In Turkey, secular women alarmed about future under new Erdoğan term
Women’s rights groups in Turkey, fearful that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s election victory will further threaten past legal victories, are rethinking their strategies as they lick their wounds.
Mr. Erdoğan narrowly defeated opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, 52% to 48%, in a runoff election vote, benefitting from strong support among the conservative, religious women who have long constituted his loyal base.
“Erdoğan made us feel accepted as women in headscarves,” said Aysa Kartal, a homemaker with three children, as she voted for the president in Istanbul on Sunday. “We are happy and
