The Women’s Assembly of the DEM Party issued a statement condemning the AKP-MHP government for trying to reinforce its "male-dominated" agenda through legislation, particularly targeting women’s rights. "We will never allow this," they declared, specifically opposing the reintroduction of Article 187, which mandates that women adopt their husband’s surname upon marriage.

In the statement, the Women’s Assembly reiterated their firm stance against any legal framework that confines women to family roles, upholds male dominance, or denies women’s autonomy. "We reject all legislation that defines half of society – women - solely within the family structure, reinforcing male authority,” the statement said.

The assembly highlighted that recent legislative moves by the AKP-MHP coalition aim to legally institutionalize sexism by undermining women’s rights, with the proposed changes to Article 187 of the Civil Code, titled "Woman's Surname," as a recent example. They affirmed that this approach "fails to recognize women as individuals, instead defining them within the confines of family and through men."

'We will expand our struggle in the streets'

The Women’s Assembly pledged to intensify their resistance, committing to take their struggle to the streets to protect women’s rights.