Medical humanities
Cases of child sexual abuse (Fi'l-i Şenî') and punishments during the Tanzimat Era in the Ottoman Empire.
Mümtaz Dadalı, Arif Hüdai Köken, Nüket Örnek Büken
Published: 202510.1136/medhum-2025-013448
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine cases of fi'l-i şenî' (sexual abuse) against children during the Tanzimat period using archival documents and scholarly literature, with the goal of revealing the punitive measures imposed on perpetrators. METHOD…
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