WILL NEW WOMEN'S RIGHTS CORRECT TURKISH WRONGS?

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  • Author(s): Karacan, Serpil
  • Source:
    Contemporary Review. Jul2002, Vol. 281 Issue 1638, p18. 3p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      WOMEN'S rights; PROPERTY rights; EQUALITY; SOCIAL conditions in Turkey
    • Subject Terms:
      TURKEYReport Available
    • Abstract:
      Discusses the social implications of the civil code implemented on January 1, 2002 in Turkey which formally ends the legal sanction for male dominance over wives, children and communal property. Provisions of the civil code; Reason for the move of nationalist and Islamic legislators to contest the implementation of the civil code; Views on whether the civil code can end the violations against Turkish women.