In the early 20th century, nation-states placed great importance on the size and homogeneity of their populations. The Turkish Republic, possessing this mentality, pursued a population growth policy. Republican elites portrayed large families as modern. In the mid-20th century, influenced by UN policies, family planning policies were introduced. Population began to be seen as an obstacle to progress. Therefore, having many children was associated with Islamist and Kurdish families, and equated with ignorance and backwardness. At the same time, since this period coincided with the transition to a multi-party system, population growth created fears that "marginalized" groups would gain more influence in politics. In the 1990s, excessive population growth was portrayed as the source of terrorism, and reducing population growth was coded as "reducing terrorism." It was within this environment that feminist Kurdish magazines began publishing, attempting to maintain a feminist stance.
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| 15:00 - 15:20 | Introduction | Kaoru Murakami(JETRO Institute of Developing Economies) |
| 15:20 - 16:00 | “Politicization and Identification of the Female Fertility in Turkey” | Fuat Dündar(TOBB University of Economics and Technology) |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Break | |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | Comments | Noriko Motoyama(Ochanomizu University) |
| 16:40 - 17:20 | Discussion | |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Closing | |