Prohibiting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace in Turkey

Sexual harassment has been on the agenda in western countries for a long time, especially in the US, the country that led the way regarding passing of laws, but it is a relatively new area of study in Turkey. Until the adoption of the new Labour (2003) and Penal (2004) Codes, lesser importance was attached to the issue of sexual harassment and the level of awareness was not very high. This was in particular evidenced by the fact that many fewer national studies and surveys have been conducted, some of which will be referred to here. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.