Latest items for Turkey
April 2, 2024, 1:33 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"I. Scope Article 218- Participation in the acquired property regime shall encompass the acquired property and personal property of each one of the spouses. II. Acquired Property Article 219- Acquired property shall comprise assets which are acquired by each spouse in return for recompense during the matrimonial property regime. Acquired property of a spouse shall comprise especially the following: 1. Acquisitions in return for the efforts made, 2. Benefits received from social security or social welfare institutions or funds and the like that aim to help the personnel, 3. Compensation paid for the loss of earning capacity, 4. Income derived from personal properties, 5. Assets corresponding to the acquired properties....more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"I. Scope Article 218- Participation in the acquired property regime shall encompass the acquired property and personal property of each one of the spouses. II. Acquired Property Article 219- Acquired property shall comprise assets which are acquired by each spouse in return for recompense during the matrimonial property regime. Acquired property of a spouse shall comprise especially the following: 1. Acquisitions in return for the efforts made, 2. Benefits received from social security or social welfare institutions or funds and the like that aim to help the personnel, 3. Compensation paid for the loss of earning capacity, 4. Income derived from personal properties, 5. Assets corresponding to the acquired properties....more
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Turkiye ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Turkiye ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 16, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Even though sex work is legal, Istanbul has only one legal brothel, in the Karaköy district near the Galata tower. This has left women vulnerable to violence and exploitation on the streets, consigned to plying their trade in the rougher neighbourhoods of this city" (para 2). "'The state doesn’t even accept trans women’s applications if she doesn’t have a pink ID,' said a transgender sex worker in Küçük Bayram, a street off the main shopping thoroughfare of Istiklal Avenue, who declined to be identified for fear of repercussions, though police officers patrolled nearby and appeared to tolerate the presence of sex workers in the area" (para 11).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Even though sex work is legal, Istanbul has only one legal brothel, in the Karaköy district near the Galata tower. This has left women vulnerable to violence and exploitation on the streets, consigned to plying their trade in the rougher neighbourhoods of this city" (para 2). "'The state doesn’t even accept trans women’s applications if she doesn’t have a pink ID,' said a transgender sex worker in Küçük Bayram, a street off the main shopping thoroughfare of Istiklal Avenue, who declined to be identified for fear of repercussions, though police officers patrolled nearby and appeared to tolerate the presence of sex workers in the area" (para 11).
March 16, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"Melike Arzu Şakiroğlu wanted job security. Like other sex workers in Istanbul, she often encountered disturbed men, was subjected to abuse and had no social insurance" (para 1). "'Either we work through an escort website or the streets, or work in a bordello,' she continued. 'If you work at an escort website, when someone calls you either you go to his place or he comes to your place. He could be a psycho or a serial killer. We experienced this. We had real-life examples. Many of our friends lost their lives'” (5)
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"Melike Arzu Şakiroğlu wanted job security. Like other sex workers in Istanbul, she often encountered disturbed men, was subjected to abuse and had no social insurance" (para 1). "'Either we work through an escort website or the streets, or work in a bordello,' she continued. 'If you work at an escort website, when someone calls you either you go to his place or he comes to your place. He could be a psycho or a serial killer. We experienced this. We had real-life examples. Many of our friends lost their lives'” (5)
March 16, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"Even though sex work is legal, Istanbul has only one legal brothel, in the Karaköy district near the Galata tower. This has left women vulnerable to violence and exploitation on the streets, consigned to plying their trade in the rougher neighbourhoods of this city" (para 2). "The status of sex workers is a controversial matter in Turkey, where conservative values and public piety clash with the secular principles on which the republic was founded" (para 6).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"Even though sex work is legal, Istanbul has only one legal brothel, in the Karaköy district near the Galata tower. This has left women vulnerable to violence and exploitation on the streets, consigned to plying their trade in the rougher neighbourhoods of this city" (para 2). "The status of sex workers is a controversial matter in Turkey, where conservative values and public piety clash with the secular principles on which the republic was founded" (para 6).
March 16, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"In addition, while regular medical check-ups are mandatory for sex workers, unregistered ones have less oversight and often lack health insurance. Most avoid public hospitals for fear of mistreatment and cannot afford private healthcare" (para 9).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"In addition, while regular medical check-ups are mandatory for sex workers, unregistered ones have less oversight and often lack health insurance. Most avoid public hospitals for fear of mistreatment and cannot afford private healthcare" (para 9).
