The Women’s Emergency Support Application (KADES), which enables women to call the law enforcement officers to the scene in times of risk and threat, has reached almost 3 million users. More than 200 thousand reports have been made through the application so far.
As you know, and unfortunately, hundreds of women are killed every year in our country for reasons related to their being women, and thousands, even millions of them; on similar grounds physical and psychological violence being exposed. Of course, condemning the criminals does not prevent them, as long as there is no work to improve the mentality. However, until this development is achieved, there are some practices that will ensure that women are protected from these attacks.
One of these is the Women’s Emergency Support Application, which was launched in 2018, which enables women to get help in emergencies. Earlier “Combating domestic violence in the COVID-19 pandemic with national hotlines and smartphone apps” The number of users of KADES, which was also deemed worthy of an international award within the scope of its 3-year life, has always increased. The app, which spread rapidly, has recently relied on almost 3 million users.
Internationally awarded:
Widespread use of the application in our country Even though it’s sad when you look at the big pictureWhile violence against women is so widespread, it is a necessity to have an application that can quickly support women in similar situations. Because many women have been saved from violence and even from events that could result in death by using KADES. A woman, who had been kidnapped by a taxi driver in the past weeks, used this application in cold blood to inform the police and escaped.
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According to the statement made by the Ministry of Interior, the number of users of KADES, to 2 million 954 thousand 342 rose. From the app since launch 260 thousand 848 notifications were made. The application, which was awarded by the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, needs features such as sending an emergency location without explanation. But still, maybe thousands of women got out of difficult situations thanks to KADES.
To download the application, you can reach the Google Play page by clicking here and the App Store page by clicking here.
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https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/uluslararasi-odullu-kadesi-useran-kisi-sayisi-3-milyona-yaklasti/2446337