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The approaches of mothers and fathers of the martyrs to political participation

Türkiye'deki şehit annelerinin ve şehit babalarının siyasi katılıma farklı bakış açıları

ESRA GEDİK
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91–108
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While religion and nationalism, which of course have patriarchal bases, make fathers politically more active, they curtail the discourse of mothers.

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Objective & Hypothesis:When we analyze the discussions starting as debates on the Kurdish issue and continuing as debates on democracy , we witness that both the ruling party and the opposition parties use families of martyrs in their discourses to legitimize their goals.
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Key Findings & Data:Meanwhile, some families support the process while some talk about the fact that martyrs would not renounce their rights.
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Conclusion & Impact:While religion and nationalism, which of course have patriarchal bases, make fathers politically more active, they curtail the discourse of mothers.
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Abstract

When we analyze the discussions starting as debates on the Kurdish issue and continuing as debates on democracy , we witness that both the ruling party and the opposition parties use families of martyrs in their discourses to legitimize their goals. Meanwhile, some families support the process while some talk about the fact that martyrs would not renounce their rights. Among these discourses of families, the outshining discourse has been that of the fathers of the martyrs. They spoke both for themselves and for the mothers of the martyrs. However, we could slightly hear of voices of the mothers in these discussions. Is there any difference between the approaches of women and men who lost their sons in the war towards participating in politics as active actors after they have lost their sons? I argue that while men who lost their sons in the war line up with formal political participation, women are more hesitant about it although they are more aware of the political issues than they were before they lost their sons in the war. While religion and nationalism, which of course have patriarchal bases, make fathers politically more active, they curtail the discourse of mothers.

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Özet: Kürt açılımı olarak başlayan demokratik açılım olarak devam eden tartışmaları incelediğimizde, iktidar partisinin ve muhalefet partilerinin amaçlarını meşrulaştırmak için söylemlerinde şehit ailelerini kullandıklarına şahit oluyoruz. Bazı aileler süreci desteklerken bazıları şehitlerin haklarını helal etmeyeceklerinden bahsettiler. Şehit ailelerinin söylemleri içerisinde en göze çarpan söylem ise şehit babalarınınki oldu. Yorumları hem kendi adlarına hem şehit annelerinin adına idi. Tüm bu tartışmalar içerisinde şehit annelerinin sesleri çok az duyuldu. Bu anlamda, bu araştırmada, şu sorunun yanıtını arıyorum: Oğullarını savaşta kaybeden kadınların ve erkeklerin oğullarını savaşta kaybettikten sonra siyasete aktif aktörler olarak katılım hakkında görüşleri arasında bir fark var mı?

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GEDİK, E. (2011). The approaches of mothers and fathers of the martyrs to political participation. Toplum ve Bilim, Sayı: 120, 91–108. https://ajindex.com/articles/367205

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