100th anniversary of the Civil Code, women's equality still not achieved

Stating that women's struggle for equality has not ended even though 100 years have passed since the Civil Code, Tuskan said, "Gender equality has still not been implemented. Although equality is provided in our laws, we see that gender equality has not been implemented."

Aydeniz Alisbah Tuskan

Stating that women are still subject to men's intervention in daily life, Tuskan said, "Women are responsible for everything and every action. This is not the case for men." Tuskan also emphasized that women should be more represented in politics and decision-making mechanisms, and pointed out that it is not enough for women to have the right to vote and be elected, but that this right must be transformed into an effective representation in decision-making mechanisms.

'VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IS A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION'

Tuskan stated that violence against women is still one of the main unsolved problems and said, "We still have not achieved success in terms of violence." Stating that 294 women were killed in 2025, Tuskan stated that women were killed because they wanted to break up, did not accept men's offers or made decisions about their own lives. Tuskan: “We need to accept that violence against women is a human rights violation.” he said.

'SECULARITY AND EQUALITY SHOULD BE PROTECTED TOGETHER'

Stating that protecting the secular understanding of law on which the Civil Code is based is also important for women's rights, Tuskan drew attention to the developments in the field of education.

Tuskan said, "The basis of the Civil Code is secularism" and criticized the increasing influence of religion-oriented structures in the education system. Tuskan stated that child marriages are still one of the unresolved problems and said, "We see that 10 thousand girls are married in a year. However, in the Civil Code, the age of marriage is 18 years of age. This is also against the Convention on the Rights of the Child. All these are our problems."