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Women in Politics: Opinion Research Paper
This research paper aims to determine how the Turkish society perceives the participation of women in politics. Among other issues, the research was conducted to analyze people's attitude towards women's participation in political decision-making process, gender quotas in political parties, and the role of political parties in the advancement of women in politics.
The Women’s Movement in Egypt, with Selected References to Turkey
This report discusses the historical backgrounds and contemporary contexts of women’s movements in Egypt and Turkey. It describes the potential of women’s movements to become a force for democratization in the contemporary Middle East and a champion of women’s rights.
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.
Women for Women’s Human Rights - New Ways
Women for Women’s Human Rights - New Ways is a women’s and human rights NGO established in Turkey. It seeks to promote women’s human rights and to support the active and broad participation of women as free individuals and equal citizens in the establishment and maintenance of a democratic and peaceful order at national, regional and international levels.
