ISTANBUL, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Turkish women staged a demonstration in the country's biggest city Istanbul on Sunday to protest against violence and the social restrictions on their dressings.
The crowd gathered at Central Macka Park, shouting slogans and carrying banners which read "Don't Mess with My Outfit" and "Justice for Women."
"I have enough of hearing people telling women what to wear and not to wear," 23-year-old Sevval told Xinhua.
Sevval, wearing a headscarf herself, noted that women can decide their own outfit and said "We can put on whatever we want."
Protesters mentioned that the verbal and physical attacks against women for their dressings have been on the rise lately across the city.
A 24-year-old young woman was recently warned by a private security guard at Macka Park for her "inappropriate" outfit, according to local media.
"I can not allow you to walk around in this park dressing like this," the guard was quoted as saying.
In June, another young woman was attacked by a man on a bus in Istanbul for wearing short clothes during the Muslim's holy month of Ramadan, according to Turkish media.
