TURKISH WOMEN'S POLITICAL AND CULTURAL ROLE IN TURKEY(HISTORICAL STUDY)
The issue of Turkish women and their political and cultural role in Turkey is of great importance. The research aims to clarify their historical role across historical periods. The research consists of three axes, the first one talked about the role of women during the Ottoman era and discussed selected examples, including Roxlana (Hürrem Haseki Sultan), wife of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, Kusem Bakir, and Nurbanu Sultan. The second axis also dealt with the republican era, including Khaleda Adeeb, Sabiha Gökçen and Tansu Chiller, while the third axis was about women in the era of the Justice and Development Party which discussed the political and parliamentary of women's role. In addition to mentioning models such as Marwa Kawakji and Meral Akşener. The research drew a set of important conclusions
Keywords: Turkish women; The Ottoman Era; Hürrem Haseki Sultan