Attitudes Towards Family Life

SUMMARY

The chapter comprehensively covers the changing perceptions of Turkish society on issues such as family, having children, fertility, abortion and birth preferences, and the social divisions on these issues:

• If you don't have children, you can't be a family, you're just husband and wife.
• Women can have abortions or have abortions if they want to.
• Women should be the only ones who decide how to give birth.
• Having children is important to continuing my family line.
• My family makes me feel safe.