Gender issues and the women of the Turkish National Police

Abstract

This study focuses on the cultural context and gender issues of the policewomen of Ankara, Turkey, a modern, secular, Muslim city. The authors provide a brief history of the status of women in Turkey, and analyze the place of women both in the current Turkish labor market and within the Turkish police. A non‐random, open‐ended survey was done of various ranks of Turkish women police officers in Ankara about their work and personal conditions. The results confirm that women officers have gender work‐related problems.

Keywords:

• Turkish police
• women police
• gender
• sexual discrimination