67 percent of women in 'Advanced Democracy' Turkey who suffer abuse hide it

67 percent of women in 'Advanced Democracy'Turkey who suffer abuse hide it. (FoT).

A survey by a Turkish research firm meant to determine women’s place in society reveals rampant domestic abuse in Turkey, and that most abuse victims avoid reporting such incidents.

The Gezici Research Firm conducted face-to-face interviews with 3,860 women in 36 cities and found that not only is domestic violence on the rise, but also that women’s social rights are frequently ignored.

Of the women who participated in the survey 45 percent admitted to suffering domestic abuse at home. Of those women, 72 percent were housewives.

Meanwhile 35 percent of women said their husbands threatened them with physical violence and 78 percent admitted to being yelled at by their husbands. Half the respondents said they considered “verbal abuse” normal.

The percentage of domestic abuse increased as one went from more urban environment to more rural ones, with the highest incidence occurring in the Southeast Anatolia region with 57 percent and the lowest in the Aegean region with 12 percent.

67 percent of women who were abused by their husbands said they would not go to the police. When asked “why do abused women do nothing to end it?”, 60 percent responded that the woman has nowhere to go, 32 percent said it was over economic inability and only 7 percent said it was out of shame.

The survey also collected data on women’s education levels and employment.

Results revealed that only 18 percent of women under 27 with lower than high school education worked, while 23 percent of high school graduates and 46 percent of university graduates were employed.

 Of women between the ages of 28-44, only 26 percent of women with university degrees were housewives, a figure which skyrocketed to 75 percent for high school graduates.

Of the women who work, 47 percent did so without social security and 68 percent admitted to being unhappy with their jobs.


Source: BGN News