Cloth as one of the conflict areas between tradition and change, was a discussion subject of the Ottoman society which was trying to adapt to a new civilization area. While the reforms of II. Mahmud created a new look in men’s dress, the evolution process of women’s dress was shaped in post-Tanzimat period depending on the new way of life. This evolution process, which was rather understood as the moving away of urban women from their traditional look, especially became an intense struggle area after 1908. The perception of women as one of the objects of modernization, influenced the positions of Western-oriented or conservative writers vis-à-vis this subject. The article will examine this attitude based on the writings of the intellectuals of the period
Gelenek ve değişim arasındaki çatışma alanlarından birini oluşturan kıyafet yeni bir uygarlık alanına uyum sağlama çabasındaki Osmanlı toplumunun tartışma konularından biridir. II. Mahmud’un reformları erkek kıyafetinde yeni bir görünümü ortaya çıkarırken kadın kıyafetine dair gelişim süreci Tanzimat sonrasında yeni yaşam biçimine bağlı olarak biçimlenmiştir. Daha çok kentli kadının geleneksel görünümünden uzaklaşması biçiminde algılanan süreç özellikle 1908 sonrasında yoğun bir mücadele alanını oluşturmuştur. Kadını modernleşmenin objelerinden biri olarak gören anlayış Batıcı ya da muhafazakar yazarların bu olgu karşısındaki tutumlarında belirleyici olmuştur. Bu makalede söz konusu tavır dönemin aydınlarının yazdıklarından yola çıkarak incelenmektedir.
Anahtar Sözcükler: Kadın, Kıyafet, Modernleşme, Sembol, Aydın
READING MODERNISATION THROUGH SYMBOLS: CHANGE IN THE LATE OTTOMAN WOMEN’S OUTFIT AND SOCIAL DISCUSSIONS
Cloth as one of the conflict areas between tradition and change, was a discussion subject of the Ottoman society which was trying to adapt to a new civilization area. While the reforms of II. Mahmud created a new look in men’s dress, the evolution process of women’s dress was shaped in post-Tanzimat period depending on the new way of life. This evolution process, which was rather understood as the moving away of urban women from their traditional look, especially became an intense struggle area after 1908. The perception of women as one of the objects of modernization, influenced the positions of Western-oriented or conservative writers vis-à-vis this subject. The article will examine this attitude based on the writings of the intellectuals of the period.
Keywords: Woman, Dress, Modernisation, Symbol, IntellectualPrimary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | July 9, 2015 |
Published in Issue | Year 2013 Issue: 12 |