Understanding Gender Equality Demands in Turkey: Foundations and Boundaries of Women’s Movements

Acar, Feride; Altunok, Gülbanu

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“…The forms of gender-based violence are detailed in academic studies and state research reports; however, they do not receive sufficient attention in national policymaking. For instance, while early marriage is acknowledged as a type of violence in international agreements such as the Istanbul Convention, it is not classified as a form of gender-based violence in Turkish legislative and policymaking procedures (Acar et al, 2007).…”

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Honor Killings in Traditional Societies: Revisiting the Case of Türkiye After Istanbul Convention Withdrawal

Hamzaoğlu

2024

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This research delves into the complex dynamics of honor and honor killings in traditional societies, with a specific focus on Türkiye, which has a Muslim-majority population and secular-democratic politico-legal system. It sheds light on the cultural and societal frameworks that reinforce honor, particularly in the context of gender relations and familial reputation. Using a qualitative methodology, the study analyzes the case of Türkiye, with a significant emphasis on the controversial withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, also known as Istanbul Convention. The case study is supported by an examination of legal documents and secondary sources such as research reports. The findings reveal a complicated interplay between traditional perceptions of honor, legal inadequacies, and societal attitudes that perpetuate violence against women. The study argues that while legislative reforms have been implemented, cultural and societal norms continue to pose significant challenges to their effectiveness. The conclusion underscores the urgent need for a multifaceted approach, incorporating legal, educational, and societal strategies to dismantle the cultural norms that condone honor-related violence. This article contributes to the discourse on gender-based violence, advocating for a comprehensive understanding and action to address honor killings in Türkiye and beyond.

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Honor Killings in Traditional Societies: Revisiting the Case of Türkiye After Istanbul Convention Withdrawal

Hamzaoğlu

2024

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“…Like the first-wave feminism in the western context, women in Turkey advocated and asserted their civil and political rights while also being portrayed as symbols of modernisation and westernisation by the nation-state elites. Thus, the main emphasis was on women's public emancipation (Kandiyoti, 1987;Acar & Altunok, 2012;Durakbaşa, 2000;Tekeli, 1990). In the 1970s, left-wing ideological groups gained influence around the world, and in Turkey.…”

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“…Parallel with black and non-western women's movements' criticisms of "white, heterosexual and middle class" based feminist politics, Islamic women and Kurdish women condemned the dominant Turkish feminism for otherising minority identities (Diner & Toktaş, 2010). Islamic women protested the ban on the headscarf at universities and assisted for varied Islamist conservative political parties' surge to power (Acar & Altunok, 2012). Kurdish women called attention to their intersected subordination: their marginalised ethnic identity and enforced sexism within their ethnic groupings (Yüksel, 2006).…”

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Türkiye’de Dijital Feminist Aktivizm: Uzun Süredir Beklenen Dördüncü Dalga Feminizm Geldi mi?

Dinçer

2023

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Throughout different waves of feminisms, women have called attention to sexist political and social norms across countries. Starting from the first wave feminist demands of suffrage to third wave’s intersectional feminist politics, women activists have struggled to achieve gender equality in different contexts. With an emphasis on intersected identities, fourth wave feminism, also called digital feminism, endeavours to implement third wave’s concepts in the digital space, via blogs, websites, social media platforms. In Turkey, in the second decade of the 2000s, women have started to extensively use social media to combat patriarchy, particularly violence against women and femicide, and to increase communication and solidarity among women in line with the political opportunity structures in the country. Through digital platforms, women stimulate political change by exposing gendered discourses. However, due to government’s increased control on digital spaces, activists’ capacity to alter the social gendered structure has been limited. Nevertheless, digital spaces still have a great potential to work as counterpublics for marginalised groups, such as women.

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“…Somersan 2011: 97-102;Acar & Altunok 2009), sondern auch kritische Reflektionen über die ideologischen Prämissen und Errungenschaften des Zweite-Welle-Feminismus in der Türkei. Siehe auch das Interview mit Berivan Kum in dieser Arbeit.…”

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Das Ringen um die Zivilgesellschaft in der Türkei

Al-Rebholz¹

2013

Kultur Und Soziale Praxis

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Der Zivilgesellschaftsdiskurs wurde in der Türkei nach dem Militärputsch von 1980 populär. Anil Al-Rebholz fragt, ob das Aufkommen dieses Diskurses als Hinweis auf die Herausbildung von Zivilgesellschaft in der Türkei verstanden werden kann. Dabei wird die politisch-diskursive Praxis vier oppositioneller Gruppen untersucht. In den Interviews mit öffentlich bekannten Intellektuellen sowie mit den Protagonistinnen und Protagonisten dieser Bewegungen wird die Transformation der gesellschaftlichen Wissensproduktion und der politischen Praxis aufgezeigt. Jenseits kulturalistischer und orientalistischer Ansichten wird ein hegemonietheoretischer Ansatz entwickelt, der neue Perspektiven auf die gesellschaftliche Transformation in der Türkei der letzten 30 Jahre ermöglicht.

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Understanding Gender Equality Demands in Turkey: Foundations and Boundaries of Women’s Movements

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Honor Killings in Traditional Societies: Revisiting the Case of Türkiye After Istanbul Convention Withdrawal

Honor Killings in Traditional Societies: Revisiting the Case of Türkiye After Istanbul Convention Withdrawal

Türkiye’de Dijital Feminist Aktivizm: Uzun Süredir Beklenen Dördüncü Dalga Feminizm Geldi mi?

Das Ringen um die Zivilgesellschaft in der Türkei

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