"Rising to the occasion to keep secularism alive -- Turkish women in politics
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Referring to a panel on the wall of the Turkish Parliament quoting Atatürk’s words “Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people,” Suver asks whether ‘the people’ means only men. “As long as you do not give a chance for equal representation in Parliament, this saying is invalid – erase that saying and put ‘men’ instead of ‘public,’ so we know our place.” "I am convinced that the exercise of social and political rights by women is necessary for mankind’s happiness and pride. You can rest assured that Turkish women, together with the world’s women, will work towards world peace and security". Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, April 22, 1935, International Women’s Congress in Istanbul. “We are not asking for favors, we just want our rights as human beings. Woman should be a fully productive member of society – more than just for cooking, cleaning and raising children. She shouldn’t be a member who just consumes.”"
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