Selma Atabek, a women’s rights activist, has said violence against women is the most important problem in Turkey and that it affects women from all walks of life.
“In the past, we thought that it happens only to women in lower socioeconomic strata. But this is not the case. Women from all walks of life face violence,” she said.
Many studies show that nearly one in two women suffer violence at least once in their lifetime. A recent study has shown that 42 percent of Turkish women have been victims of physical or sexual violence by a male relative or spouse at least once in their lives. The figures are the result of the yearlong National Research Project on Domestic Violence Against Women in Turkey, funded by the European Union.
The results are not encouraging in European countries, either. In the United Kingdom, one woman dies every three days as a result of domestic violence. In the Netherlands, one-fifth of all women have been subjected to violence by a partner or ex-partner. Read more ...
“In the past, we thought that it happens only to women in lower socioeconomic strata. But this is not the case. Women from all walks of life face violence,” she said.
Many studies show that nearly one in two women suffer violence at least once in their lifetime. A recent study has shown that 42 percent of Turkish women have been victims of physical or sexual violence by a male relative or spouse at least once in their lives. The figures are the result of the yearlong National Research Project on Domestic Violence Against Women in Turkey, funded by the European Union.
The results are not encouraging in European countries, either. In the United Kingdom, one woman dies every three days as a result of domestic violence. In the Netherlands, one-fifth of all women have been subjected to violence by a partner or ex-partner. Read more ...
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