The headscarf is an increasingly contentious symbol in countries across the world. Those
who don the headscarf in Germany are referred to as" integration-refusers." In Turkey …

In the last decade, discourse on sexuality has proliferated more than ever in the political
realm in Turkey. The discursive utilization of women's bodies and sexualities has appeared …

Although the AKP government has made much legal and political progress on women's
rights, such as becoming the first government to ratify the Istanbul Convention, crimes …

Faith-based organizations (FBO) have become active vehicles of neoliberal governmentality
in the last decade. FBOs have been assuming increasing responsibilities in service delivery …

This article explores how the Gezi Park protests in Istanbul, Turkey, exemplify the changing
character of contemporary social movements, where teamwork and collaboration are …

This paper analyses Turkey's ex-Prime Minister Erdoğan's statements on abortion to point
out impacts of neo-conservatism on the governing mentality in Turkey. Neo-conservatism, it …

In Deutschland wurde spätestens im Zuge der Sarrazin-Debatte seit 2010 deutlich, wie sehr
das Thema der Zugehörigkeit des Islam und der MuslimInnen zu Deutschland den …

The headscarf issue draws a great deal of public and academic attention in Turkey, yet the
debate largely unfolds within the contours of the discussions over modernization …

This study traces the relation between male violence and masculinist norms that attribute
political agency exclusively to men. Through critical analysis of a recent campaign initiated …

Turkey has maintained liberal contraception and abortion policies since the 1980s. In 2012,
the government proposed to restrict abortion; a bill limiting abortion was later drafted but …