Research Article

Women’s Economic Status in the Ottoman Turkish Novel and the Pioneering Portrayal of Women’s Work in Fatma Aliye’s Novels, Refet and Udî

Volume: 23 Number: 1 September 17, 2022
  • Firdevs Canbaz Yumuşak
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Women’s Economic Status in the Ottoman Turkish Novel and the Pioneering Portrayal of Women’s Work in Fatma Aliye’s Novels, Refet and Udî

Abstract

In this article, Ottoman women’s economic status, work experiences in the public sector, and their assets were discussed and examined Fatma Aliye’s (1862-1936) novels Refet (1896) and Udî (1898).These two novels are the first Ottoman-Turkish novels that problematize these matters. Refet relates the adventures of a young woman who graduates from one of the Female Teachers Training Colleges(Darülmuallimat), the first of which was opened in 1870, and who goes on to become a teacher. As such, it constitutes a valuable portrayal of how the teaching colleges were established and what they meant for the Ottoman women. These essential and permanent historical developments laid the foundation for legal rights to be gained after the establishment of the Republic, and Refet is the first Turkish novel to deal with this subject matter. Additionally, Refet (1896), appears as the first Turkish novelistic portrayal of teaching as a profession ‘suitable’for women. Between Refet and Udî, there is intertextuality. Bedia, the protagonist of Udî, is inspired by Refet and requests Fatma Aliye to write about her life; hence, the author develops Udî as an early work of metafiction. Bedia makes a livelihood in Udî by teaching oud lessons. It's no accident that both women in these novels work as teachers. Teaching is regarded as one of the most female-friendly professions.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Women's Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Firdevs Canbaz Yumuşak This is me
United States

Publication Date

September 17, 2022

Submission Date

March 2, 2021

Acceptance Date

May 15, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 23 Number: 1

APA
Canbaz Yumuşak, F. (2022). Women’s Economic Status in the Ottoman Turkish Novel and the Pioneering Portrayal of Women’s Work in Fatma Aliye’s Novels, Refet and Udî. Kadın/Woman/2000, 23(1), 1-17. https://izlik.org/JA26HH79LB
AMA
1.Canbaz Yumuşak F. Women’s Economic Status in the Ottoman Turkish Novel and the Pioneering Portrayal of Women’s Work in Fatma Aliye’s Novels, Refet and Udî. JWS. 2022;23(1):1-17. https://izlik.org/JA26HH79LB
Chicago
Canbaz Yumuşak, Firdevs. 2022. “Women’s Economic Status in the Ottoman Turkish Novel and the Pioneering Portrayal of Women’s Work in Fatma Aliye’s Novels, Refet and Udî”. Kadın/Woman/2000 23 (1): 1-17. https://izlik.org/JA26HH79LB.
EndNote
Canbaz Yumuşak F (September 1, 2022) Women’s Economic Status in the Ottoman Turkish Novel and the Pioneering Portrayal of Women’s Work in Fatma Aliye’s Novels, Refet and Udî. Kadın/Woman 2000 23 1 1–17.
IEEE
[1]F. Canbaz Yumuşak, “Women’s Economic Status in the Ottoman Turkish Novel and the Pioneering Portrayal of Women’s Work in Fatma Aliye’s Novels, Refet and Udî”, JWS, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 1–17, Sept. 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA26HH79LB
ISNAD
Canbaz Yumuşak, Firdevs. “Women’s Economic Status in the Ottoman Turkish Novel and the Pioneering Portrayal of Women’s Work in Fatma Aliye’s Novels, Refet and Udî”. Kadın/Woman 2000 23/1 (September 1, 2022): 1-17. https://izlik.org/JA26HH79LB.
JAMA
1.Canbaz Yumuşak F. Women’s Economic Status in the Ottoman Turkish Novel and the Pioneering Portrayal of Women’s Work in Fatma Aliye’s Novels, Refet and Udî. JWS. 2022;23:1–17.
MLA
Canbaz Yumuşak, Firdevs. “Women’s Economic Status in the Ottoman Turkish Novel and the Pioneering Portrayal of Women’s Work in Fatma Aliye’s Novels, Refet and Udî”. Kadın/Woman/2000, vol. 23, no. 1, Sept. 2022, pp. 1-17, https://izlik.org/JA26HH79LB.
Vancouver
1.Firdevs Canbaz Yumuşak. Women’s Economic Status in the Ottoman Turkish Novel and the Pioneering Portrayal of Women’s Work in Fatma Aliye’s Novels, Refet and Udî. JWS [Internet]. 2022 Sep. 1;23(1):1-17. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA26HH79LB