Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Family, Counseling and Education, cilt.7, sa.1, ss.63-73, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
The purpose of this paper was to summarize the modernization of parenting styles in Turkey from the
past to the present. The present review focuses on the reviewing parenting in Turkey with a focus on the
traditional family structure of this country from past to present as well as comparing parenting in
Turkey and other countries. In addition, the Mother-Child Education Program and Father Enrichment
Program aimed to improve the parenting of Turkish mothers and fathers were also discussed in this
paper. The research was based on the literature review analysis method. The data source of the research
consists of articles published on adolescence and adulthood in Turkey. This review has contributions to
the area that it summarizes present parent-adolescent and parent-adult relationships in Turkey by
interpreting the general traditional structure of Turkish family from very early years to the present with
cross-cultural studies. Because of how the Turkish parents caring their infants and children that were
not clearly answered in this literature, further studies are suggested to concentrate on this area in detail.