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Peer Bullying Research in Türkiye

MAY 2025

3 out of 4 children who go to school live with peer bullying.

I usually get sad and cry. But lately, I've been trying not to cry. Because, in secret from my mother, I typed "What happens if we cry too much?" into Google. I learned that our brain cells die. So, I'm trying not to cry so much anymore.
Can, 11 Years Old

When It Comes to Bullying...

Bullying always wins. There is no greater force than bullying.
Semih, 11 Years Old

95% of peer bullying starts at school and occurs at school.

Bullying behavior experienced at school remains within the school boundaries, and when the child comes home, they feel somewhat removed and safe. However, due to cyberbullying, bullying now follows the child even into their safest space.

Whatever the root cause of the problem may be, it happens at school!

Who is affected by peer bullying?

Among the general striking elements observed by parents in children who engage in bullying behavior and are exposed to such behavior; the finding that children exposed to bullying are mostly shy and children who bully are children who have family problems stands out.

The Self-Pressure of the Child Victim: 'I Must Have Done Something to Deserve This Bullying'

Regardless of how the bullying occurs, being subjected to this behavior in front of your peers makes a child feel completely alone in the vast world. They are now powerless, and everyone has witnessed their powerlessness.

While the storm they experience within their inner world capsizes every aspect of their life, it’s not enough for them to get to shore, but to survive the day without drowning.

Bullying will only be resolved if the world is recreated from scratch...
Elif, 12 Years Old

FutureBright co-founder Başak Abdula was elected as the head of the “Parliamentary Children’s Movement Peer Bullying” commission.

We Continue to Explain Peer Bullying in the Press