A retrospective study of patriarchy in Turkish politics: political masculinities and female party leaders in Turkey

Coşkun B. B.

Turkish Studies, cilt.25, sa.2, ss.191-210, 2024 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14683849.2023.2177159
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Studies
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.191-210
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: female political figures, patriarchal politics, patriarchy, political masculinities, Turkish politics
  • TED Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.The patriarchal nature of Turkish society reflects itself in Turkish political culture, within which various social mechanisms have reproduced patriarchal relations. This study is designed as a retrospective one. Personal stories and experiences of female party leaders are presented to analyze the prevailing patriarchy in Turkish politics. The analysis is based on biographical sources of life stories and public statements of female party leaders from four consecutive periods: (1) Nezihe Muhiddin–Early Republican period; (2) Behice Boran–Multi-party period; (3) Tansu Çiller–Post-1980 Coup Period; and (4) Meral Akşener–The AKP period. The conceptualization of political masculinities is employed to analyze their encounters with the politically-embedded patriarchy. The aim of this article is to contribute to the literature by exploring the ways in which political masculinities play out in the context of female party leaders in Turkish politics.