"In 2004, the European Commission noted in a recommendation on Turkey’s accession to the EU that violence and discrimination against women, including honor killings, is a major problem in Turkey.[9] A study from 2003 by Istanbul Bilgi University estimated that 31.5 % of Turkish women were beaten by their husbands, while another study from 2000 estimated that 97% of women experience psychological and physical domestic abuse.[10]"

United Nations Development Fund for Women - Turkey

Iran is a rich country with enermous energy resources, a long history and a versatile geography. In other words, they have everything to exist as a peaceful and an affluent nation.

By comparison, Turkey having depleted all its human/economic resources at a series of wars is not so rich as Iran.

Many Iranians I know are exremely sly and tactful people. They usually have a tendency towards excelling in sophisticated matters. Nearly half of the population in Iran is composed of Azeri Turks. You could communicate to most Iranians in Turkish therefore.

Thse people closely monitor the developments in European countries and Turkey. When they visit Turkey they quickly adapt to the life here. I've seen Iranian girls enjoying themselves in discos and bars just like a Western girl would.

I also hear that there is a behind the doors life in Iran which is risky but very colorful too. Some of those veiled women are said to convert themselves into party girls once the they escape from the streets.

What can you do when you know a mullah will burn your ass ?

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