PodcastNGO urges university to take action against academic for blaming child victim in sexual abuse cases
The Turkish Federation of Women's Associations has urged Atatürk University to take action against one of its professors after he cited “being a girl aged between 6-8” and “the existence of seductive behaviors that develop suddenly at the girl” among the “reasons of domestic sexual abuse.”
Duvar English
The Turkish Federation of Women's Associations has urged a university to take action against one of its professors who blamed children in domestic sexual abuse cases.
Mücahit Dilekmen, a professor in the department of psychological counseling at Atatürk University in the eastern province of Erzurum, cited “being a girl aged between 6-8” and “the existence of seductive behaviors that develop suddenly at the girl” among the “reasons of domestic sexual abuse” in his lecture notes.
The Turkish Federation of Women's Associations shared on Twitter these lectures notes prepared by the professor for the “Child Development” class.
In its Twitter post, the NGO asked Atatürk University what kind of an action they took against Dilekmen. The NGO also urged Minister of Labor, Social Services and Family Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk to look into the issue.
#Soruyoruz @atauni1957
— Türkiye Kadın Dernekleri Federasyonu (@tkdfederasyon) June 12, 2020
6-8 yaşında bir kızın baştan çıkarıcı tavır sergilemesini istismar nedeni olarak gören Kurumunuz da Akademisyen
Mücahit Dilekmen hakkında ne yapıldı.Ayrıca cocukları istismar nedeni olarak gören zihniyet icin @ZehraZumrutS sizi de göreve davet ediyoruz. https://t.co/Ke0K6HDK1N