Although Cyprus was under control of
United Kingdom from 1878 to 1960 movements which affect Turkey were also
affecting Turkish Cypriots who were living in Cyprus. 5th of December is a
meaningful day in our calendars because the Turkish women earn their right to
vote and stand for the election in 1934.Ulviye Mithat (U.) was born in 1906 in
Kastamonu, Turkey; married to a Turkish Cypriot then moved to the island in
1923. She lived in Cyprus until 1940. Between 1935-37 she wrote articles in
local newspapers called Ses and Embros about women's rights. She was the most-
of best knowledge of author- criticized columnist because of her modernist,
egalitarian and reformist ideas of her. In this paper Discourse-Historical
Approach from Reisigl and Wodak was used in order to find discourses specific
to Ulviye Mithat between 1935-37 in Cyprus. As a result, although Ulviye Mithat
was write in 1930's her ideas about women's rights and gender equality is far
beyond of her era.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | September 12, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 10 |