CEDAW SHADOW REPORT OF TURKEY 46th SESSION

Abstract

This report was prepared by Federation of Women Associations of Turkey founded in 1976 structuring 10 member association located in various parts of Turkey. This report has been constituted with the contribution of aforementioned 10 member association via utilization of both related feedback reports and field studies. KASAİD (Association for Researching and Examining Women’s Social Life) conducted secretary and composition of this report. In addition to that, our federation has been conducted CEDAW principles related training programs by means of “EU Grant Funds” in between 2008 and 2009 within 81 cities of Turkey. In the framework of CEDAW Turkey report preparation procedures, our organization attended all two meetings arranged by the government in April 2007 and November and declared its reservations to the report.