The study focuses on testing the hypothesis that “the rate of female representation in politics in Turkey is still not sufficient” over the results of the parliamentary general election in the process from the first years of the Republic to the present day. It is aimed to reveal the change in the proportion of women's representation in the elections in question in terms of the level of “election”. In this study using the descriptive analysis method, the results of the general election of Deputies are presented by using the data announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute. The number of votes received by the parties and independent candidates participating in the election and the number of Deputies they received were given separately in the context of men and women. As a result of the study, the proportion of female representation, which was 4.5% in the elections in 1935, gradually decreased in other electoral periods, at the first election of the transition to multi-party life at 1946 falled to 1.9%; it falled to 0.6% in 1950, 1954, 1961, 1977. The increase, which began in the 1990s, has continued to the present day without interruption. In the last four elections, it was seen that the proportion of women's representation in Turkish politics rose above 10% for the first time, but it was confirmed by data from the parliamentary general election results that the “symbolic value” loaded on women remained up to date and “underrepresentation” continued. It has been proposed that this problem will be overcome with a gender-sensitive political culture.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | January 30, 2022 |
Published in Issue | Year 2022 Issue: 29 |