Dear Dosts,This morning I got the first message from my dear brother Yogi and felt very happy. A dost, a brother miles away from me was celebrating my "Women's Day". I felt honoured and I thankked Allah for this prestigious place He put me in. I have had many dearest sisters and brothers from very different locations of the world. This is a unique feeling. I am grateful to all of you for sharing your sincere feelings with me. This is the real wealth of the life. Yogi writes:
Humanity is possessed of two wings-The male and the female. When the two wings become equal in strength, the flight of humanity will be exceedingly lofty & extraordinary". He is right.
Now I want to share some words of Atatürk with you:
"Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women." M.K.ATATÜRK
With abiding faith in the vital importance of women in society, Atatürk launched many reforms to give Turkish women equal rights and opportunities. The new Civil Code, adopted in 1926, abolished polygamy and recognized the equal rights of women in divorce, custody, and inheritance. The entire educational system from the grade school to the university became co-educational.
Atatürk greatly admired the support that the national liberation struggle received from women and praised their many contributions:
Atatürk greatly admired the support that the national liberation struggle received from women and praised their many contributions:
"In Turkish society, women have not lagged behind men in science, scholarship, and culture. Perhaps they have even gone further ahead."
He gave women the same opportunities as men, including full political rights. In the mid-1930s, 18 women, among them a villager, were elected to the national parliament. Later, Turkey had the world's first women supreme court justice.
In all walks of life, Atatürk's Turkey has produced tens of thousands of well-educated women who participate in national life as doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, writers, administrators, executives, and creative artists. In the photo, you see Atatürk with his daughter, pilot Sabiha Gökçen.
We owe everything to our great leader, Atatürk!
In all walks of life, Atatürk's Turkey has produced tens of thousands of well-educated women who participate in national life as doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, writers, administrators, executives, and creative artists. In the photo, you see Atatürk with his daughter, pilot Sabiha Gökçen.
We owe everything to our great leader, Atatürk!
(Source:http://www.ataturk.com/content/view/20/39/)
With love and peace...
Hayal Köksal
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