A conference on Combating Violence Against Women on November 25 was held at MAKÜ

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKÜ) Faculty of Education held a conference within the scope of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25. The event, organized at the MAKÜ Conference and Exhibition Hall, featured Prof. Dr. S. Serhat Gürpınar, a faculty member of the Department of Forensic Medicine at Isparta Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, as a speaker.

The opening speech of the program was made by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevinç Sütlü, Head of the Department of Gerontology at MAKÜ Faculty of Health Sciences. Sütlü, emphasizing that violence against women is an important public health issue that deeply affects not only the individual but also the family and social structure, stated that hundreds of women lose their lives each year in Turkey as a result of violence.

In her speech, Sütlü included the following statements:
“We define the types of physical, psychological, economic, and sexual violence that women are subjected to just because they are women as ‘violence against women.’ Research shows that approximately 15% of women in our country and one in three women worldwide face violence. Last year, over 400 women lost their lives, and 70% of these losses occurred at the hands of family members. The fact that violence is largely perpetrated within the home and by those closest to them reveals how deep and multidimensional the problem is.”

At the conference, Prof. Dr. S. Serhat Gürpınar delivered a presentation titled “The Biopsychosocial Dynamics of Violence.” Gürpınar emphasized that violence is a complex phenomenon and that biological, psychological, and social dimensions need to be considered together to understand its causes.

In his presentation, Gürpınar conveyed that there is scientific evidence linking violence observed in childhood and adulthood, criminal tendencies, and antisocial behaviors to various environmental and biological factors, and he highlighted that exposure to cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs during the intrauterine period is also associated with violent behavior.

The event concluded after the question-and-answer session.