Examining the web sites of women's non-govermental organizations: The example of Havle Women's Association

This thesis is centred on the techniques of non-governmental organizations advocating for the women's rights to convey themselves through their websites and social media and to position themselves in the field, and thoroughly examines the works of Havle Women's Association, which was chosen as a sample. First of all, the women's movement was determined in the historical process, the Islamic Feminism movement was given importance in accordance with the mission of Havle Women's Association, then the explanation of the characteristics of social media, which is a current field of activity in forming public opinion were made. In the last part of the thesis, the website of Havle Women's Association is inspected and the way the association presents its Muslim Feminist identity on the website is explained. Examples of the association's use of social media were also included in the study to support the analysis. The method used in the study is discourse analysis and semiotics.