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Antalya, Turkiye 10 October 2025
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From knowledge to action: Training on strategic litigation strengthens sustainable advocacy for gender equality

With a shared commitment to justice and equality, 74 lawyers (63 women, 11men) from the Antalya Bar Association and civil society representatives gathered in Antalya to explore how strategic litigation can serve as a powerful driver of lasting change in women’s rights in Türkiye.

Through practical exercises, participants learned to identify high-impact cases with potential to influence law, public opinion, and systemic reforms for gender equality. They also practiced drafting amicus curiae briefs and third-party interventions, turning theory into strategies ready for use.

The training also included members of TÜBAKKOM (Women’s Law Commission of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations), whose nationwide role in coordinating women’s rights commissions will ensure that the knowledge and skills gained in Antalya have a multiplier effect: reinforcing sustainability and spreading strategic litigation tools across Türkiye.

The action “Fostering women's access to justice in Türkiye” is part of the European Union and Council of Europe’s joint programme "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye“. It contributes to enhancing accessibility and quality of legal aid services for women and supporting key stakeholders, including civil society, as well as increasing legal awareness and literacy among women in Türkiye.

Horizontal Facility III

The joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” (Horizontal Facility III) is a co-operation initiative, running from 2023 until 2026. The programme covers actions in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye. It enables the Beneficiaries to meet their reform agendas in the fields of human rights, rule of law and democracy and to comply with European
standards, which is also a priority for the EU enlargement process. 

The envelope of this facility amounts to ca. 41 million EUR (85% funded by the EU, 15% by the CoE).

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.