The Role of Kadın Gazetesi in Women`s Movement of Turkey and
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The Role of Kadın Gazetesi in Women`s Movement of Turkey and
anonlinejournalof trespassingart, science,andphilosophy www.trespassingjournal.com TrespassingGender:Issue5,Fall2015 TheRoleofKadınGazetesiinWomen’sMovementofTurkey andExaminingtheJournalinRelationwithDemokratParti MelikeGüngör YıldırımBeyazıtUniversity,Ankara Abstract ThisstudyfocusesontherelationshipwiththeDemokratParti(DemocraticParty)andKadın Gazetesi,ajournalpublishedfrom1947to1979.Fromthepointofthefeministstrugglein Turkey, periodicals had a significant place in women’s communication and publishing. By means of these periodicals women were able to share their ideas about family, individual demands,domesticlife,andengageinpoliticaldebates.Thisstudytreatstheseperiodicals andmagazinesasintellectualresourcesonthehistoryofwomanorganizations. AfterwomenweregrantedpoliticalrightsinTurkey,women’sorganizationsandassociations were regarded as unnecessary, because the state declared that “gender equality was achieved”.SocialchangesduringthegovernmentofDemocraticPartyalsoposedthreatto feministmovement,alienatingwomenfrompoliticaldemandsforwomenmovementsand womenwereforcedtomoveinspheredeterminedby‘statefeminism’. Keywords:KadınGazetesi,İffetHalimOruz,statefeminism,TürkKadınlarBirliği,Demokrat Parti TrespassingJournal,Issue5,Fall2015