The human biology is excellent. Even though we have similarities, each person is different. The two genders, which we call men and women, are full of differences. Men and women are not equal, but any of these different traits in men or women don’t make the other sex superior to the other one. These differences in men and women complement of each other. Unfortunately, because of the physical differences, some people have placed the patriarchal system in our culture by making the man seem superior. The effects of this patriarchal mindset are still visible nowadays. The fact that there are girls who are married at the age of 15 – 16 and who are not sent to school, especially at the east side of the Turkey shows the value given to women very clearly. Of course, not only that, even women living in İstanbul, which we can call the most modern and developed city in Turkey, cannot walk on streets comfortably at night because of the fear of being harassed by men. Also, there are women who are despised in their business environment only because of their gender. Was Turkey which still has problems owing to gender discrimination, always like this? When we go back to the old times, when we look at the ancient Turkish civilizations, did they also have a patriarchal mindset?
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