Erdogan: Violence against women is unacceptable, not in Turkey's culture

And the violence used against them bothers me a lot. I believe that the person who thinks a woman deserves such an attitude only because of her gender is not part of humanity,” said Erdogan at a meeting organised by the International Women's Union in Ankara.

“All these acts are crimes against humanity,” he added.

The problem we have to solve is eliminating the environment that encourages emperors and the savages that act. We will do it together,” said Erdogan, reports “Hurriyet”, Periscopi broadcast.

The Turkish president also said about gender discrimination, which according to him is “acceptable in Turkish culture. ”

And we, as part of the civilization where women and men are considered two sides of a coin, are against all sexistic goals. We are continuing to fight against these distorted meanings that cause pain and the removal of dignity in humans. These sexist acts are against our culture, history and dynamics of our social life,” he said.

Any meaning that excludes women from all aspects of life primarily from politics, economy and education is a big risk and a great lack of society, not just our sisters”, the statement says.. /Periscopi/