Ayşe Su Kocayörük

‘Some 30 pct of children in Türkiye raised by toxic parents’

Around 20 to 30 percent of children in Türkiye are being raised by toxic parents, leading to a high prevalence of depression among those affected, warns a psychologist.

Dr. Ayşe Su Kocayörük from Istanbul Arel University's Department of Psychology pointed out that "half of the depression cases are rooted in traumatic childhood experiences influenced by toxic parents."