Kahraman Doktor İhtiyar Acuzeye Karşı

This study discusses the tools and decisions used to solve the issue of "what purpose" and "how" the female body should be displayed in the Ottoman Empire, which made some attempts with the intention of modernization. Gülhan Erkaya Balsoy; It continues this discussion through archival documents as well as the works of Besim Ömer, the founding "father" of obstetrics in the Ottoman Empire, bestselling publications containing advice for women at the beginning of the 20th century, and some popular literary texts.

The women-oriented policies of the Ottoman Empire, which tried to control the population, on the one hand, brought women's bodies under control and brought them into the field of politics, and on the other hand, made women and women's problems visible and discussed. While the state power wanted the Ottoman population to increase - but in favor of Muslims - it also defined the acceptable woman and femininity. An acceptable woman should marry immediately when the time comes, give birth to many children, never have an abortion, and entrust herself to doctors. How well this description corresponds to the political language and aims of the period we live in.

Investigating the current abortion debates and the establishment of the tough male style that puts "the limits" on women/femininity, Hero Doctor Against the Old Man reminds us once again that experiences such as sexuality, birth, pregnancy and miscarriage are not only related to the biological body, but are highly political issues.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 256

Year of Printing: 2015


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Can Publications

Number of Pages: 256

First Print Year: 2015

Language Turkish