There's good news for men in a southern Turkish village.
For a month, the women of Sirt have been banishing their men from the bedroom, refusing sex until the men provide running water to the village.
Now, the government has agreed to give the men enough pipes to build a water system, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.
The government directorate of rural affairs agreed to give the men enough pipes to build an 8km water system that would run from a nearby source to the village, which is near the Mediterranean, Anatolia reported.
The men would have to lay the pipes themselves. It was not clear when the men would receive the pipes or if the women would now end the bedroom boycott.
One woman said the men would have to wait until the pipe system is built.
"They won't be able to get into our bedrooms until the water runs through the taps," Fatma Koru said, laughing as she spoke. "The protest will continue."
Ayse Sari, a grandmother, said she didn't think the ban was serious.
"It's just something the women said, and it worked," Sari said. "We got the attention. We were tired of carrying the water. Those who had donkeys were lucky."
For months, the women of Sirt have been forced to line up in front of a trickling village fountain for water that they carry home in large containers, a walk that can be several kilometers.
Faliha Sari was coy about whether she would let her husband back into the bedroom.
"Everything starts and ends with water," she said, refusing to elaborate. "We're happy that it is finally arriving."
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