Türk dış politikasında kadın temsili üzerine bir değerlendirme

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Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Van Yüzüncü Yil University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler (Yl) (Tezli), Turkey

Approval Date: 2022

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: Selin Arslan

Supervisor: Hakan Karaaslan

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

Since its existence, foreign policy has developed by determining the focal point of the state and concepts such as power, sovereignty, war and security belonging to the state have been associated with men. Therefore, foreign policy is considered to be one of the fields where discrimination based on gender is felt intensely and women cannot participate actively in decision-making mechanisms. The reflections of gender norms are reinforced in social life in the field of foreign policy, as in every field, have negative consequences for women. Looking at the historical process, it has been observed that very few women took part in the foreign policy, where mostly only men dominate, male-dominated values are kept in the foreground, and women and feminine values are put into the background. However, most of these women followed masculine policies. Therefore, foreign policy, which has a masculine structure, forces the few existing female actors to transform into their own masculine characters. In this thesis, which aims to evaluate the reasons behind women's inability to play a leading role in diplomacy and the current situation of women's representation in the context of Turkish political culture; What kind of problems the masculine structure that dominates the political field creates between women and foreign policy is discussed, based on the examples of female politicians and diplomats, and an evaluation is made on the solution of the current political participation problem of women in dominant masculinity.