@article{2017,title={REPRESENTATION RATIO OF WOMEN IN TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND PLACE IN POLITICAL PARTIES},abstractNode={It is a known fact that women who constitute half of population in Turkey are not same rate in TGNA. As women are in many areas, they stays in the background in politics as well. Aim of this study is to evaluate place of women in TGNA and in political parties in Turkey and to examine this in particular through the general elections of 7 June and 1 November 2015. In accordance with this purpose, short historical process of the situation of Turkish woman in politics and representation of women in the parliament and political parties from the first years of the republic to present day will be examined, factors that prevent women from actively participating in politics, with practices and proposals to increase participation of politics will be discussed. We will examine the gender quota, which is expressed as “positive discrimination” for women, practices in Turkey and other countries, reasons for supporting and opposing, view of gender quota of political parties and politicians in Turkey. Female representation rate reached 18% for the first time in the general elections of June 7, 2015 but it is not enough. As a result, various ways were tried to take a more active role of women in politics but not yet reached desired rate.},author={Ahmet Ali UGAN},year={2017},journal={Kesit Akademi}}