A comparative analysis of Turkish women clothing after 1950 and it's representation in the contemporary Turkish painting art

During 1950 and after, accelerating alterations in social and political era can be seen when the Westernization in Turkish women's clothing is examined. This period covers the transition to multi-party system, the industrialization and the development of Turkey. Conversely, clothing is a cultural issue moreover it is an area where the economic situation and preferences in social life are visible. After 1950, the modern understanding in Turkey has been adopted in the field of clothing as well as in many areas from the structuring of institutions to the education and domesticity. Another era that reflects the Modernization is contemporary Turkish painting. After 1950, with the influence of Modernism, especially in Europe and in the world, it has seen that different representations of women's clothing takes place in the figurative works of Turkish painters. It reveals women's life in the city and rural areas, their activities, the way they dress and the family structure. Thus, the aim of this study is to analyze the 1950 which is an important milestone in the Turkish Westernization processes. Thereafter, to comparatively analyze the female figure in Turkish painting art and the fashion of the period. The factors that formed 1950 and the society in 1950 were discussed in conceptual integrity. Therefore, the process up to the present was searched in ten-year periods. Fashion, art and social values were researched holistically. The fashion-related and socio-scientific developments have been examined in ten-year periods by illuminating between 1950-2000. The effect of this period, which was revealed by qualitative research on daily life practices and the way it shapes society has been studied. 30 different works from 16 different artists were examined and the representative clothing styles of female figures in contemporary Turkish painting were analyzed.