"Women in the Rural Turkish Culture
You Have the Right Not to Remain Silent
You might find it hard to believe but in the 21st century there are still places where women are not treated as equal to men. Welcome to rural Turkey where for some polygamy and abuse against women is a normal part of every day life. Although women gained the right to vote in 1927 and civil rights were introduced in 1934 very little changed throughout the years. In a strictly traditional and patriarchal society it was extremely important to preserve old values and conventional ways, preventing the progress of modernization and development."
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