Turkey restricts planned caesarean deliveries, MP protests at latest assault on women's rights

Turkey restricts planned caesarean deliveries, MP protests at latest assault on women's rights

Turkey’s health ministry has banned planned caesarean (C-section) deliveries at private health clinics, according to a regulation published on ...

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This article The creative playbook behind Turkey’s mass protests was originally published by Waging Nonviolence. In late March 2025, Turkey was rocked by its largest protests in a decade after Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu — a leading rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — was detained on corruption and terrorism charges. Outrage over his jailing and the subsequent closure of city services (such as metro and bus lines) under a protest ban qui…

Controversy in Turkey after the government banned cesarean births in private clinics. The Erdogan regime wants more children born naturally and justifies its decision by saying that reducing cesarean births is aimed at "promoting normal births and maintaining population growth." The decision has sparked a wave of reactions and protests in Turkey.