Street scene, Istanbul. Photo: Alan Grant

Background information - Sex and power in Turkey

15 basic facts on Turkey - picture story (new window)

Key documents

• Secular Women and Islam
  Interview with leading Turkish scholar Nilufer Gole (2001)
• Islamism and Secularism in Turkey
  Interview with Nilüfer Göle (1994)
• Elif Gozdasoglu Kucukalioglu
  Turkey at the Crossroads: Women, Women’s Studies and The State
• Gulendam, Ramazan
  The development of a feminist discourse and feminist writing in Turkey: 1970-1990
• Turkish Statistical Institute
  Turkey's Statistical Yearbook 2005
• Republic of Turkey - Ministry of National Education
  National Education Statistics - Formal Education 2006-2007
• Republic of Turkey - Ministry of National Education & Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY REVIEW - BACKGROUND REPORT ( June 2005)
• World Bank - Turkey: Education Sector Study (2006)
  Sustainable Pathways to an Effective, Equitable, and Efficient Education System for Preschool through Secondary School Education
• World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland 2006
  The Global Gender Gap Report 2006
• Binnaz Toprak and Ali Carkoglu, Religion, Society and Politics in a Changing Turkey, TESEV, November 2006.
  (English summary)
  (full report in Turkish)
• WWHR
  Turkish Civil and Penal Code Reforms from a Gender Perspective: The Success of Two Nationwide Campaigns
• The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
  (in English)
  (in Turkish)
• Turkey Civil Code
  (full text in Turkish)
  (amendments in English)
• Turkey Penal Code
  (full text in Turkish)
• Law No. 4320 On the Protection of the Family

Turkish women NGOs

• Women for women's human rights - New Ways
• Ucan Supurge – Flying Broom
• Baskent Kadin Platformu
• AKDER Women's Rights Association Against Discrimination
• Hazar Grubu
• Kamer (Kadin Merkezi, Women's Centre)
• Kader - Association for Supporting and Training Women Candidates
• Mor Cati (Purple Roof)
• The Foundation of the Women's Library and Information Center

Universities with women's studies in Turkey*

• Ankara Üniversitesi Kadın Sorunları Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi (KASAUM)
  Ankara University Women's Studies Center
• Atılım Üniversitesi Kadın Sorunları Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi
  Atilim University Ankara Woman Issues Study Center
• Gazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Kadın Sorunları Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi
  Gazi University Ankara Economics and Administration Faculty Women Problems Research and Implementation Centre
• Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı Kadın Sorunları Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi (HÜKSAM)
  Hacettepe University Ankara Medical Faculty, Public Health, Women's Problems Research and Implementation Centre (HUKSAM)
• İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Sorunları Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi'nin (KAUM)
  Istanbul University Women's Studies and Implementation Centre
• Marmara Üniversitesi Kadın İşgücü İstihdamı Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi
  Marmara Uniuversity
• Ege Üniversitesi Kadın Sorunları Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi
  Aegean University Izmir Women's Studies and Implemenation Centre
• Çukurova Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi
  Cukurova University Adana Women's Studies Research Center
• Gaziantep Üniversitesi Kadın Sorunları Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi
  Gaziantep University Women's Studies and Implementation Centre
• Mersin Üniversitesi Kadın Sorunlarını Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi (MERKAM)
  Mersin University Women's Studies and Implementation Centre
• Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Kadın Sorunları Araştırma Merkezi (YUKAM)
  Yuzuncu Yil University (Van), Women's Studies Centre

* Information taken from Turkish Republic Prime Ministry Directorate General On The Status Of Women