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270:, which was written by and for women, included a large number of advertisements, as well as editorials, essays, short tales, translations, and audience letters, all of which addressed women's duties and problems. In contrast to other magazines aimed at women at the time, it drew contributions from women from all sectors of society. The focus of the magazine was the visibility of women in social life, participation in working life, reorganization of the rules on clothing outside the home, improving the education of girls, providing higher education for women, preventing marriages by arrangement, and improving the family.
178:, education beyond primary school became available to women for the first time, and women started to be more active in the Turkish press. The Ottoman women's movement began to demand rights, in particular working to increase women's access to education and paid work, to abolish polygamy, and to reform dress codes, especially with respect to the peçe, an
251:, an advertisement published in the 165th issue gives clues; the advertisement announces that 3,000 copies of the magazine will be printed due to paper shortages and that readers should subscribe to avoid the trouble of finding the magazine. Considering the war conditions of the period, this number is remarkable.
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The first issue of the magazine was published on 4 April 1913, and it appeared daily for the first hundred issues. Initially, each issue was four-pages, without pictures. After the 100th issue, the journal had 16 pages with illustrations, and was published weekly. The magazine broke new ground as the
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uses the word "feminism" as well as "Hukuk-i nisvan" (women's rights) and gives wide coverage of discussions on feminism. In response to the criticisms directed at the magazine by men that feminism is a word of foreign origin and therefore “not a concept belonging to this culture”, it replied that
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The magazine, which is a pioneering example of the struggle for independent and solidarity women in the
Ottoman Empire, is noteworthy not only for its openness to women writers but also for its wide coverage of letters from its readers, which led to a diversity of viewpoints and the opportunity to
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The French influence in the
Ottoman Empire was also reflected in the magazine, and the French name "Monde Féminin" was placed on the bottom corner of the cover. A French supplement was given for a short time between issues 121 and 128. The reason for this supplement is explained in the magazine as
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will not welcome men in its pages... Yes, some of the
Ottoman men defend us Ottoman women. We see that and we thank them. However, we Ottoman women have our own ways and manners, and male writers can understand neither this, nor our psychology. Let them please leave us alone and not make toys for
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The magazine owned their own printing press, and all staff from the editor, the writers, the typesetters and the printers, were women. After it was printed in the
Serbesti Printing House in Binbirdirek, it was distributed centrally in the Marifet Library in
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advocated for women's rights in general but also ran campaigns on specific issues. As a result of one such campaign, seven women telephone operators were employed at the national telephone company. A campaign centred around
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magazine with the legacy of her husband, Hulusi Bey. Civelek also established the
Ottoman Society for the Defense of Women's Rights (also translated as the Association for the Defence of the Rights of Ottoman Women, in
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The editor-in-chief of the magazine was Emine Seher Hanim until the 108th issue. Regular contributors included Mükerrem Belkıs, Atiye Şükran, Aliye Cevat, Safiye Büran, Aziz Haydar (1881–?), Nimet Cemil, Meliha Cenan,
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advocated a "women's revolution" that would protect the rights of every woman, regardless of nationality, religion or social status. Considering the nationalist environment of the period, triggered especially by the
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The magazine's purpose was to increase women's rights and freedoms, to raise awareness of women and to enable them to be active in work and social life. It was the first explicitly feminist magazine of the
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called on all women to fight for their rights, with a stated goal 'to defend the rights and interests of womanhood'. The first issue of the magazine explained their position:
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Gürbey Hiz (3 April 2019). "The making of the 'new woman': narratives in the popular illustrated press from the
Ottoman Empire to the new Republic (1890–1920s)".
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Kadınların Özyaşam Öykülerinde Kadınlık ve Öğretmenlik
Kimliklerinin Kuruluşu: Emekli Kadın Öğretmenlerle Mikro Düzlemde Bir Sözlü Tarih Çalışması
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Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe : 19th and 20th Centuries
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378:(Turkish Erkekler Dünyası) in order to support women's struggle for rights, although only one issue of the magazine was published.
