"Sex And Power In Turkey.
Feminism, Islam And The Maturing Of Turkish Democracy
Executive Summary
In the history of the Turkish Republic, there have been two periods when major improvements were made to the status of women. One was the 1920s, the early years of the Republic, when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk outlawed polygamy and abolished Islamic courts in favour of secular institutions. This first period of reforms is well known and celebrated in Turkey."
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