{"id":777036898,"date":"2026-01-16T12:39:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777036898"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:16:53","slug":"gambling-addiction-cases-in-turkey-soar-155-fold-over-six-years-yedam-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/gambling-addiction-cases-in-turkey-soar-155-fold-over-six-years-yedam-data","title":{"rendered":"Gambling addiction cases in Turkey soar 155-fold over six years, YEDAM data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Analysis of age distribution shows that gambling problems are most prevalent among those aged 20\u201340.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Turkey.- The number of people seeking treatment for gambling addiction in Turkey<\/strong> has increased 155-fold in six years, according to the Green Crescent Counseling Center (YEDAM)<\/strong>, which offers counselling and psychotherapy for various addictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YEDAM reports that applications for gambling treatment rose from 37 in 2019 to 5,748 by 2025<\/strong>. Of those seeking help, 34.3 per cent <\/strong>said they first encountered gambling before the age of 18, 42.8 per cent began between 18 and 25<\/strong>, and 22.7 per cent started after 25<\/strong>, indicating that nearly one in three individuals were exposed to gambling during childhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysis of age distribution shows that gambling problems are most prevalent among those aged 20\u201340<\/strong>, with 36.7 per cent aged 20\u201330<\/strong> and 43.4 per cent aged 30\u201340<\/strong>, totalling almost 80 per cent. The proportion drops to 15.4 per cent among 40\u201350-year-olds<\/strong> and declines sharply beyond that age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data also dispel the notion that gambling addiction affects only those with lower education levels, with 13 per cent holding postgraduate degrees<\/strong>, 11.3 per cent university degrees<\/strong>, and 11.5 per cent associate degrees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Mehmet Din\u00e7<\/strong>, chairman of Green Crescent, 80 per cent <\/strong>of clients who participate consistently in psychotherapy successfully distance themselves from gambling.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> India ED confiscates assets from Probo Media Technologies in online gambling case<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Analysis of age distribution shows that gambling problems are most prevalent among those aged 20\u201340.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777033276,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Turkey has experienced a 155-fold increase in individuals seeking treatment for gambling addiction over six years, with applications rising from 37 in 2019 to 5,748 by 2025. Analysis reveals that nearly 80% of problem gamblers are aged 20-40, and a significant proportion were exposed to gambling before age 18, challenging previous assumptions about demographics and education levels.","focusai_entities":"Green Crescent Counseling Center, YEDAM, Green Crescent, Mehmet Din\u00e7","focusai_location":"Turkey","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.85), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Response in Turkey?","query":"What specific legislative or enforcement actions are Turkish regulators likely to implement in response to the reported 155-fold increase in gambling addiction treatment seekers and the identified demographic vulnerabilities?"},{"label":"Operator Strategy Adaptation?","query":"How will iGaming operators, both domestic and international, adjust their responsible gambling frameworks, player protection measures, and marketing strategies to address the high prevalence of addiction among the 20-40 age group in Turkey?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16334],"tags":[25084,25085,229],"class_list":["post-777036898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-addiction","tag-counselling","tag-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777036898"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777036900,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036898\/revisions\/777036900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777033276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777036898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777036898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777036898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}