Legal AlertThe Termination Date of the Istanbul Convention for the Republic of Turkey is Determined.

30 April 2021

It was decided through the Presidential Decision dated 19.03.2021 and numbered 3718 published in the Official Gazette dated 20.03.2021 and numbered 31429, that the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (“Istanbul Convention”) be terminated for the Republic of Turkey.

Through the Presidential Decision dated 29.04.2021 and numbered 3928 (“Decision no. 3928”) published in the Official Gazette dated 30.04.2021 and numbered 31470, the termination date of the Istanbul Convention for the Republic of Turkey is determined as 01.07.2021.

You may reach the full Turkish version of the Decision no. 3928 via the link below:

https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2021/04/20210430-13.pdf