The law against sexual abuse of children will be reviewed. Novelties will include recognizing juveniles under the age of 18 as children. Furthermore, calling a child ...»

Turkish dailies ignored ethic principles and the laws when they reported about a mother and her four-year-old child who had been heavily abused. The papers published ...»

19 of the 20 defendants face aggravated prison sentences of at least 15 years each under charges of "aggravated sexual abuse" in the case of sexual ...»

The "Purple Roof" Women's Shelter Foundation pointed out that one out of four children is exposed to sexual abuse: "In order to prevent child abuse we ...»

This year's national Children's Day celebrated in Turkey on 23 April was shadowed by recent incidents of violence against children, abuse, rape and death besides punishments ...»

Primary school students in Siirt were abused and raped by school staff throughout the last two years. The Teachers' Union Eğitim-Sen said that everybody who helped ...»

Special units for children that were exposed to sexual harassment, rape and domestic violence have been established in state hospitals. TİHV chairwomen Fincancı and ATUD Chairman ...»

Two activists will stand trial on 1 October, on allegations of insulting and attacking Hüseyin Üzmez, who is condemned to 13 years for sexually molesting a ...»

In the Üzmez case, the judges have demanded a new report on child B.Ç. Öztürk from the Bursa Women’s Platform says that this would increase the ...»

A school principle beats up 12 students for not cleaning the school garden by hitting their hands with a big pair of compasses. The students are ...»

Lawyer Asma claims that the judiciary does not protect exploited children, but their families: "The family who forced their child to marry should have been tried ...»

Following the recent controversy in France, where a Turkish child was raped by a child abuser released from prison, lawyer Akco evaluates Turkish legal provisions and ...»