"Domestic Violence" Under the Spotlight

The "Certificate Program on Combating Domestic Violence", organized in partnership between Bahçeşehir University and the Istanbul Bar Association, has started. The four-day program features expert speakers, including from abroad.

"Combating Domestic Violence" has begun to be addressed in all its aspects at Bahçeşehir University. On the first day of the certificate program organized for this purpose, Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Arts and Sciences Head of the Department of Sociology Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Narlı and attorney Vildan Yirmibeşoğlu shared their knowledge with participants on "Factors Causing Domestic Violence."

Delivering the opening speech of the program, Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law Dean Prof. Dr. Ayşe Nuhoğlu said that domestic violence is still a common problem of all societies. Nuhoğlu said, "The issue that needs particular emphasis is the women, reaching 92%, who have silently endured violence, referred to as the dark figures. The number of these women must be reduced, and they must be encouraged."
 

''ASYMMETRIC POWER RELATIONS ARE ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS'
 

In her speech, Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Narlı stated that, sociologically, there is an asymmetric power relationship between women and men, and that the gender gap is extremely wide and is not closing. Narlı added that Türkiye is among the 15 countries with the most negative picture in this regard. The sociologist, who said that the number of women participating in employment and education and becoming entrepreneurs is the most important criterion in determining women's value, said, "We need special policies for women and the male perspective at the stage of analyzing violence against women."
 

Sharing her views on the subject, attorney Vildan Yirmibeşoğlu also said that the paradox created by the patriarchal mentality and male power must change, and that the difficulties of women who face problems in accessing justice must be resolved as soon as possible.