Sexual Assault Cases In Turkey, 1991 - 1995

Abstract

A survey has been made to assess the profile of sexual assault cases including both vaginal and anal rapes in Turkey in a period of nearly 5 years till the end of i 995. The results show that the ratio of chil d victims (Ol R years) is significantly high (88 %). Male/Female ratio is nearly egual. In anal rapes, the majority of the assailants are in the age group of 13 -18 years (56.5 %). In 70 % of cases, the first medical examination is performed wilhin the same or the next day. The first medical reports given by the general praetitlOners are compared with Ihe second reports given by the Sexual Crimes Committee of the Council of Forensie Medicine. In 60 % of the cases, in ineonsistencies were present between the reports. So, ın order to enhance the 'luality and effeetiveness of the medical reports about rape, the results were discussed and as a step on this way, a new section "Section of Sexual AssauHs" which is the first and the only one in Turkey, is organized at the Institute of Forensic Sciences, University, of Istanbul as a model for multidisciplinary appro<\ch to the investigation of sexual assault cases.

Keywords

• Turkey
• cases
• Sexual assault

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