Women's branch in the women's participation to political life

The main purpose of the present study is to examine from a sociological perspective the participation of women in political life among Turkish politicians who are directing the today and future of Turkish society and factors that influence their participation in political life and to determine to what extent women politicians can attain a political place in political arena, how they can be effective and finally to investigate the gains they have achieved from political participation It is a reality that Turkish women could not get enough share from public and government areas besides the rights they have gained from the years of establishment of the Republic. There are total 79 female deputies in Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The women's representation ratio in the parliament is % 14.3. However, there is a process in the world in which the average women representation is of 48%. It is a serious and a current problem that the participation of women in political life in Republic of Turkey is almost negligible. Therefore, it is urgent that the necessary amendments to the constitutional and legal means should be carried out immediately. The inadequate representation of women in politics in Turkey has been compensated for the first time as a measure within the CHP, and then the other parties created their women's branches; their intention is to make women active in political life. But due to inadequate decision-making of women and therefore the lack of representation in politics, it is still among the most important women's issues in Turkey. This thesis, which is prepared in this direction, aims to investigate demographic characteristics, political activities and the factors that affect political activities of those women who are in the women's branch of the three largest political party, namely the Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in Turkish politics. In Malatya sample and our study restricted to the three major political parties, the socio-cultural and demographic aspects of Malatya features and political parties, the problems experienced by women in women's branch in politics, the obstacles in front of the nomination and election of women have been investigated, and the these issues related to social life, development and legal means and gains have been identified. Based on the results obtained from our study of women in women's branches of political parties, we can state that women are forced to show a political participation / forced political participation parallel to their gender roles and are in a position of management support unit. Keywords: Politics, women, political participation, political parties, women's branches, Electoral system