Research Article

A VAGUE ISSUE OF EXISTENCE: THE CASE OF TURKEY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE AND BE ELECTED (1930-1960)

Number: 69 November 25, 2021
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A VAGUE ISSUE OF EXISTENCE: THE CASE OF TURKEY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE AND BE ELECTED (1930-1960)

Abstract

The issue of women’s right to vote and be elected has historical developments which differ from society to society. These differences can be attributed to many reasons. This right, which was given at different periods in some socities and at the same time in others, was put into force within the framework of particular restrictions or costs. While the progress about this issue was rather indistinct in some socities it was visible enough in others. The struggle of women to exist in political life was sometimes carried out through their own voices and writings and sometimes covertly without a particular voice and identity. The fact that women have the right to vote and be elected expresses the existence and visibility of women in political life. Considering this issue within the framework of freedom of women and human rights means understanding the nature of the process. In the historical process it can be seen that this issue has ben prioritized in socities that experienced the colonial process. Moreover, the fact that in such societies the right to vote and be elected was given at the same time instead of gradually, is also noteworthy. This study focuses on the relation between this situation and the experience of colonization and process of nation-stateization. Thereafter, it is seen that the activity of women regarding the right to vote and be elected increased during the colonial and post-colonial period. In fact, the fact the associability of the right to vote and be elected, which was granted to women in many countries at the same time, with decolonialism is another argument of the study in question.

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Details

Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 25, 2021

Submission Date

June 28, 2021

Acceptance Date

November 8, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 69

APA
Özkaya, O. (2021). A VAGUE ISSUE OF EXISTENCE: THE CASE OF TURKEY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE AND BE ELECTED (1930-1960). Atatürk Yolu Dergisi, 69, 430-455. https://doi.org/10.46955/ankuayd.1028711
AMA
1.Özkaya O. A VAGUE ISSUE OF EXISTENCE: THE CASE OF TURKEY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE AND BE ELECTED (1930-1960). JOAY. 2021;(69):430-455. doi:10.46955/ankuayd.1028711
Chicago
Özkaya, Olcay. 2021. “A VAGUE ISSUE OF EXISTENCE: THE CASE OF TURKEY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE AND BE ELECTED (1930-1960)”. Atatürk Yolu Dergisi, nos. 69: 430-55. https://doi.org/10.46955/ankuayd.1028711.
EndNote
Özkaya O (November 1, 2021) A VAGUE ISSUE OF EXISTENCE: THE CASE OF TURKEY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE AND BE ELECTED (1930-1960). Atatürk Yolu Dergisi 69 430–455.
IEEE
[1]O. Özkaya, “A VAGUE ISSUE OF EXISTENCE: THE CASE OF TURKEY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE AND BE ELECTED (1930-1960)”, JOAY, no. 69, pp. 430–455, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.46955/ankuayd.1028711.
ISNAD
Özkaya, Olcay. “A VAGUE ISSUE OF EXISTENCE: THE CASE OF TURKEY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE AND BE ELECTED (1930-1960)”. Atatürk Yolu Dergisi. 69 (November 1, 2021): 430-455. https://doi.org/10.46955/ankuayd.1028711.
JAMA
1.Özkaya O. A VAGUE ISSUE OF EXISTENCE: THE CASE OF TURKEY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE AND BE ELECTED (1930-1960). JOAY. 2021;:430–455.
MLA
Özkaya, Olcay. “A VAGUE ISSUE OF EXISTENCE: THE CASE OF TURKEY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE AND BE ELECTED (1930-1960)”. Atatürk Yolu Dergisi, no. 69, Nov. 2021, pp. 430-55, doi:10.46955/ankuayd.1028711.
Vancouver
1.Olcay Özkaya. A VAGUE ISSUE OF EXISTENCE: THE CASE OF TURKEY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE AND BE ELECTED (1930-1960). JOAY. 2021 Nov. 1;(69):430-55. doi:10.46955/ankuayd.1028711

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