- Türk Uygulamalı Sosyal Hizmet Dergisi
- Vol: 4 Issue: 1
- THE STATISTICAL DATA OF FEMICIDE IN THE WORLD AND TURKEY DOES REFLECT THE TRUTH?
THE STATISTICAL DATA OF FEMICIDE IN THE WORLD AND TURKEY DOES REFLECT THE TRUTH?
Authors : Bülent Şen
Pages : 14-27
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Publication Date : 2021-06-29
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The development of human beings remains at the level of technology and regresses in the field of civilization. The biggest indicator of this situation is the existence of violence against women in all developed or developing countries and its increasing day by day. Violence against women is multidimensional. If violence against women is not stopped, the deaths of women will increase day by day. To make the number of murders of women visible, the word femicide is used instead of the word homicide. Generally speaking, "femicide” refers to the killing of females mainly because they are female. The purpose of this study is to examine national and international statistics on domestic violence and femicide in the world and our country from many original sources, provide current and accurate information to the world and in Turkey, to deal with the issue within the scope of international agreements and laws, interpreting positive studies and missing issues from a social service perspective and suggesting solutions. In this study, one of the qualitative research methods, the method of examining written documents were used. Documents such as national and international reports, books, researches, articles, statistics on the subject of the research have been systematically analyzed by checking their originality. In the document reviews conducted within the scope of the research, it is seen that the databases of the countries are not very healthy in the number of cases of violence against women and the number of femicides. Therefore, statistics of international organizations cannot go beyond estimates. Especially, it is seen that the number of femicides in our country is gradually increasing. It is noteworthy that the relevant institutions do not include the suspicious deaths of women in their statistics. Turkey, under Istanbul Convention, has made great strides in preventing violence against women. However, it is thought that withdrawing from Istanbul Convention may cause these gains to erode over time.Keywords : violence against women, femicide, Istanbul Convention, social work, feminist social work