In Türkiye, only half of the women (aged 15-49 years) make their own decisions in regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care.

Two out of every three girls have no idea what menstruation is, one in three young people do not know how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections, 3 million girls undergo unsafe abortions due to unintended pregnancies every year. Comprehensive Sexuality Education is an age-appropriate, culturally relevant approach for young people to learn about their bodies, sexuality and healthy relationships by providing scientifically accurate, realistic, non-judgmental information. The Turkish compulsory education curriculum meets only one-fifth of United Nations CSE standards.

In Türkiye, 4 in 10 women are subjected to physical or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. 272 women were killed due to male violence in 2022. 8 in 10 people exposed to violence are women and 73% of them are married. 90% of the perpetrators are men, the highest rate of perpetrators is 'spouse' (63%), followed by a 'family member' (21%).

The unmet need for family planning has doubled in 5 years (from 6% to 12% between 2013 and 2018). This rate rises to 18% in the lowest wealth group and 20% among women who have not completed primary school.

Child marriage is a fundamental human rights violation which creates obstacles, especially for girls, to have a healthy future of opportunities and choices, free from violence. Yet; in Turkiye, one out of every four women was married before the age of 18. One out of every three girls married before 18 became a mother while still a child. Three out of every ten girls married before 18 were married to a relative. Approximately half of the women married as children experience physical violence.

Refugee women are more likely to face gender-based violence. They are more hesitant to report violence to authorities (courts, law enforcement, prosecutors) and have limited access to information and relevant protection services. The risk of child, early, and forced marriage among Syrian refugee girls is also almost twice as high as their Turkish peers. 40% of Syrian women (aged 20-49) were married before the age of 18, and 11% were married before the age of 15.