Legal move over Turkey PM's 'no laughing women' remark

Women’s rights activists and female politicians have filed a legal complaint against Turkey’s deputy prime minister who said last week that women should not laugh aloud in public.

Legal move over Turkey PM's 'no laughing women' remark

Women’s rights activists and female politicians have filed a legal complaint against Turkey’s deputy prime minister who said last week that women should not laugh aloud in public.

Aylin Nazliaka said the women filed the complaint with court officials in Istanbul, accusing Bulent Arinc of violating charters on gender discrimination and allowing women to become “targets” of possible violence if they laugh in public.

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