More than 3 million women in Turkey have downloaded a domestic violence aid application
It provides assistance by directing security forces in cases of domestic violence minutes after the signal is given
More than 3 million women in Turkey have downloaded the CADES application, which provides assistance by directing security forces in cases of domestic violence minutes after the report, since 2018, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu was quoted as saying. Hurriyet Daily News. “
“This year, our goal is to teach men across the country to exercise self-control to end domestic violence,” Soylu told a conference entitled “National Plan 2022: Combating Violence Against Women.”
According to the data presented by the Minister, in addition to CADES, the police have received 279 thousand signals from women who have asked for help during these three years.
“We have also set up special services in police departments in all 81 counties to combat violence against women,” he added.
“There were 268 murders of women in the country in 2020. That number rose by 15 percent in 2021 to 307,” said Family and Social Welfare Minister Derya Yanak, the event’s organizer.
Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul also attended the conference. “Our ministry has set up 215 offices to investigate domestic violence and the murder of women,” he said.
For his part, the Minister of Education Mahmut Özer announced that since 2014 the number of female students has started to grow and in 2021 has exceeded that of male students.
