Research on permanent maintenance in Turkey examines the need for a new regulation, problems with implementation and the problem of violence against women in maintenance claims. Based on the findings from the research report, the law did not change the maintenance claims. The research was conducted by the Foundation for Women's Solidarity in Turkey as part of the UN Women Regional Program to End Violence Against Women in the Western Balkans and Turkey “Implementing Norms, Changing Mindsets”.
The report presents evidence-based data collected from 140 court cases in different cities in Turkey. The main findings are that the average poverty maintenance ordered by the courts is 370 TL (considering that the poverty line is 2058 TL in October 2019) and that more than 50 percent of men do not pay the maintenance ordered by the courts. There is also data showing that the reason women receive alimony instead of men is due to traditional gender roles, wage gaps and lack of access to the labor market, which makes them more economically dependent on their partners.
The report was created to contribute evidence-based data to the growing debate in the media and at the political level.
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