2006
DOI: 10.1191/0969733006ne838oa
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Violence Against Women in Turkey and the Role of Women Physicians

Abstract: Violence against women is a serious problem in Turkey. The Women and Ethics Commission of the Turkish Physicians' Association (Ankara Physicians' Chamber) has undertaken significant work to counteract this. This article gives some indications of the sources of violence and discusses its social and health care implications. The Commission is pivotal in the education of women physicians and in heightening awareness of the situation. An outline is given of this work and recommendations are made on how violence ag… Show more

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“…For example, a shortage of time, fear of insulting the victim, since it is a "private matter", and a feeling of powerlessness in the face of a situation in which it is impossible to control the attitudes of patients. [22][23][24][25] . In addition, the brutal dissimilarity that normally exists between the reality of the physician and the situation of risk of the users makes it difficult for the professional to understand violence as a real health problem 21,24 .…”
Section: Ethical Conflicts and Limitations Of Medical Care For Women Victims Of Gender Violencementioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, a shortage of time, fear of insulting the victim, since it is a "private matter", and a feeling of powerlessness in the face of a situation in which it is impossible to control the attitudes of patients. [22][23][24][25] . In addition, the brutal dissimilarity that normally exists between the reality of the physician and the situation of risk of the users makes it difficult for the professional to understand violence as a real health problem 21,24 .…”
Section: Ethical Conflicts and Limitations Of Medical Care For Women Victims Of Gender Violencementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Men own 92 percent of all property and approximately 84 percent of gross domestic production. 8 The illiteracy rate among women is still 20 percent (Celik and Lukuslu, 2010) and they still suffer from class, cultural, physical, sexual and psychological harassment (Buken and Sahinoglu, 2006).…”
Section: Turkish Feminism: From Concubines To Comradesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Kadına yönelik şiddet Türkiye'de yaygındır 1,19 . Bu yaygınlık kadının yasal olarak yeterince korunmamasıyla, istihdamda yeterince yer almamasıyla, eğitim seviyesinin düşüklüğüyle açıklanabilmekle birlikte, bu ülkede kadına yönelik şiddetin toplumsal olarak kabul edilen bir davranış olmasından da kaynaklanmaktadır.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…Örneğin çok yakın bir zamana kadar namus cinayetlerinin ceza indirimi için önemli bir gerekçe olarak kabul edilmesi buna bir örnektir. Türkiye'de kadınlar yasal düzlemde erkeklerle görece eşit haklara sahip olmakla birlikte, kadın hem kamuda hem de özel alanlarda eşitsizliklere maruz kalmakta, geleneksel roller üstlenmektedir 19 . Bu durum öğrencilerin profesyonel rollerine de yansımıştır.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified