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Sex And Power In Turkey: Feminism, Islam And The Maturing Of Turkish Democracy

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July 6, 2007

Sex And Power In Turkey: Feminism, Islam And The Maturing Of Turkish Democracy

This paper describes historical contributions of women to Turkey’s politics and analyzes the changing reality of modern political life in the country. The researchers describe the impact of Islam, crime and sex on the status and rights of women in Turkey as well as the concerns existing in the society that Turkey might be turning its back on its secular traditions.

Resource type
Report / White Paper
Region
Türkiye
Theme
Women's Leadership
Gender Equality
Political Parties
Publisher
ESI
Publication year
2007
Link
http://www.esiweb.org/pdf/esi_document_id_90.pdf
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This paper describes historical contributions of women to Turkey’s politics and analyzes the changing reality of modern political life in the country. The researchers describe the impact of Islam, crime and sex on the status and rights of women in Turkey as well as the concerns existing in the society that Turkey might be turning its back on its secular traditions.

Resource type
Report / White Paper
Region
Türkiye
Theme
Women's Leadership
Gender Equality
Political Parties
Publisher
ESI
Publication year
2007

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