realm in Turkey. The discursive utilization of women's bodies and sexualities has appeared
as the main tool to consolidate a conservative gender regime and the heterosexual family
with children is promoted as the basic unit to reinforce hegemonic moral values and norms.
This article aims to disentangle the intricate patchwork in the Justice and Development
Party's (JDP) gender politics, which is geared towards ensuring pervasive control of …