March 16, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Even though sex work is legal, Istanbul has only one legal brothel, in the Karaköy district near the Galata tower" (para 2).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Even though sex work is legal, Istanbul has only one legal brothel, in the Karaköy district near the Galata tower" (para 2).
March 16, 2024, 4:29 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes for workers in registered brothels they have to undergo mandatory genital exam every 2 weeks and HIV/STI testing every 2 months" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes for workers in registered brothels they have to undergo mandatory genital exam every 2 weeks and HIV/STI testing every 2 months" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 4:29 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"Is there mandatory registration? Yes for workers in registered brothels" (para 5). "If sex work is regulated, is it in line with other work, or are the regulations unfair or overly restrictive? No - very onerous regulations, most sex work takes place illegally" (para 6).
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"Is there mandatory registration? Yes for workers in registered brothels" (para 5). "If sex work is regulated, is it in line with other work, or are the regulations unfair or overly restrictive? No - very onerous regulations, most sex work takes place illegally" (para 6).
March 16, 2024, 4:29 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Sex work is legal but only under certain restrictive conditions. To work legally the sex worker can only work in a registered brothel and must be a woman, a Turkish citizen and unmarried. Working outside of a registered brothel is illegal" (para 1). Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, outside of registered brothels, providing a space for sex work, encouraging a person into sex work, and 'pimping' are illegal" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Sex work is legal but only under certain restrictive conditions. To work legally the sex worker can only work in a registered brothel and must be a woman, a Turkish citizen and unmarried. Working outside of a registered brothel is illegal" (para 1). Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, outside of registered brothels, providing a space for sex work, encouraging a person into sex work, and 'pimping' are illegal" (para 3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Turkiye who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 32 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Turkiye who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 32 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Egypt, Oman, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Turkiye was 17 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Turkiye was 17 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Turkiye is 34.2% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Turkiye is 34.2% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Turkey is 79 years for women and 73 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Turkey is 79 years for women and 73 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Turkiye is 76.4 years for men and 80.7 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Turkiye is 76.4 years for men and 80.7 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
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Variables: BR-SCALE-1
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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"14.1 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"14.1 births per 1000 population"
June 22, 2023, 5:54 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Article 129 of the Turkish Civil Code also says marriage between relatives of second degree, including adopted children, is forbidden."
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Article 129 of the Turkish Civil Code also says marriage between relatives of second degree, including adopted children, is forbidden."
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Central African Rep, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
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June 17, 2023, 1:44 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 499.
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 499.
June 17, 2023, 1:44 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 495 .
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 495 .
June 17, 2023, 1:44 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business...more
June 12, 2023, 8:22 a.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1
"When the divorce fee is paid, the uncontested divorce case is opened. Spouses can freely agree on issues such as alimony, custody, and property division in a consensual divorce" (para 21). "Divorce imposes some responsibilities on couples. One of them is a fair distribution of property. Divorced spouses must share their property in line with their legal assets. When the divorce case is concluded, the property division process begins. If there is a property-sharing agreement between the spouses in divorce, this agreement is taken into account. If there is no contract, the property division law comes to the fore" (para 24).
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1
"When the divorce fee is paid, the uncontested divorce case is opened. Spouses can freely agree on issues such as alimony, custody, and property division in a consensual divorce" (para 21). "Divorce imposes some responsibilities on couples. One of them is a fair distribution of property. Divorced spouses must share their property in line with their legal assets. When the divorce case is concluded, the property division process begins. If there is a property-sharing agreement between the spouses in divorce, this agreement is taken into account. If there is no contract, the property division law comes to the fore" (para 24).
June 4, 2023, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-DATA-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1
"Official figures by the Directorate General of Land and Cadastre points to the obvious in Turkey; that is to say, male ownership of properties is higher than that of female ownership. Sixty-three percent of men are holders of title deeds to more than 57 million plots of land, including business places and independent housing units, compared to just 37 percent of female title deed holders. The figures are the reflection of a male-dominated, patriarchal mindset where women's right to ownership is limited and the majority of property families own are traditionally left as inheritance to male members of families" (para 1). "Although women have equal rights to ownership of title...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-DATA-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1
"Official figures by the Directorate General of Land and Cadastre points to the obvious in Turkey; that is to say, male ownership of properties is higher than that of female ownership. Sixty-three percent of men are holders of title deeds to more than 57 million plots of land, including business places and independent housing units, compared to just 37 percent of female title deed holders. The figures are the reflection of a male-dominated, patriarchal mindset where women's right to ownership is limited and the majority of property families own are traditionally left as inheritance to male members of families" (para 1). "Although women have equal rights to ownership of title...more