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‘Why didn’t you investigate the sexual abuse of student?’
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY HDP
‘Why didn’t you investigate the sexual abuse of student?’
After she realized that a high school student was sexually abused, a teacher made efforts to ensure that a legal action would be taken against the abusers, but she has been suspended from duty. The incident has been brought into Parliamentary agenda.
23 July 2020
Trial of abusive primary school teacher: One more child speaks out
Trial of abusive primary school teacher: One more child speaks out
While the primary school teacher arrested for sexually abusing 29 children was expected to stand trial today, the hearing has been adjourned to September on the ground that there was one more child who was abused by him.
20 July 2020
Military officer's abuse of child in Şırnak brought to parliamentary agenda
Military officer's abuse of child in Şırnak brought to parliamentary agenda
A specialist sergeant has been remanded in custody for abusing a child in the southeastern province.
16 July 2020
Military officer remanded in custody for child abuse in southeastern Turkey
Military officer remanded in custody for child abuse in southeastern Turkey
A specialist sergeant was detained while abusing a girl after people around heard the screams of the child, according to reports.
15 July 2020
'Child abusers can't be pardoned'
STATEMENT BY 297 WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS
'Child abusers can't be pardoned'
Women's organizations will protest the government's reported plans for pardoning child abusers if they marry the child they abused.
9 July 2020 Evrim Kepenek
‘Numbers left in the dark need to be visible to understand the dimension of child abuse’
‘Numbers left in the dark need to be visible to understand the dimension of child abuse’
Having penned a book on child abuse and forensic interview with the child, Assoc. Prof. Ziyalar says, “Child abuse is not an issue that can be overcome solely by the good will, compassion and care of an ordinary person.”
24 June 2020 Ayşegül Özbek
The Voice of My Grandmother
PENNED BY EVRİM KEPENEK
The Voice of My Grandmother
According to the figures shared by Turkish Statistical Institute, 11,803 children gave birth in Turkey in 2018. Taken together with the 18-year-olds, the total number in the last 18 years nears 2 million. The Institute has not yet shared last year’s figures.
25 May 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Women Protest Plans to Grant Amnesty for Child Abuse
Women Protest Plans to Grant Amnesty for Child Abuse
Coming together in İstanbul and İzmir, women have reiterated that “early marriage is a crime.” Referring to the plans to grant amnesty for child abuse, they have noted that it is impossible to talk about the consent of a child younger than 15.
21 May 2020
‘It Gets Harder to Access Mechanisms to Protect Children’s Rights During Pandemic’
İSTANBUL BAR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS CENTER
‘It Gets Harder to Access Mechanisms to Protect Children’s Rights During Pandemic’
The Children’s Rights Center of İstanbul Bar Association has stated, “The significant decrease in the number of victim children is considered to be mainly caused by problems about accessing protective mechanisms.”
23 April 2020
Joint Statement by 46 Bar Associations: Child Abuse Cannot be Granted Amnesty
Joint Statement by 46 Bar Associations: Child Abuse Cannot be Granted Amnesty
46 bar associations across Turkey, including İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Antalya and Diyarbakır bar associations, have made a joint call to take the debates on a possible amnesty for child abuse off the country’s agenda.
17 April 2020
‘Reducing Prison Terms for Sexual Offenses will Mean Irreparable Injustice’
BAR ASSOCIATIONS
‘Reducing Prison Terms for Sexual Offenses will Mean Irreparable Injustice’
Criticizing the bill foreseeing reduced prison terms for sexual offenses, bar associations say, “We think that even having a debate on an amendment like this while our country is waging an all-out struggle against the virus outbreak will divide the society.”
26 March 2020
Women Call on MPs to Oppose Draft Bill Reducing Prison Terms for Sexual Offenses
Women Call on MPs to Oppose Draft Bill Reducing Prison Terms for Sexual Offenses
The government has been working on a regulation to reduce the prison population due to the coronavirus pandemic.
25 March 2020
'Government Drafts Bill to Reduce Sentences for Sexual Violence Amid Pandemic'
'Government Drafts Bill to Reduce Sentences for Sexual Violence Amid Pandemic'
The parliament will vote on a bill on sentence reductions in a bid to reduce prison populations due to the coronavirus pandemic.
24 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Journalist Fined for Violating Privacy over Child Abuse Report
Journalist Fined for Violating Privacy over Child Abuse Report
Barış Terkoğlu, the news director of the OdaTV website, has been sentenced to pay a fine after reporting the criminal complaint filed by a 17-year-old child.
25 February 2020
No Sentence Reduction for 'Wearing a Tie': Child Abuser Given 62.5-Year Prison Term
No Sentence Reduction for 'Wearing a Tie': Child Abuser Given 62.5-Year Prison Term
Setting a precedent, the court did not reduce the sentence of the perpetrator due to "good conduct."
30 January 2020
Education Ministry to Review Book Where It Used Women to Describe Child Abuse
Education Ministry to Review Book Where It Used Women to Describe Child Abuse
Images of veiled and unveiled women in the booklet sparked criticism.
24 January 2020
Ministry of Education Used Women to Explain Sexual Abuse
Ministry of Education Used Women to Explain Sexual Abuse
In the booklet distributed to school counselors by the Ministry of Education, the image of a mother kissing and hugging her child affectionately has been shared under the activity of “Rights and Wrongs”. The mother on the image is a veiled woman.
23 January 2020
Man Allegedly Continued Abusing Children After Not Being Prosecuted
Man Allegedly Continued Abusing Children After Not Being Prosecuted
The HDP has brought the allegations into the parliamentary agenda, directing questions to the Minister of Interior.
10 January 2020
Two Defendants Sentenced to Aggravated Life Imprisonment for Abusing, Killing Child
Two Defendants Sentenced to Aggravated Life Imprisonment for Abusing, Killing Child
A nine-year-old girl was revealed to be sexually abused and killed in the eastern province of Kars.
10 January 2020
Bar Associations: Sexual Abuse of Children Cannot be Justified by Laws
Bar Associations: Sexual Abuse of Children Cannot be Justified by Laws
Pro-government circles have recently been discussing a "marriage pardon" that would lead around 10 thousand convicts of child abuse to be released.
17 December 2019
Constitutional Court: Verdict of Non-Prosecution on Sexual Abuse Allegation Violated Rights
Constitutional Court: Verdict of Non-Prosecution on Sexual Abuse Allegation Violated Rights
A court violated the prohibition of mistreatment by its decision of non-prosecution in a case against a man who allegedly sexually abused his wife's 14-year-old niece, according to the Constitutional Court verdict.
27 November 2019
‘Why Don’t You Share Statistics on Sexual Abuse of Children with the Public?’
HDP MP OYA ERSOY ASKS
‘Why Don’t You Share Statistics on Sexual Abuse of Children with the Public?’
HDP MP Ersoy has addressed a Parliamentary question to Minister of Justice Gül. “Is data on sexual abuse of children hidden from the public because the Judicial Reform plans to introduce reduced sentences for child abusers”, Ersoy has asked.
31 October 2019
Man Who Sexually Abused a Child Sentenced to 29 Years in Prison
Man Who Sexually Abused a Child Sentenced to 29 Years in Prison
In the first hearing of the lawsuit filed into a child abuse case in Küçükçekmece, İstanbul, the defendant has been sentenced to 29 years in prison without any good conduct time.
27 August 2019
‘This Video is the Utmost Example of Hate Speech’
‘This Video is the Utmost Example of Hate Speech’
Şalom newspaper Editor-in-Chief İvo Molinas has spoken to bianet about the video of a group of children made to say “Death to Jews.” HDP MP Paylan has also described the video as “child abuse and hate crime” and brought it into Parliamentary agenda.
5 August 2019 Pınar Tarcan
Publisher and Author of ‘Zümrüt Apartment’ Book Released on Probation
Publisher and Author of ‘Zümrüt Apartment’ Book Released on Probation
The publisher and the author of the book "Zümrüt Apartment", who were previously taken into custody on the allegation that "they praised child abuse" in the book, have been released on probation later in the day.
29 May 2019
‘Has An Investigation Been Launched Against Nihat Hatipoğlu?’
HDP MP HÜDA KAYA ASKS
‘Has An Investigation Been Launched Against Nihat Hatipoğlu?’
HDP İstanbul MP Hüda Kaya has brought to the Parliament agenda the incident of religious conversion of an Armenian child to Islam through a religious ritual on the TV program “Fast-Breaking with Nihat Hatipoğlu”.
17 May 2019
HDP MP Paylan: This is Child Abuse, I Will File a Criminal Complaint
‘RELIGIOUS CONVERSION’ ON A LIVE TV PROGRAM
HDP MP Paylan: This is Child Abuse, I Will File a Criminal Complaint
The family of the child, for whom Nihat Hatipoğlu organized a religious conversion ritual, told HDP Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan that nobody asked them for a permission.
15 May 2019 Pınar Tarcan
'What does the Ministry of Family do for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children?'
HDP MP ŞEVİN COŞKUN ASKS
'What does the Ministry of Family do for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children?'
HDP Muş MP Şevin Coşkun, also giving reference to bianet’s April 2019 Male Violence Monitoring Report, has asked Minister Zümrüt if the Ministry has taken any preventative action against the sexual abuse of children.
14 May 2019
Mukhtar’s Certificate of Election Cancelled As His Prison Sentence for Child Abuse Upheld
Mukhtar’s Certificate of Election Cancelled As His Prison Sentence for Child Abuse Upheld
The prison sentence given to Topbaş, who was elected the head of a neighborhood (mukhtar) in Denizli in March 31 local elections, has been upheld by the court of appeal. Convicted of child abuse, Topbaş’s certificate of election has been cancelled.
8 May 2019
Publication and Broadcast Ban on News About Child Abuse in İstanbul
Publication and Broadcast Ban on News About Child Abuse in İstanbul
The Küçükçekmece 3rd Penal Court of Peace has imposed a publication and broadcast ban on the news about the sexual abuse of a five-year-old girl in İstanbul. Accordingly, access to some news articles about the issue has been blocked.
1 May 2019
Child Abuse Protested by Beşiktaş and Amedspor
Child Abuse Protested by Beşiktaş and Amedspor
While the fans and footballers fell into silence in the first minute of Beşiktaş-Ankaragücü match, the players of Amedspor entered the football field with the banner “Children keep silent, but you shouldn't” and staged a one-minute silent protest.
29 April 2019
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Child in İstanbul Arrested
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Child in İstanbul Arrested
M.V. has been detained by a court for "sexual abuse," in the case of a sexual assault against a five-year-old girl in İstanbul's Küçükçekmece.
26 April 2019
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