"AKP and the status of women
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
AYŞE ÖZGÜN
I had the privilege of attending a meeting arranged by the General Directorate of the Status of Women held in Istanbul last weekend at the Conrad Hotel. Steered by State Minister Nimet Çubukçu and featuring an international panel of speakers along with an opening address by Prime Minister Erdoğan, the meeting and its organization by Zarakol was faultless. The hall was jam-packed with women when I entered and there wasn't a chair to be had. Strangely enough, though, as soon as the prime minister completed his speech and left the premises, the hall became half empty."
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