Turkish Women’s Movement
It is known that cultures have deep impact on societies and ‘directs’ its people. Cultures consist of long-term practices, traditions, customs, proverbs and more. Moreover, cultures usually shape the way people live. The culture in Turkey has limited the Turkish Women’s Movement, but has not destroyed it. However, cultures can be changed very slowly. For [...]
Women in Turkey: Are They Born to Suffer?
I have never been exposed to domestic violence. Even though I still clearly remember how my dearest brother employed innovative and semi-sadistic tactics to provoke me for another round of a brotherly scuffle, or how my stubborn babysitter threatened me to make me finish a mountain of rice on my plate, I cannot identify my [...]
Is there no space for the disabled?
Let me start by answering the question above. There is of course enough space for the disabled, for everyone actually. All that is needed looking around more carefully: the disabled are an ‘invisible’ sub-culture. They are ‘invisible’ because they are not wanted to be seen or remembered often. However, they do exist in every society [...]
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