Aysen Ece Kavas, the Ankara representative of kadincinayetleri.org, told Xinhua that women rights activists from all around Turkey will meet to discuss and propose changes on women's rights on March 11 in Istanbul.
Kavas said 28 women were murdered by their husbands, partners or relatives in the single month of January 2018, and this number rose to 47 in February, the highest figure in recent months.
"Femicide cases occur mostly where women feel safe and by their relatives," she noted, adding that domestic violence is the most challenging problem of the Turkish society.
On Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Centre for Psychiatry in Turkey made a statement about the violence against women.
"Violence is not unavoidable. It can be prevented, and this is especially important for the lives of girls," it said.
The centre believes that all society must be mobilized to deal with this problem.
The media often advertise sexism and religion is often used as an excuse for men's violence toward women, the centre pointed out.
Despite the existence of anti-violence laws, deterrence is limited because men convicted of domestic violence often receive lenient sentences if a judge deems their behavior in court positive or respectful.
"The laws are there to be enforced. Deterrence can only be ensured if the laws are strictly applied to the crime without any extenuating circumstances," Canan Gullu, the head of the Federation of Women Associations of Turkey (TKDF), told Xinhua.
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