Ertürk has a B.A. from Hacettepe University (1969) and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Cornell University: her thesis (1980) was on "Rural change in Southeastern Anatolia : an analysis of rural poverty and power structure as a reflection of center-periphery relations in Turkey".[4][5]
Careeredit
Ertürk held posts at King Saud University (1979-1982), Hacettepe University (1983—1986) and Middle East Technical University (METU) (1986-1987) before joining the United Nations in 1997 to become Director of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1997-1999) and then Director of The Division for the Advancement of Women at UN headquarters in New York (1999-2001).[3] She rejoined the faculty of METU in 2002,[5] and was a professor in the Department of Sociology until her retirement, and was also the chair of the university's Gender and Women's Study Programme.[2][6] She was a Visiting Global Associate, Rutgers University, the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) and the Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) Consortium (15 Sept. 2017-15 April 2018).
In 2003, she was appointed as the United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women, and held this position for six years.[3] 2009-2013, she served on the Council of Europe Committee on the Prevention of Torture.
Selected publicationsedit
Towards an effective implementation of international norms to end violence against women: Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk(PDF). United Nations: Economic and Social Council. 2003.
Intersections of violence against women and HIV/AIDS: Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk(PDF). United Nations: Economic and Social Council. 2005.
The due diligence standard as a tool for the elimination of violence against women: Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk(PDF). United Nations: Economic and Social Council. 2006.
Intersections between culture and violence against women: Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk(PDF). United Nations: Economic and Social Council. 2007.
Indicators on violence against women and State response : Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk(PDF). United Nations: Economic and Social Council. 2008.
Political economy of women's human rights: Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk(PDF). United Nations: Economic and Social Council. 2009.
Erturk, Yakin; Thompson, Audrey. 15 years of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences (1994-2009) a critical review(PDF).
Ertürk, Yakin (2016). Violence without Borders : Paradigm, policy and praxis concerning violence against women. Women's Learning Partnership. ISBN978-1939525666.
Afkami, M.; Ertürk, Y.; Mayer, A.E., eds. (2018). Feminist Advocacy, Family Law and Violence Against Women. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429438202-2. ISBN978-0-429-43820-2. S2CID 158530374.
Ertürk, Yakın (2018). "Feminist advocacy for family law reform: international perspectives". In Afkami, M.; Ertürk, Y.; Mayer, A.E. (eds.). Feminist Advocacy, Family Law and Violence Against Women. Routledge. pp. 11–29. doi:10.4324/9780429438202-2. ISBN978-0-429-43820-2. S2CID 158530374.
Referencesedit
^"Yakin Erturk - Personal Appointments". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ ab"Yakin Ertürk". www.unrisd.org. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ abc"Prof. Yakın Ertürk, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women". www.ohchr.org. United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^Catalogue record for thesis "Rural change...". Worldcat. OCLC 793522831. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ ab"Notes" in catalogue record for Marquis Who's Who entry for Yakin Ertürk. Worldcat. OCLC 5567339099. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^"Prof.Dr. Yakin Ertürk (Retired)". Academic Staff Roster. METU. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
Further readingedit
Shah, Rebecca; Guichon, Audrey (December 2006). "Putting the World to Rights: An Interview with Yakin Ertürk, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences". Journal of Global Ethics. 2 (2): 129–137. doi:10.1080/17449620601042599. S2CID 143516084.
External linksedit
"World Chronicle 780: Yakin Ertürk, DESA". United Nations UN Audiovisual Library. Retrieved 2 June 2020. In the UN's World Chronicle series
December 18, 2023
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Yakin Erturk born 1945 1 is a Turkish former United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and board member of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development UNRISD and was a professor of Sociology 2 3 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Selected publications 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksEarly life and education editErturk has a B A from Hacettepe University 1969 and a Ph D in Sociology from Cornell University her thesis 1980 was on Rural change in Southeastern Anatolia an analysis of rural poverty and power structure as a reflection of center periphery relations in Turkey 4 5 Career editErturk held posts at King Saud University 1979 1982 Hacettepe University 1983 1986 and Middle East Technical University METU 1986 1987 before joining the United Nations in 1997 to become Director of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women INSTRAW in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 1997 1999 and then Director of The Division for the Advancement of Women at UN headquarters in New York 1999 2001 3 She rejoined the faculty of METU in 2002 5 and was a professor in the Department of Sociology until her retirement and was also the chair of the university s Gender and Women s Study Programme 2 6 She was a Visiting Global Associate Rutgers University the Center for Women s Global Leadership CWGL and the Institute for Women s Leadership IWL Consortium 15 Sept 2017 15 April 2018 In 2003 she was appointed as the United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and held this position for six years 3 2009 2013 she served on the Council of Europe Committee on the Prevention of Torture Selected publications editTowards an effective implementation of international norms to end violence against women Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women its causes and consequences Yakin Erturk PDF United Nations Economic and Social Council 2003 Intersections of violence against women and HIV AIDS Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women its causes and consequences Yakin Erturk PDF United Nations Economic and Social Council 2005 The due diligence standard as a tool for the elimination of violence against women Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women its causes and consequences Yakin Erturk PDF United Nations Economic and Social Council 2006 Intersections between culture and violence against women Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women its causes and consequences Yakin Erturk PDF United Nations Economic and Social Council 2007 Indicators on violence against women and State response Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women its causes and consequences Yakin Erturk PDF United Nations Economic and Social Council 2008 Political economy of women s human rights Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women its causes and consequences Yakin Erturk PDF United Nations Economic and Social Council 2009 Erturk Yakin Thompson Audrey 15 years of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women its causes and consequences 1994 2009 a critical review PDF Erturk Yakin 2016 Violence without Borders Paradigm policy and praxis concerning violence against women Women s Learning Partnership ISBN 978 1939525666 Afkami M Erturk Y Mayer A E eds 2018 Feminist Advocacy Family Law and Violence Against Women Routledge doi 10 4324 9780429438202 2 ISBN 978 0 429 43820 2 S2CID 158530374 Erturk Yakin 2018 Feminist advocacy for family law reform international perspectives In Afkami M Erturk Y Mayer A E eds Feminist Advocacy Family Law and Violence Against Women Routledge pp 11 29 doi 10 4324 9780429438202 2 ISBN 978 0 429 43820 2 S2CID 158530374 References edit Yakin Erturk Personal Appointments beta companieshouse gov uk Companies House Retrieved 2 June 2020 a b Yakin Erturk www unrisd org United Nations Research Institute for Social Development Retrieved 2 June 2020 a b c Prof Yakin Erturk UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women www ohchr org United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Retrieved 2 June 2020 Catalogue record for thesis Rural change Worldcat OCLC 793522831 Retrieved 2 June 2020 a b Notes in catalogue record for Marquis Who s Who entry for Yakin Erturk Worldcat OCLC 5567339099 Retrieved 2 June 2020 Prof Dr Yakin Erturk Retired Academic Staff Roster METU Retrieved 2 June 2020 Further reading editShah Rebecca Guichon Audrey December 2006 Putting the World to Rights An Interview with Yakin Erturk UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women its Causes and Consequences Journal of Global Ethics 2 2 129 137 doi 10 1080 17449620601042599 S2CID 143516084 External links edit World Chronicle 780 Yakin Erturk DESA United Nations UN Audiovisual Library Retrieved 2 June 2020 In the UN s World Chronicle series Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yakin Erturk amp oldid 1144174382, wikipedia, wiki, 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