"Turkish women increase parliamentary clout
(AFP) – Jun 13, 2011
ANKARA — The number of women in Turkey's parliament increased from 50 to 78 after Sunday's polls, according to unofficial results, but the gender gap remains wide.
Once the electoral board confirms the results, women would hold 14 percent of the seats in the 550-member parliament of the EU-hopeful country, where they are still struggling to overcome patriarchal traditions."
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