International Conference on Eurasian Economies
9-11 September 2015 – Kazan, RUSSIA
Paper detail
Paper ID : 1228
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Law
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Ebru Karaman
Session : 2D Hukuk I
Government’s Responsibility to Prevent the Violence against Women in Turkey
Türkiye’de Kadına Karşı Şiddetin Önlenmesinde Devletin Sorumluluğu
- Prof. Dr. Ebru Karaman (Istanbul Beykent University, Türkiye)
Abstract
Violence against women, which is accepted as a violation of human right in Turkey and in whole world for many years, causes physical and mental harms by practicing all kind of personal and collective behavior including force and pressure. Femicides have increased 1400% in the last seven years and one of every three women is subjected to violence. It is doubtful that in international law; Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and Council of Europe Convention and in additional to this in national law; The 1982 Constitution and The Law to Protect Family and Prevent Violence Against Women can provide effective guarantee to protect the place of woman in Turkish Society or not? Despite all of the legislative regulations, the violence against women in Turkey increasingly goes on. For this reason it is crucial to evaluate the articles no 5th, 10th, 17th, 41st and 90th of Constitution which compose the legal basis for preventing violence against women. Republic of Turkey’s founding philosophy bases on equality of women and men, which means equal rights for every single citizen. To end this violence against women; can be achieve only through provide this equality legally and defacto, and also, apply social state’s principles in real life. Because in social states, struggling against this violence should be accepted as government’s policy. The state should be in cooperation with all women's organizations and provide training for related trade bodies.
JEL codes: K30
Karaman, Ebru (2015). "Government’s Responsibility to Prevent the Violence against Women in Turkey" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2015, pp.584-590, Kazan, RUSSIA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C06.01228