158:, copies of which are in the archives of the Women's Works Library and Information Center Foundation, were transliterated into
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310:, which were dominated by nationalist rhetoric and that only accepted contributions from intellectual women. For this reason,
207:), to campaign for new rights and a freer social life for women. The association was established either in 1912 or 1913.
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were transliterated into Roman script and republished by the Women's Works
Library and Information Center Foundation.
259:, Fatma Zerrin, Seniye Ata, Sacide and Mes'adet Bedirhan. Haydar also opened and financed a private school for girls.
666:
Serpil Çakır (1 January 2007). "Feminism and
Feminist History-Writing in Turkey: The Discovery of Ottoman Feminism".
318:"the most radical of the Ottoman women’s journals, in that it did not allow male writers to write in its columns".
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The magazine received attention, congratulations and encouragement from the foreign press, and reporters
854:(in Turkish). Ankara University Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Women's Studies. ss. 38, 47.
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their dreams out of us. We can defend our rights by our own efforts." (Kadınlar Dünyası Editorial 1913).
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ADVERTISING MODERNITY IN WOMEN'S WORLD: WOMEN'S LIFESTYLE AND LEISURE IN LATE-OTTOMAN ISTANBUL
805:(7 July 2014). "Centennial challenges: Denationalizing and gendering histories of war and genocide".
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is considered the first feminist publication in the Ottoman Empire. Historian Serpil Çakır considers
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to allow women access to higher education led directly to the opening of The Women's University
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Türk Kadın Hareketini Kadınlar Dünyası ve Türk Kadın Yolu Dergileri Üzerinden Okumak
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4 pages (issues 1–100); 16 pages with images by time of final publication
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302:, the importance of this principle can be understood. In this respect,
244:"to ensure the mutual dialogue of our brothers and sisters in Europe".
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344:) in September 1914, followed by the Academy of Fine Arts for Women,
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Recasting Late Ottoman Women: Nation, Press and Islam (1876-1914)
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in their catalogue. The last issue was published on 21 May 1921.
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on the cover of the 124th issue of the Ottoman feminist magazine
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Although there is no exact information about the circulation of
553:. İstanbul: Kadın Eserleri Kütüphanesi ve Bilgi Merkezi Vakfı.
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Kadınlar Dünyası: 51. – 100. Sayılar (Yeni Harflerle) 1913–1921
529:. İstanbul: Kadın Eserleri Kütüphanesi ve Bilgi Merkezi Vakfı.
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differs from other women's publications of the period, such as
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Kadınlar Dünyası: 1. – 50. Sayılar (Yeni Harflerle) 1913–1921
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Building on the societal change that took place through the
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Defunct women's magazines published in the Ottoman Empire
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Ulviye Mevlan: Yaşamı ve Düşünceleri, yüksek lisans tezi
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first to publish photographs of Ottoman Muslim women.
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Demircioğlu, Tülay; Büyükkarcı Yılmaz, Fatma (2009).
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Demircioğlu, Tülay; Büyükkarcı Yılmaz, Fatma (2009).
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134:, until 1921. The founder of the magazine was
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162:and republished by the foundation in 2009.
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205:Osmanlı Müdâfaa-i Hukuk-ı Nisvan Cemiyeti
144:Osmanlı Müdafaa-i Hukuk-ı Nisvan Cemiyeti
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381:In 2009, the first 100 issues of
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51:Emine Seher Hanim (issues 1–108)
18:Defunct Turkish women's magazine
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714:Early Popular Visual Culture
361:and Odette Feldman from the
346:İnas Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi
192:Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek
136:Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek
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176:Constitutional Monarchy
782:Osmanlı Kadın Hareketi
780:Çakır, Serpil (2016).
509:Çakır, Serpil (2016).
450:Çakır, Serpil (2006).
430:Osmanlı Kadın Hareketi
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308:Ladies' Mahsus Gazette
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