Civil & Administrative

Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Establishment and Operation of Women's Shelters

🇹🇷Türkiye··Regulation·Medium Impact0·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This regulation updates the rules for women's shelters (konukevleri) in Turkey. The key amendment changes Article 8(3) of the original 2013 regulation. It sets the capacity of each shelter between a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 50 persons. When calculating capacity, both the woman and any accompanying children are counted as individuals. The regulation enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. It was issued by the Ministry of Family and Social Services and is to be enforced by the Minister.

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Key Changes

  • Minimum capacity of women's shelters set at 10 persons
  • Maximum capacity of women's shelters set at 50 persons
  • Capacity calculation now explicitly includes both the woman and accompanying children as separate individuals

+ 3 more changes with Pro

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Establish women's shelters (konukevleri) with a minimum capacity of 10 persons

Women's shelter operators and Ministry of Family and Social Services
operational
high

Establish women's shelters (konukevleri) with a maximum capacity of 50 persons

Women's shelter operators and Ministry of Family and Social Services
operational
high

Count both women and any accompanying children as separate individuals when calculating shelter capacity

Women's shelter operators and Ministry of Family and Social Services
operational
high

Implement the amended regulation on the date of publication in the Official Gazette (28 February 2026)

Ministry of Family and Social Services and all women's shelter operators
operational
high

Minister of Family and Social Services must enforce and execute the provisions of this regulation

Minister of Family and Social Services
operational

Affected Parties

Women's sheltersMinistry of Family and Social Services+4 more…

Tags

women's shelters,refuge capacity,family services