Results of the "School Safety in Türkiye" Survey Released

The results of the"School Safety in Türkiye"survey, conducted by Bahçeşehir University (BAU) and CSG (City Security Group) Security Company through the İKSARA Research Company,were shared with the public on Tuesday, 10 September 2013at a press conference held at Bahçeşehir University.

The press conference was attended by BAU Chair of the Board of TrusteesEnver Yücel, New York University faculty member and İKSARA Research Company Research DirectorAssoc. Prof. Dr. Selçuk Şirin, CSG Chair of the BoardOsman Öztürkand BAU Head of the Department of SociologyProf. Dr. Nilüfer Narlı. According to the survey, conducted between 13-15 August 2013 through interviews with 1,000 people , parents were found to be extremely concerned aboutschool safety. The survey results show that most parents feel uneasy about safety even during the hours when their children are at school.

According to the face-to-face interviews, 3 out of every 4 parents who took part in the survey stated that they are concerned about their child's safety during school hours. Parents with higher education and income levels are the group most uncomfortable with the safety environment in schools, while 60 percent of parents think that students commit violence against each other and verbally threaten each other at school. According to the survey results, parents are not only concerned about safety at school. 64 percent of parents do not think their child is safe on the way to school either. This rate reaches 80 percent among parents whose children walk or use public transportation to school, while 50 percent of parents whose children use the school bus are concerned about their child's safety on the way to school.

Other results of the"School Safety in Türkiye"survey conducted by Bahçeşehir University (BAU) and CSG (City Security Group) Security Company through the İKSARA Research Company are as follows:

- 1 out of every 2 people living in Istanbul thinks that school administrators and teachersdo not havesufficient knowledge and equipment on safety.

-81%of participants believe that private security officers are necessary in schools.

- This rate reaches85%among individuals with school-age children.

-76%of participants think that private security officers would be useful in preventing crime in schools. Among parents, this rate is80%.

-41%of participants consider thecooperation between private security and the policein schools sufficient,37% consider it insufficient, while, 22% state that they have no opinion on the matter.

-         As the level of education increases, the number of those who find the private security-police cooperation in schoolsinsufficientalso increases.

To access all the results of the survey, click here