Ş Berfin Işık Yılmaz

Biographic Data

ID6633914
NAMEŞ Berfin Işık Yılmaz
GIVEN NAMESŞ Berfin Işık
FAMILY NAMEYılmaz
SIGNATUREYILMAZ Ş B I
AFFILIATIONSBoston Children's Hospital
ORCID0000-0001-8791-6705
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Human condition of children living with incarcerated mothers in Türkiye

    Open AccessŞ Berfin Işık Yılmaz, Alev Özeroğlu et al.ARTICLEPunishment & Society2026

    This article examines how legally free children aged 0–6 become incorporated into the penal order while residing with their incarcerated mothers in Türkiye. Drawing on 15 in-depth interviews with lawyers who represented incarcerated mothers, the study analyses children's prison lives through mediated but professionally informed accounts in a context where direct research with imprisoned women and young children is severely restricted. It advances…

  • Between Right and Resistance

    Open AccessŞ Berfin Işık Yılmaz, Yiğit İltaş et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2025References: 6

    Women's legal right to self-defense in Turkey is limited in practice, particularly under chronic abuse. This study examines how legal knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shape self-defense. A cross-sectional survey of 392 women was analyzed to assess the impact of socio-demographic and cognitive factors. Attitudes significantly predicted behavior, while legal knowledge alone did not. Results highlight the influence of institutional distrust, stig…