Media violence may encourage attacks on women: Experts

ANKARA

Rarely does a day pass without a new report of violence against women, and experts say the media can turn into a powerful tool either in raising awareness or negatively shaping behavior of people who are already prone to violence.

The average time Turkish people spend watching TV is five hours a day, according to Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council.

It does not include the time spent on various social media platforms on the internet and self-involving video games containing violent content.

Violence is everywhere, in movies on TV, advertisements popping up on the internet, or applications on

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