Turkish cypriot women and cedaw (1).

Summary

The current paper was delivered at the "Judicial Colloquium on the Implementation of International Human Rights Law at the Domestic Level" sponsored by the UN Division for the Advancement of Women in Vienna, Austria on 27-29 October 1999. The aim of the paper is to give a brief historical, educational, social, cultural development of the Turkish Cypriot woman from the Ottoman Empire period up to the present day. It covers the difficulty and hardships she faced in the years of Turkish Cypriot struggle against ethnic cleansing by the Greek Cypriots and her right to self-determination. It deals with aspects that have enabled the contemporary Turkish Cypriot woman to take her place in the working life of the patriarchal society in which she lives. Emphasis is put on the difficulties she faces in the family home and in her working life as she tries to get into decision-making positions, and includes the lives of women in rural areas. Statistical information is given on working women as they rise to meet the challe nges of modern day demands. It covers the problems she faces not only from within herself but for the male dominated society. While comparing the principles of CEDAW the paper goes into the relevant domestic registration on women's rights, which today governs her professional and private life, and the roles, and duties she is expected to perform as mother, wife, working woman and daughter. There is a brief case study on the new Family Law which came into force at the beginning of 1998, giving the women matrimonial property rights. Finally, the paper notes recommendations for the improvement of women's rights and status.

"...the full and complete development of a country, the welfare of the world and the cause of peace require the maximum participation of women on equal terms with men in all fields."

M. K. Ataturk

Ozet

Bu makale Viyana-Avusturya'da 27-29 Ekim 1999 tarihinde Birlesmis Milletler Kadin Gelistirme Bolumu' nun sponsorlugunde "Yerel Seviyede Uluslararasi Insan Haklari Uygulamalari Hukuk Kollogyumu" konusunda sunulmustur.

Makale, Osmanli Imparatorlugu'ndan gunumuze Kibris Turk kadini tarihi, egitimsel, sosyal ve kulturel gelisimini icermektedir. Kibris Rumlari'nin uyguladiklari etnik temizlik surecinde karsilastiklari zorluklar ve Kibris Turkleri'nin kendi kaderlerini belirleme cabalarina kisaca deginilmektedir. Cogdas Kibris Turk Kadini'nin bugunku calisma hayatindaki yer alma caba ve sartlarinin nasil gelistigini anlatmaktadir. Alti cizilien husus: karar verme mekanizmalari ve siyasi alanlardaki yerini alma cabalarinda, calisma hayti ve aile ocaginda karsilasilan zorluklardir. Kirsal bolge kadinlarinin modern ihtiyaclarini karsilama cabalarinda karsilastiklari engelleri ve icinde bulunduklari is alanlarini da iceren istatistiki bilgiler verilmistir. Sadece kendi icindekileri degil, erkek egemen toplumun zorluk ve problemlerini icermektedir. Makate "Kadina Karsi Herturlu Ayrimciligi Onleyen Konvasiyon"(CEDAW) prensipleriyle yerel yasalarin kadin haklarini nasil korudugunu kryaslarken, onlarin ozel ve mesleki hayatlari, gorevt eri, anne, es, calisan kadin ve kiz rolleri incelenmektedir. Bu kapsamda 1998 baslarinda yurururluge giren yeni Aile Yasasi, kadina bosanma halinde evlilikte kazantlan mal hakki getirmesi konusu bir davanin incelenmesiyle dile getirilmektedir. Sonucta, kadin hak ve statulerinin iyilestirilmesini ongoren ozel kadin komisyonu onerileri bu makale kapsamina alinmistir.