncel haber ve duyurular;
temel AB politikalarına ilişkin bilgiler;
AB, Türkiye-AB ilişkileri ve katılım
müzakereleriyle ilgili kapsamlı ve
detaylı değerlendirme notlarını tüm
paydaşlarımızın kullanımına sunmaktadır.
Mikrositeler ile de Türkiye-AB ilişkilerinde
önem arz eden alanlara ilişkin interaktif
uygulamaları da kullanarak, sürekli olarak
zenginleştirilmektedir.
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GENDER (IN)EQUALITY INTURKEY
1965
behind).According toGGGR,
female-to-male ratioofeconomic
participationandopportunity in
Turkey is0.43compared to the
average levelofallcountrieswhich
is0.59. Inotherwords,menare twice
more likely tobeable toparticipate
in the labour force thanwomen
inTurkey. The figures forpolitical
empowermentofwomen inTurkey
representamorepessimisticpicture:
female-to-male ratioofpolitical
empowerment inTurkey is0.08
compared to theaveragevalueof
0.214.
Considering the steps taken
byTurkeywithin the framework
ofEUaccessionprocess, these
figures representabigcontroversy
between the legaland institutional
developmentswith regards to
genderequality inTurkey.Themajor
reason for suchagapbetween the
policiesandpractices is likely to
stem from limited implementation
of the regulationsdue todominant
socialnormsandpractices inTurkey.
Suchnormsandpracticeswhich
arealreadydeeply-rooted in the
societyarealso supportedbyhigh-
levelpolitical figureswhich impede
furtherdevelopmentofgender
equality indicated in
the2014ProgressReport,Turkey
doesnot fulfil theeconomicand
politicalcriteria formaintaining the
equalitybetweenmenandwomen
and should increaseefforts to foster
womenparticipation in labour
market,policymakinganddecision-
making in thepublic sector for
furtheralignmentwithEU standards.
Legaland Institutional
Developments forPromoting
GenderEquality
Considering the fact that
women in someof theoldest (i.e.,
France, Italy)and relativelynewest
(i.e.Slovenia,Malta,Bulgariaand
Romania)EUMemberStates
gained the right tovoteand to
beelected in the1940s,Turkey
standsasoneof thepioneering
countries forprovidinggender
equality inEurope.EUaccession
processhasbeen themain
contributor foraccelerating these
efforts. In1985,Turkey signed
and ratified theConventionon
theEliminationofAllFormsof
DiscriminationagainstWomen
(CEDAW)which is themost
comprehensive legal regulationat
international level.Furthermore,
with theaimofharmonising
Turkish legislationongender
equalitywith theEUacquis ,
Turkeyhas introduceda seriesof
amendments in theConstitution,
theTurkishCivilCode,LabourLaw
and thePenalCodewhichare
themain legislation regulating
genderpolicy throughout the
2000s. Inaddition to these legal
regulations, institutionalchanges
alsohavebeenbrought to
realize thegoalsofeliminating
discriminationagainstwomen
in linewithCEDAW
thatend, theGeneralDirectorate
ofWomen’sStatus,Ministryof
FamilyandSocialPoliciesand
EqualOpportunitiesCommission
in theTurkishGrandNational
Assemblywereestablished.Yet,
it is important tonote that the
replacementof theStateMinistry
forWomenandFamilyAffairswith
theMinistryofFamilyandSocial
Policieswere subject to severe
criticismand isconsidereda step-
back inpromotinggenderequality
due to removalof“women”from
the titleof theMinistry.
Gender (In)Equality in
Turkey:WhatDo theFigures
Say?
AlthoughTurkey initiated
comprehensivepolicies for
promotinggenderequality in
theearlydaysof theRepublic
andmaintained itseffortsduring
theEUaccessionprocess,Turkey
finds itselfwellbelowmany
countriesonglobal rankings. In
fact,whengenderequality in
Turkey iscompared to thoseofEU
MemberStates,Turkey ranksas the
country representing thehighest
gender inequality.According to
2014Global Inequality Indexof
UnitedNationswhich isoneof
thewidely-used indicesofgender
equality,Turkey ranks69thoutof
187countrieswhile theworst-
performingEUMemberState
Bulgaria ranksas the58th.
Furthermore, in2014Global
GenderGapReport (GGGR)
publishedby theWorldEconomic
Forum,Turkey ranks125thout
of142countries (only leaving
countries suchasAlgeria,Ethiopia,
Oman,EgyptandSaudiArabia
Genderequality is (and
hasalwaysbeen)a key
issue inTurkey. In fact,Turkey
isoneof thecountrieswhere
the first legalacts regarding
equalitybetweenmenand
womendateback to the1920s.
In1925,apoliticalparty for
women’rights (Women’sPeople
Party– KadınlarHalkFırkası)
wasestablishedwith theaim
to increase theparticipation
ofwomen inpolitics.Five
years later,Turkishwomen
weregranted the right tovote
inmunicipalelections.On5
December1934, theywere
granted full suffrageand in the
firstelectionswomenobtained
18 seats in theParliament (4.6%
of total seats).
EUaccessionprocesshasgreatlycontributed toaccelerating theefforts topromotegenderequality inTurkey.
IKVDELEGATION’SVISITTOBRUSSELS
IKVDelegation,Secretary-GeneralAssoc.Prof.ÇiğdemNas,DeputySecretary-General
andResearchDirectorMelihÖzsözandBrusselsRepresentativeHalukNurayheld
meetings inBrusselswith representativesofEU institutions.
InFebruary, IKVDelegation
metwithCommissioner for
EuropeanNeighbourhood
PolicyandEnlargement
Negotiations JohannesHahn’s
HeadofCabinetMichael
KarnitschnigandCabinet
MemberChristineGrau;
CommissionPresident Jean-
Claude Juncker’s spokesperson
MargaritisSchinas;High
Representative forForeignAffairs
andSecurityFedericaMogherini’s
ChefdeCabinetand former
HeadofEUDelegation inTurkey
StefanoManservisiandTurkey’s
PermanentRepresentative to the
EUSelimYenel. IKVdelegation
pursued theirmeetings in
Brussels inMarchandmetwith
HeadofTurkeyCabinetofHigh
Representativeof theUnion
forForeignAffairsandSecurity
PolicyAnnaVezyroglouand
EuropeanPolicyCentre’s (EPC)
ResearcherAmandaPaul.
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