TY - JOUR TI - Incest Cases Evaluated at Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, Department of Forensic Medicine Between 2015-2019 AB - Incest is traditionally defined as the relationship between family members who are related . In this study, incest cases for which a forensic report was requested from Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine by the judicial authorities in the 5-year period between 2015-2019 were included in the study. The cases were evaluated in terms of age, gender, education and employment status of the victim-defendant, place of residence, relationship between the victim and the accused, the place where the act took place, pregnancy status, the first application period, and the stage of the act. It was determined that 64 of 661 sexual assault cases reported by Eskişehir Osmangazi University Forensic Department between 2015-2019 were incest. It was determined that 9 (14.1%) of the cases were male and 55 (85.9%) were female. It was determined that 17 victims (26.6%) were under the age of 12. Discussion; In the presented study, the characteristics of incest cases reflected in our Forensic Medicine Department were found to be compatible with the literature. It was thought that more articles on incest should be submitted.  AU - Yetiş, yeşim AU - KARBEYAZ, KENAN AU - KILIBOZ, TUĞRUL AU - Güneş, Ayhan AU - DOĞAN, Beycan AU - Erbil, Ali Deniz DO - 10.20515/otd.1161224 PY - 2023 JO - Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi VL - 45 IS - 1 SN - 1305-4953 SP - 35 EP - 41 DB - TRDizin UR - http://search/yayin/detay/1197400 ER -