Abstract
Modern political philosophers based the distinction between public and private spheres on the nature of men and women and defined the public sphere as masculine. They considered man as a rational actor and argued that the values, institutions, and dynamics of the public sphere are based upon man’s rationality. However, women as emotional actors, for them, are limited to the family, which is the center of the private sphere. Thanks to modernization, the transfer of production relations to the public sphere, and the women’s movement, the public sphere has become a space where women also took part. Türkiye has taken important steps towards modernization in the last two centuries. With the proclamation of the Republic in 1923, women gained equal rights with men in social and political life. Despite the modernization in Türkiye, there is a place called Çınaraltı Square located at the historical center of Lapseki, a district of Çanakkale, where women are not present. Çanakkale was the center of the ancient city of Troy during the Ancient Greek period and is located in the Marmara region, one of the modern regions of Türkiye. Lapseki district of Çanakkale was an important port city called Lampsakos during Ancient Greece. Based upon qualitative research conducted face to face, this study considers the psychological and sociological reasons why women stay away from Çınaraltı.
Presenters
Fatma Ilknur AkgulTeaching, Rectorate, Istanbul Ticaret University, Turkey Omer Caha
Teaching, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Istanbul Ticaret University, Turkey
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Gender, Agora, Public Sphere, Private Sphere
