The image of the women the republic is trying to build (1928-1938)

Woman is the most important bond between family and society. Her contribution to operating of social system is great. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk thought that the power to bring Turkish society to the level of contemporary civilizations would consist of young people who were trained in line with social change. He identified republican woman as women with equal rights to men, both within the family and in every aspect of society. Accordingly, he established a connection with the backwardness of the country and the fact that women were defined in a very different secondary position than men in the early years of the Republic. He started studies to reform the position of women in both the social and political spheres and to redefined their duties. This thesis wrote in the light of this information consist of three main sections. In chapter one, under the title of Social Fabric According to Censuses of 1927-1935 was emphasized female population and women's literacy rate and were compared with the male population of living in the Republic of Turkey. In chapter two, the tasks undertaken by the women during the war in front of and behind emphasized under the title of Women During the National Struggle. In chapter three, The Turkish Civil Code, which provides equality between women and men before the laws and municipality, mukhtar and parliamentary elections that paves the way for women in the political field will be emphasized under the title of The Image of the Women the Republic Is Trying to Build. In addition, fashion and beauty issues which have an important share in women's social life were informed. Keywords: woman, image, modernization, census, political rights