Woman within the context of visual arts and cinema in 1980's Turkey

The women's movements and feminist discourse that started in the world in the 1970s began to make their voices heard in Turkey in the following process. Feminist discourse which has increased its momentum in every field from economy to social roles in the world, began to make its voices heard mostly within a political faction in Turkey. In this thesis, Turkey of the 1970s and 1980s which went through a politically turbulent period is explained from the perspective of "artist women". It examines what has changed in the portraying of "female character" in cinema in the 1980s. It asks questions about why we hear the names of certain artists, actors, directors more.