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Türkiye

Scores
Overall 47.9/100
Governance and accountability 21.6/100
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National commitments 87.5/100
National Action Plans (NAPs) 0.0/100
Survivor and youth engagement 0.0/100
Budgetary transparency 64.0/100
Data collection 0.0/100
Prevention 30.0/100
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Education for students 0.0/100
Parenting and care-giver support 100.0/100
Background checks 50.0/100
Training for healthcare providers 0.0/100
Availability of child helpline 0.0/100
Healing 60.0/100
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Medical care for victims and survivors 75.0/100
Integrated victim and survivor services 75.0/100
Health sector guidelines 0.0/100
Legal aid 100.0/100
Compensation 50.0/100
Justice 60.5/100
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Laws against corporal punishment 33.3/100
Legal minimum marriage age 50.0/100
Laws against childhood sexual abuse 64.3/100
Laws against online childhood sexual violence 58.3/100
Extraterritoriality and extradition 50.0/100
Statute of limitations (SOL) reform 20.0/100
Specialised law enforcement and international co-operation mechanisms 100.0/100
Special procedures for child victims in the criminal justice system 50.0/100

Europe & Central Asia

10th

Overall

11th

Governance and accountability

10th

Prevention

7th

Healing

8th

Justice

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Pathfinding Global Alliance

21st

Overall

27th

Governance and accountability

21st

Prevention

14th

Healing

12th

Justice

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Ending Violence Against Children pledging process

28th

Overall

40th

Governance and accountability

30th

Prevention

19th

Healing

18th

Justice

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G20

15th

Overall

17th

Governance and accountability

16th

Prevention

13th

Healing

12th

Justice

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Background indicators
GDP per capita
15473.29
Level of poverty
13.9
Gini coefficient
44.5
Rule of Law Index
0.42
Gender Inequality Index (GII)
0.23
Women in parliament
19.9
Gender gap in educational attainment
0.99
LGBTQ Equality Index
36.0
Birth registration
98.0
Internet penetration rate
87.3
Lead child protection ministries or agencies
2.0
Child marriage
15.0
Online child sexual abuse
20.2
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10th
within Europe and Central Asia
out of 12 countries
16th
in its upper middle income classification
out of 19 countries
22.8
million children in Türkiye
represents 17.4% of the region's total population under the age of 18

This country’s score places it in the middle third of those assessed in the Index

This mid-range ranking indicates that important steps have been taken to prevent and respond to sexual violence against children and adolescents. However, while certain key laws, policies, or services may exist, gaps remain in coverage, or accountability.

By strengthening coordination, investing in prevention and survivor services, and closing remaining legal and policy gaps, meaningful gains are within reach.

This score is not a judgement — it is a roadmap for progress.

The Index evaluates countries against 23 indicators covering the foundational laws, policies, programs, and services governments should have in place to end sexual violence against children and adolescents. 

By using these indicators as a step-by-step guide, countries can make meaningful progress toward eliminating sexual violence in their country and improving their ranking in the next Index cycle.

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Third Richest Nation

www.bravemovement.org/campaigns/third-richest-nation

A world without childhood violence would be $7 trillion richer. This nation isn’t real. Its wealth could be. Brave Movement's survivor-led advocacy campaign at the G20 in 2025 pressured decision makers to invest in prevention, healing and justice to create stronger, happier nations.

#BeBrave G7 Scorecard 2025

www.bravemovement.org/g7

By evaluating each G7 nation’s progress on vital policy measures we're drawing global attention to the global, silent pandemic of sexual violence against children. This is a crisis that undermines the G7's commitment to building secure, prosperous, and equitable societies. Kids need bold leadership and decisive action now to be safe and thrive.

Break the record

www.togetherforgirls.org/en/press/a-record-breaking-event-now-governments-must-deliver

We broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for the most countries represented at a childhood violence summit! With 120 governments attending, this first ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children was the largest organized event to address this issue on a global scale. Most importantly, as a result, we also broke the world’s record of inaction against childhood sexual violence.