Violence Against Women Examined in All Its Aspects

The Violence Against Women Certificate Program, jointly organized by Bahçeşehir University and the Istanbul Bar Association, will be held on Thursday, 2 February.

Many local and international guests will share their views in the program, which will be opened by Prof. Dr. Ayşe Nuhoğlu, Dean of the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law.

The 4-day program will cover many topics, from "Factors Causing Domestic Violence" to "Client Interview Techniques" and from "Sexual Offenses" to the laws in Germany and Türkiye.

Participation is free of charge, and those who attend the entire program will receive a Certificate of Participation from Bahçeşehir University.

To register, simply send an e-mail to uygun.hekim@bahcesehir.edu.tr

The details of the 40-hour certificate program are as follows:

DAY ONE: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2012 (CONFERENCE HALL B)

09:00-09:30 Registration

09:30-09:45 Opening

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ayşe Nuhoğlu, Dean of the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law

09:45-12:00 Factors Causing Domestic Violence

Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Narlı - Bahçeşehir University
Prof. Dr. Serpil Aydın Demirağ - Adnan Menderes University
Vildan Yirmibeşoğlu - Attorney

12:00-13:00 Lunch Break

13:00-14:30 The Development of Domestic Violence in Germany, Changing Laws and Practices

Prof. Dr. Helmut Kury - Max Planck Institute

14:30-14:45 Tea and Coffee Break

14:45-16:30 The Situation of Domestic Violence Victims, Domestic Violence in Germany According to Police Records

Prof. Dr. Helmut Kury - Max Planck Institute

16:30-16:45 Tea and Coffee Break

16:45-18:00 Client Interview Techniques

Prof. Lisa LeSage - Vice Dean, Lewis & Clark Law School

FRIDAY, 3 FEBRUARY 2012 (CONFERENCE HALL B)

09:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:05 Opening
    
10:05-11:00 Gender within the Framework of International Conventions

Att. Nazan Moroğlu - Lecturer, Yeditepe University

11:00-12:30 Evaluation of the Law on the Protection of the Family and the Amendment Proposal in the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye

Information on and evaluation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence

Att. Aydeniz Alisbah Tuskan - Istanbul Bar Association Board Member / Women's Rights Center Coordinator

12:30-13:30 Lunch Break

13:30-14:00 Operation of the Legal Aid Office - Evaluation of Questions and Suggestions on Its Operation

Att. Tuğçe Anayurt
 
14:00-14:15 Tea and Coffee Break

14:15-15:30 Turkish Penal Code: Offenses Against the Family Order

Prof. Dr. Ayşe Nuhoğlu - Dean, Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law

15:30-15:45 Tea and Coffee Break

15:45-17:30 Turkish Penal Code: Sexual Offenses
       
Prof. Dr. Ayşe Nuhoğlu - Dean, Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law

SATURDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 2012 (TÜRKAN ŞORAY CONFERENCE HALL)

09:30-10:00 Registration

10:00-11:30 Using Civil Law and Criminal Law to Provide Legal Assistance to Your Client
    
Assist. Prof. Dr. Sinan Altunç - Bahçeşehir University
İzzet Doğan - Retired Judge, 1st Family Court
Assist. Prof. Dr. Seda Öktem - Bahçeşehir University
Fahrettin Demirağ - Bahçeşehir University

12:00-13:30 Lunch Break

13:30-15:00 CEDAW Provisions - Amendments to the Turkish Civil Code on Equality Between Women and Men
    
Assist. Prof. Dr. Seda Öktem - Bahçeşehir University

15:00-15:15 Tea and Coffee Break

15:15-16:30 Creative Ways of Providing Assistance and Advocacy in System Change

Faculty Member Abdülkadir Kaya - Bahçeşehir University

SUNDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2012 (CONFERENCE HALL B)

09:30-10:00 Registration

10:00-11:30 Civil Code: Matrimonial Property Regimes

Att. Nazan Moroğlu - Lecturer, Yeditepe University

11:30-11:45 Tea and Coffee Break

11:45-12:30 Civil Code: Matrimonial Property Regimes

Att. Nazan Moroğlu - Lecturer, Yeditepe University

12:30-13:30 Lunch Break

13:30-14:45 The Forensic Medicine System - Forensic Examination - Legal Regulations and Problems in Genital Examination

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Alkan - Department of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

14:45-15:00 Tea and Coffee Break

15:00-16:15 Techniques for Interviewing Victims of Violence
         
Neşe Yüksel, Psychological Counselor - Istanbul Family Courts

16:15-17:30 Grounds for Divorce - Alimony - and Compensation Provisions

Att. İzzet Doğan - Retired Judge, Istanbul 1st Family Court

17:30-18:00 Certificate Presentation

PARTICIPATION IS FREE OF CHARGE, AND THOSE WHO ATTEND THE ENTIRE PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION FROM BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY.

TO REGISTER: uygun.hekim@bahcesehir.edu.tr