Construction of Gender and National Identity in Turkey: Images of the First Lady in the Turkish Media (2002-7)

This article analyses the conception of womanhood and nationhood in Turkey through images of the First Lady in the media. It demonstrates that while there is a struggle between the secularist and Islamist media on issues such as Turkish national identity and public visibility, the secularist and Isl...

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Published in:Middle Eastern studies 2014-05, Vol.50 (3), p.482-492
Main Author: Ugur Cinar, Meral
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Discourse
Females
First Ladies
Gender
Gender roles
Islam
Mass Media Effects
Mass Media Images
Media
Middle Eastern studies
National Identity
Nationalism
Private Sphere
Public Sphere
Secularism
Sex
Sex Roles
Turkey
Women
World view
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Summary:This article analyses the conception of womanhood and nationhood in Turkey through images of the First Lady in the media. It demonstrates that while there is a struggle between the secularist and Islamist media on issues such as Turkish national identity and public visibility, the secularist and Islamist discourses overlap when it comes to gender roles. In both cases, the private sphere is designated as the primary domain of women and the agency of women in the public sphere is limited by the symbolic duties they are expected to perform in accordance with the national imaginary.
ISSN:0026-3206
1743-7881
DOI:10.1080/00263206.2014.886568