Workshop for municipalities on violence against women

The "Workshop for Domestic Violence Policy Development and Implementation Guide for Municipalities" was held in association with the Union of Municipalities of Turkey as part of the "Business Against Domestic Violence (BADV)" Project of the Sabancı University Corporate Governance Forum supported by the United Nations Population Fund and Sabancı Foundation, and executed in partnership with TÜSİAD.

The workshop was held online on July 16 and was attended by representatives of 14 municipalities.

The workshop began with introductory remarks by Union of Municipalities of Turkey Project and Finance Manager Cemal Baş and BADV Project Manager Sevda Alkan, and continued with information given by Sabancı University Corporate Governance Forum Director Melsa Ararat.

Parallel sessions were held to exchange ideas about workplace policies to be developed by municipalities, and the first steps towards the policy development guide were taken.