The Mersin University Center for Research and Application on Women's Issues (MERKAM) commenced its activities with the publication of its regulations in the Official Gazette dated April 8, 1997, and numbered 22958.

MERKAM, a unit affiliated with the Rectorate of Mersin University, is a service unit within Mersin University that provides research and development services on women's issues.

VISION

To support work carried out from a gender equality perspective by raising awareness of women's issues in all segments of society, to conduct research in all areas related to women's issues, share the results of this research with society to provide guidance and advice on problems and proposed solutions, and contribute to women's lives as modern individuals, the improvement of their social status, their place in economic development, and the protection of women, children, and families for the welfare of society through various training programs and activities.

MISSION

Mersin University Center for Research and Application on Women's Issues (MERKAM) With the responsibility of being one of the first women's centers established within universities, it aims to increase social awareness and communicate women's issues to a wider audience by advocating for gender equality in all areas and carrying this advocacy into academic life, collaborating with other university women's centers and other institutions and civil society organizations working on women's issues.

In line with this goal, our center conducts training on topics such as gender, gender equality, gender roles, dating violence, family communication, women's health, mobbing and sexual harassment, violence and the legal aspects of violence. It develops projects for practical application and continues its work in collaboration with various institutions and civil society organizations to develop the concept of women's rights, and the advancement of women's status.

With the aim of approaching women's issues from an academic perspective, the Women's Studies master's and doctoral program, established under the umbrella of the Institute of Social Sciences with the initiatives of the Mersin University Women's Issues Research and Application Center (MERKAM), pioneers the empowerment of women, achieving gender equality, raising awareness on gender issues, and leading social change and transformation through educated individuals.

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