Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi (Jan 2017)

Shaped by the Ottoman Women's Movement Training Demand Articulation of the Nationalists Discourse

  • Emel ÇOKOĞULLAR,
  • Bakko Mehmet BOZASLAN

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 54, no. 1

Abstract

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Boundaries determined by the exact line of definition of women's movement may seem difficult in esence the women's movement, put against the masculine power to change life limiting values arises. Every social structure according to the dynamics emerging in different time frames and the basic demands are prioritized problematic may vary. This material comes to the variability of conditions, women's movements in different societies at different times, with different rhetoric and demands the emergence and perhaps one of the reasons is the most important. This is a similar pattern, evident in the Ottoman Empire from the last period of modernization / westernization efforts have been followed along with. Empire of the legitimacy of the religious laws are not familiar with the area of political and social structures, sounds exactly tell about the contrast in tone is heard has been rising with each passing day. The basic demands of the women's movement from the Ottoman Tanzimat Period also benefit from educational opportunities focused on. Rather, the demand for equality has been devoted to overcoming some problems everyday. Not inconsistent with the provisions of Islamic equality to stand out of concern voiced emphasis has been prevented. After the proclamation of the II. Constitution the women's movement and articulation of the nationalist rhetoric with nationalist rhetoric that was the start to use similar language. Islamic emphasis has also been added to the nationalist rhetoric. Equal emphasis began to be sought in the old Turkish society and has been claimed not to be contrary to culture, tradition.

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