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This article aims to give a different perspective to the most crucial theoretical elements for feminist movements in Turkey. The history of feminist movements is divided into three periods: the late Ottoman, which began in the 1920s as a state project; the long silence period, which started in the first period of 1930s and spread throughout society until 1980 military coup; and the second wave period starting in the 1980s which was a very complex period where women had a chance to increase the impact of their actions and voices. Although women gained chances to vote, education and property rights during 1930s, they began the movement to call attention to their rights and freedoms. While there is already an impressive collection of research regarding the status of women in Turkey, this article aims to give an overview of feminist movements dealing with reproduction focused on a combination of judicial, social, and political concepts.

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