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Over 100,000 sex slaves in Turkey, half are children: NGO
10:08 ?¢ 06.10.13
There are over 100,000 women working as sex slaves in Turkey, of which
half are children, a non-governmental organization has revealed in an
extensive report on prostitution in the country, The Hurriyet Daily
News reports.
Up to 3,000 prostitutes work in brothels located in 55 of the 81
provinces of Turkey and 15,000 other registered prostitutes work with
an official document, according to the report prepared by ?Å?efkat-Der,
a civil association founded to help marginalized segments of society.
The most shocking aspect of the report, however, is that the number of
women selling sex on the streets has climbed to over 100,000, half of
whom are children. It stated that many underage girls from
impoverished families, especially in eastern and southeastern
provinces, had become victims of the "prostitution mafia."
Vulnerable children who have been the victim of abuse inside their own
family, orphans, and mentally challenged children are also often prey
for organized crime rings.
The report added that women up to the age of 60 are working in brothels.
?Å?efkat-Der attracted media attention last spring when it filed a
petition to Parliament to ask for permission to open a brothel
employing males, in protest at brothels where women are employed.
For ?Å?efkat-Der and women's associations, the fact that there are more
brothels in Turkey than women's shelters has long been a cause of
criticism of both the state and local government.
Armenian News - Tert.am
10:08 ?¢ 06.10.13
There are over 100,000 women working as sex slaves in Turkey, of which
half are children, a non-governmental organization has revealed in an
extensive report on prostitution in the country, The Hurriyet Daily
News reports.
Up to 3,000 prostitutes work in brothels located in 55 of the 81
provinces of Turkey and 15,000 other registered prostitutes work with
an official document, according to the report prepared by ?Å?efkat-Der,
a civil association founded to help marginalized segments of society.
The most shocking aspect of the report, however, is that the number of
women selling sex on the streets has climbed to over 100,000, half of
whom are children. It stated that many underage girls from
impoverished families, especially in eastern and southeastern
provinces, had become victims of the "prostitution mafia."
Vulnerable children who have been the victim of abuse inside their own
family, orphans, and mentally challenged children are also often prey
for organized crime rings.
The report added that women up to the age of 60 are working in brothels.
?Å?efkat-Der attracted media attention last spring when it filed a
petition to Parliament to ask for permission to open a brothel
employing males, in protest at brothels where women are employed.
For ?Å?efkat-Der and women's associations, the fact that there are more
brothels in Turkey than women's shelters has long been a cause of
criticism of both the state and local government.
Armenian News - Tert.am