For most of the 20 th century, formal narratives in Turkey painted a stark dichotomy into the status of females pre and post the reforms regarding the 1920s and 30s.

For most of the 20 th century, formal narratives in Turkey painted a stark dichotomy into the status of females pre and post the reforms regarding the 1920s and 30s. The Ottoman duration had been referred to as a dark period of patriarchal oppression, lack of knowledge and intolerance. It absolutely […]