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![[Turkey] Yakýn Ertürk, a sociology professor at the Middle East Technical University in the Turkish capital, Ankara, was appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences in August 2003. [Date picture tak](https://assets.thenewhumanitarian.org/s3fs-public/styles/responsive_large_2x/public/images/20051188.jpg.webp?itok=ppNcIwTU "Yakin Ertürk, a sociology professor at the Middle East Technical University in the Turkish capital, Ankara, was appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women in August 2003")
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