content tagged with abuse

Acquitted of child abuse, father files a lawsuit against child's lawyer

Acquitted of child abuse, father files a lawsuit against child's lawyer

Lawyer Müjde Tozbey-Erden appeared before the judge, facing the charges of “slander and insult” in relation to a child abuse case in Konya.

Only 4 percent of children abused by male strangers, shows report

MAIN OPPOSITION MP

Only 4 percent of children abused by male strangers, shows report

CHP MP Purçu has also referred to the data shared by the İzmir Bar Association, which has announced that the number of lawyers assigned to child abuse cases increased from 1,078 in 2020 to 1,470 in 2021.

24 January 2022

‘Economic crisis, poverty push people to religious cults’ courses, dorms in Turkey’

HDP’S OYA ERSOY

‘Economic crisis, poverty push people to religious cults’ courses, dorms in Turkey’

HDP İstanbul MP Ersoy has submitted a Parliamentary question to Vice President Fuat Oktay and asked him about the sexual abuse of seven children at a boarding Quran course in Turkey’s eastern province of Erzurum.

15 December 2021

Child worker who asked for his daily wage battered, abused

Child worker who asked for his daily wage battered, abused

Attorney Şahin says that before the child was battered with sticks and iron bars, one of the suspects said to him, “Pull down your trousers, we will make the payment like that.”

10 March 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

Dog abused in municipality’s shelter

Dog abused in municipality’s shelter

After a dog named Max was abused in an animal shelter of the Devrek Municipality in Zonguldak, animal rights defenders have launched a campaign on social media to make their voices heard: “There is abuse in Devrek shelter.”

21 August 2020 Sakine Orman

Unbearable Situation in Regional Primary Boarding Schools

Unbearable Situation in Regional Primary Boarding Schools

After incidents of multiple child abuse recently emerged in the south-eastern city of Siirt, criticism rose regarding the Regional Primary Boarding Schools. Zübeyde Kılıç from the teachers union talked to bianet about the problematic situations at the schools.

6 May 2010 Semra Pelek