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"I voted for the European Parliament resolution on a 2020 perspective for women in Turkey. According to the statistics, 39% of Turkish women have suffered physical violence during their lives. I must say how concerned I am about the severity of violence against women and about the ineffectiveness of the existing remedies and the leniency shown by the Turkish authorities in punishing the perpetrators of gender-based crimes. I welcome the fact that the level of participation of girls in primary education is increasing and that the gender gap in terms of the number of boys and girls in primary education is now almost completely closed. We urge the Turkish Government to take the necessary action to reduce gender inequalities and introduce further measures to ensure that children attend school. I also welcome the rise in the number of female members of the Turkish Parliament, from 9.1% in the 2007 elections to 14.3% following the 2011 elections.
However, the level of representation of Turkish women in politics, managerial positions in public administration and political parties remains low. We call for a new law on political parties and elections aimed at establishing a mandatory quota system ensuring the fair representation of women on electoral lists."@en1
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