"Women in Turkey now face a big challenge of changing the perception of the society about the power of women and whether they are inferior to men," said Tumer.

Tumer also worries about the physical security of Turkish women. "Especially with the honor killings in the eastern parts," she said. "The safety of girls still remains to be a big problem. There have been laws that have been passed, and many police officers and other authorities are being trained about this. But more awareness and education for all girls is necessary to tackle this issue.

Tumer says will carry home two messages from the G(irls) 20 Summit-I is that education be made available to all girls in Turkey. "The first message that I would give is the need for education," she said. "There are many girls in rural areas that don't have access to primary school. And other than that, we need to empower women and let them become part of the formal sector in business and also let them be part of political decision making mechanisms."

She says that while laws have been passed against this type of violence, the government needs to conduct educational campaigns to tackle this issue and make sure all Turkish women are safe.

This unique summit was organized by a number of international charities, including the Toronto-based Belinda Stronach Foundation, Oxfam, Save the Children, and the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. Ultimately, the goal of the summit is to bring the economic power of girls and women to the attention of G-20 leaders and help ensure that women's issues are brought to the forefront of all future agendas.