Erdogan under pressure: arrest, protests and the caesarean section ban!

Erdogan under pressure: arrest, protests and the caesarean section ban!

Istanbul, Türkei - The political pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is growing, especially after the opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu. This situation leads to persistent protests in the country, which increasingly avert many voters from Erdoğan. According to Derwesten.de Showing that the AKP has dropped to 29.2%, while the opposition 34.8% lies.

In this political context, Erdoğan plans a law that is not to ban the necessary caesarean sections in Turkey. This is done with the aim of increasing the birth rate that is currently 1.5 children per woman, but above the level in Germany of 1.38 children. A central aspect of this law is that women should wait longer after a caesarean section to get pregnant again.

The ban on the Caesarean sections

The Federal Government recently imposed a ban on planned caesarean sections without medical necessity in private clinics. This decision, which was published in the Official Journal, has caused massive criticism of human rights groups and the opposition, as Tageschau.de Critics, including the doctor Aysegül Ates Tarla, accuse the government of putting pressure on women in order to increase population growth with all its might.

Protests against the new regulation have been announced in the cities of Istanbul and Ankara. Erdoğan declared the “year of the family” in 2025 and started a campaign to promote natural births. This Initiative is even supported by football players from the Sivasspor association, who presented a banner with the inscription "Natural birth is of course" in a game, which caused additional displeasure.

social reactions and health aspects

The high rate of caesarean sections in Turkey, which, according to estimates, is over 50%, is the focus of criticism. Many doctors underline the fact that planned caesarean sections should ideally only be carried out for medical reasons, since women often need longer waiting times for renewed pregnancy after such an intervention. Many women perceive these state regulations as an interference with their privacy and as a task of personal decisions, which is attached to a profound social debate, such as the sueddeutsche.de Notes.

Erdoğan emphasizes the importance of children's birth as essential for national survival and sees the falling population growth as a greater threat to Turkey than war. In view of the decline in the birth rate, which of 2.4 children per woman fell to the current 1.5 in 2001, he asks Turkish women to give birth to a total of three children. The discussion about the ban on the Caesarean sections becomes increasingly a symbol of the conflict between state control and individual freedom.