THE LEGAL REGULATIONS FOR BACHELOR POPULATIONS

Year 2018, Volume: 76 Issue: 3, 251 - 286, 15.10.2018

Kâmile Bahar Aydın

https://doi.org/10.30915/abd.471188

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Thanks to the implementation of the principles and reforms of Atatürk, “public

service” and “education” have become important values. Over time, urbanization

increased and migrations from the village to the city began. The increase

in the level of education and employment of women has especially given way to

great changes in the family structure and in the marital status. Marriages started

being postponed as education was given priority. This raised the age of marriage,

contributed to an increase in the number of bachelors and led to a reduction in

fertility. The fact that a woman with a higher education became knowledgeable,

autonomous and financially independent had an impact on divorces. Increase in

male deaths in Turkey for various reasons has enhanced the number of widows.

According to recent statistics of the Turkey Statistical Institute, over 25% of

the total population is single. We refer to as single the category of individuals

in their late adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and advanced

adulthood, who have never been married, divorced and widowed. The single

populations of different developmental periods and different bachelor status

reveal the existence of their own chronic stress and needs. This requires specific

assistance and services. I have defined the concept of “Singles Counselling” as

psycho-educational-social-benefits for single populations. In state policies, legal

regulations, scientific research and even provided psychological assistance, single

populations and single life are not sufficiently considered in Turkey. Based on

a justification of scientific literature, deficiencies in existing applications, the

needs and problems of single populations, and certain provisions of the The

Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, some legal recommendations for single

populations were presented in this compilation study.

Keywords

marital status, single life, bachelor status, single populations, singles counseling, developmental periods, human needs, chronic stress, social support, The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, legal regulations

Bekâr Popülasyonlar İçin Önerilen Yasal Düzenlemeler

Abstract

Türkiye’de Atatürk İlke ve İnkılaplarının hayata geçirilmesiyle birlikte, “halka

hizmet” ve “eğitim” önemli değerler haline geldi. Zaman içinde kentleşme

arttı ve köyden kente göçler başladı. Kadının, eğitim düzeyinin yükselmesi ve

çalışma hayatına atılması, aile yapısında ve medeni statülerde büyük değişim

yarattı. Eğitime öncelik verildiği için evlenmeler ertelendi. Bu da, evlenme

yaşını yükseltti, bekâr sayısını artırdı ve doğurganlığı azalttı. Yüksek öğrenim

görmüş kadının bilinçli, özerk ve gelir sahibi olması boşanmalarda etkili oldu.

Türkiye’de çeşitli nedenlerle erkek ölümlerinin artması dul kadın sayısını

artırdı. Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu’nun son birkaç yıla ait istatistiklerine göre,

toplam nüfusun %25’inden fazlası bekârdır. Bekâr sıfatıyla; son adolesan, genç

yetişkinlik, orta yetişkinlik ve ileri yetişkinlik dönemlerindeki “hiç evlenmemiş,

boşanmış ve eşi ölmüş” bireyler kastedilmektedir. Farklı gelişim dönemlerine ve

farklı bekârlık statülerine ait bekâr popülasyonların her birinin kendine özgü

kronik stresleri ve ihtiyaçları vardır. Bu durum, spesifik yardımları ve hizmetleri

gerektirmektedirler. Bekâr popülasyonlara yönelik psiko-eğitsel-sosyal yardımlar

için “Bekâr Danışmanlığı” kavramı kullanılmaktadır. Türkiye’de Devlet politikalarında,

yasal düzenlemelerde, bilimsel araştırmalarda ve hatta psikolojik

yardım uygulamalarında bekâr popülasyonlara ve bekâr yaşantısına yeterince

yoğunlaşılmamaktadır. Derleme niteliğindeki bu çalışmada; bilimsel literatür,

yasal uygulamalardaki eksiklikler, bekâr popülasyonların ihtiyaçları ve sorunları

ve Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası’nın bazı maddeleri gerekçe gösterilerek bekâr

popülasyonlar için bazı yasal öneriler sunuldu.

Keywords

medeni statü, bekâr yaşamı, bekârlık statüsü, bekâr popülasyonlar, bekâr danışmanlığı, gelişim dönemleri, insan ihtiyaçları, kronik stres, sosyal destek, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti. Anayasası, yasal düzenlemeler

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