The project titled “Evaluation of Impact Analyses of Projects and Practices to Prevent / Reduce Domestic Violence within the Scope of Combating Domestic Violence Against Women using GAP Analysis”, supported by TUBITAK 1001, in which Assoc.Prof.Dr. Safa KOÇOĞLU, faculty member of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of our University, is a researcher, continues to examine the dimensions of domestic violence in Turkey. The project, led by Prof.Dr. F. Umut BEŞPINAR from Middle East Technical University, is being carried out by a team of nine researchers.
The project evaluates the National Action Plans developed in Turkey since 2007 on combating violence against women and domestic violence and the implementation of these plans. It aims to determine the dimensions of violence against women in Turkey and to identify the causes of violence against women, based on the fact that despite the development of many national and international policies on women’s rights and the prevention of violence against women, many incidents of violence against women and domestic violence still occur in our country and the rates do not decrease. Following these findings, it was aimed to provide recommendations for improvement in order to make significant contributions to the Sustainable Development Goal of eliminating all forms of violence and abuse against women and girls.
As a result of the research conducted in the first two phases of the project, the areas in need of improvement in the Action Plans were identified as “Legislative arrangements for equality between women and men, awareness raising and mindset transformation, provision of preventive services and empowerment of women victims of violence, organization and implementation of inclusive health services, inter-institutional cooperation and policy development”.
In the second stage, the project team aimed to identify the working and non-functioning aspects of these activities by conducting an impact analysis of the projects, programs and practices to prevent/reduce domestic violence against women carried out within the framework of these areas foreseen for improvement in terms of documentary analysis, how they are reflected in the field, and their outcomes. In this framework, the project will contribute to the development of evidence-based policy recommendations through impact analyses based on “input-process-output”.
With the project, programs developed and implemented for women who have experienced domestic violence will be analyzed and evaluated under concrete conditions, and gaps between the needs of women and the services provided will be identified. Effective, preventive and realistic policy recommendations will be presented through impact analysis of projects and practices aimed at preventing/reducing domestic violence carried out within the scope of combating domestic violence against women in Turkey. In this way, the project will make a significant contribution to the Sustainable Development Goal of adopting and strengthening sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality.