WOMEN’S MAGAZINES AS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE MOVEMENT OF WEST CULTURE TO OTTOMAN SOCIETY

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Historically, cultural change has generally occurred as a result of a culture’s contact with another culture. One of the main institutions that play a role in this process is the press. In this respect, the press played an important role in the transfer of western culture to Ottoman society. The idea that prevailed in women’s magazines of the period is that the modernization of society will be possible by the transformation of women. Ottoman women’s identity has made great strides towards westernization / modernization with issues such as women’s education, gender equality, women’s social status, fashion, women’s clothing, hair and beauty, which have been discussed in women’s magazines. The periodic scope of the study is women’s magazines between 1860-1923. The limitation of the study is disguise dress and advertisements aimed at the visibility of women among the wide variety of topics covered in magazines. The aim of the study is to examine the role of women s magazines of the period in the transfer of Western culture to Ottoman society. As a result of the study, it was found that Ottoman women’s magazines, which include visible elements such as clothing, hair and beauty, played an important role in the transfer of Western culture to Ottoman society.

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Ottoman Modernization , Westernization , Ottoman Women’s Magazines

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