Women who support the Green Left Party against the climate of fear created by the AKP-MHP government, the one-man regime and the usurpation of women's achievements emphasized that the upcoming elections would be very critical for women.

In an interview with ANF, Green Left Party Ankara Co-Spokeswoman Gülcan Tarkan remarked that their goal was to democratize the republic. She said: “The main goal of the democratic forces in Turkey is to reflect the demands for social change in the elections, which are an opportunity to do so. In broad terms, it is very valuable that those who want to remove the one-man regime and those who demand a system change cooperate in the elections. We are the subject of a unifying politics. We have a long-running experience of struggle, including elections. It is possible to reveal the political perspective of the Green Left Party under four main headings: economic justice, environmental and climate justice, justice of recognition and justice of participation. A strong Green Party in the parliament can raise the struggle to democratize the republic.”

FOR WOMEN’S FREEDOM

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Çankaya District Head Gülçin Polat said: “We think that this election is important to get rid of the disaster of this century and to launch a democratic century. We know that elections are critical, especially for women. We regard the elections as very important for our freedoms and getting rid of AKP rule. It is very important for us, women, who have felt this 20-year-long disaster most deeply, to support the Green Left Party.”

Yağmur Alaz Gülveren, who will vote for the Green Left Party, expressed her reasons for supporting the party: “We all witness the change in universities. We are disturbed by the climate of fear created by the government in universities. At the same time, as a woman, I find this election important for the re-introduction of the Istanbul Convention and the effective implementation of Law No. 6284. Let our professors go back to their universities. I will vote for the Green Left Party for femicides and sexual assaults against women to end and for political prisoners to be released.”