WOMEN AND WOMEN MINSTRELS IN THE REPUBLICAN PERIOD OF TÜRKİYE

The Republican era is a period in which extraordinary changes began for women and women minstrels. This article aims to reveal the changes for women in the Republican period of Türkiye, to evaluate the effects of these changes on women and the women Minstrels in this period. The study argues for changes in women’s rights in the Republican period and reveals the lives and mysteries of the prominent women Minstrels in the Republican period. In conclusion, The Republican period is a period of significant changes in women’s rights and life. The most important of these changes is the enactment of the Civil Code. In the Republican Period, we see that women minstrels stood out more, and revealed themselves more easily during this period and the number of women minstrels increased. Among the female minstrels, Arzu Yiğit (Arzu Bacı), Ayten Çınar (Gülçınar), Ayşe Çağlayan, Döne Sultan Can, Durşen Mert (Nurşah Bacı), Güllühan, Hatice Şahinoğlu, İlkin Manya (Sarıcakız), Kevser Ezgili (Ezgili Kevser), Sürmelican Kaya ( Sürmelican), Şahsenem Akkaş (Şahsenem Bacı), Şah Turna Ağdaşan, Telli Gölpek (Telli Suna), Vasfiye Hanım and Yeter Yıldırım came to the forefront.