The place of woman in the society began to
be examined first during the Republic. Being one of the primary topics in
almost every realm of the life in the last century, woman has also been a hot topic in political science.
Woman as an issue has not been limited to the interest of those who are called
feminists, but also addressed by so many intellectuals. Thus, woman’s role in
politic has long been under discussion. The perception all over the world is
that one of the greatest indicator of a country’s democracy is the rights given
to women. Women in Turkey were quite effective at the demonstrations, press and
association activities during “Meşrutiyet”, the pre-Republic period, and made
remarkable contributions to the national resistance. With the proclamation of
the Republic, the political rights granted to the women were legalized, and
subsequently they actively involved in local and general elections in 1930 and
1934 respectively. The new Turkey was one of the countries that gave women the
right to elect and be elected, yet the representation rate of the women at the
National Assembly have remained below the world average. When the bylaws and election
bulletins of the Democrat Party period (1950-1960) are put under scrutiny, it
is seen that the party during its reign had not addressed woman as a subject
matter but rather focused on the concept of family. In this study, biographies
and activities of the female parliamentarians who were elected at the first
general elections after the transition to the multiparty period will be
addressed. The publications and minute chronicles of the Turkish Grand National
Assembly will be the primary resources in this study.
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 19 Eylül 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 Cilt: 38 Sayı: 65 |