An investigation on women in the Turkish story of Tanzimat Period

Tanzimat literature (1860-1895), is considered the beginning of the Western influence in Turkish literature. In this period when many first examples were given and innovations were made in the field of literature, the story also changed. Intellectuals, who focused on the social problems of the period, started to deal with social issues in stories. In this study, the issue of women, which is one of the main issues of the Tanzimat period, is discussed. The main questions of the study were the place of women in the social sphere, the role of marriage, the sexuality of women, the place of foreign women, common in Ottoman society in daily life and in the family, the status of slaves, the education of women and the emergence of feminism in the Ottoman geography. It has been seen in the examined works that the Tanzimat woman carries traces of the past, thoughts, but is experiencing awakening. Important questions of feminism are asked through journals of the period. With the first steps in education, the education of girls has been highlighted. The writers of the period tried to develop the society by processing all these issues in their works. The reflections of the rebirth of Turkish women in the texts of the period were evaluated in the axis of feminism and education. Keywords: Tanzimat period, woman, story, feminism, women education.