What is the experience of a person who is sexually abused in childhood by close or distant family members? Incest, a type of sexual abuse, is defined in the dictionary as "forbidden relationship within the family". Talking about child abuse and incest is, as in many countries, a taboo in Turkey. Although not included in the official statistics in Turkey, it is known that thousands of people are exposed to sexual abuse by family members.
Meliha Yıldız is determined to tell the trauma she experienced in order to break this taboo. She was subjected to sexual abuse by her father for 8 years in her childhood and believes that incest, which she calls one of the closed boxes of society, should be talked about. Meliha explains that victims should not be left alone: "This is the secret of my father, mother, family, society. I reveal the secret of the world, not my own. Now it’s time for others to hide."
4 окт 2024