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KENYON: Aisha says she expects an upturn in violence against women as a result of this decision.人工智能SHA: Well, leaving this convention means we already are in a climate of violence in Turkey as everyone knows. And this officially opens the road to more and more to this.KENYON: Standing nearby, 29-year-old Emre Citin says men need to take up this cause as well.EMRE CITIN: .KENYON: I came here to stand with the women, he says, to say no to this unlawful move. It's not only the women, he adds. It's not right for men, women, children, everyone. Erdogan's director of communications, Fahrettin Altun, issued a statement clarifying the reasons for pulling out of the convention, which also requires states to protect LGBT rights. Altun says the Istanbul convention had been, quote, hijacked by a group of people attempting to normalize homosexuality, which is incompatible with Turkey's social and family values.On social media, critics say Erdogan issued the decree in a bid to shore up sagging support from his conservative religious backers, fearing that Turkey's sagging economy was eroding his base. But analysts say for other groups, the move is likely to harden opposition to Erdogan as he prepares to stand for reelection sometime between now and 2023. Peter Kenyon, NPR News, Istanbul.