{"id":25551,"date":"2015-03-19T19:29:18","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T18:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/?p=25551"},"modified":"2015-03-19T19:37:52","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T18:37:52","slug":"25551","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/25551\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey: Former First Lady Speaks out on Education"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Riada A\u0161imovi\u0107 Akyol writes:\u00a0\u00a0 Hayrunnisa Gul, the former first lady of Turkey, speaks with unusual frankness about education.\u00a0 Journalist Ahu Ozyurt wrote,\u00a0\u201cMrs. Hayrunnisa Gul is a symbol of typical Turkish women: a powerhouse who stands by her man. A kind and gentle mother who keeps her silence until that last drop. But when she is done, she is done for good<\/p>\n

The former first lady\u00a0spoke of her continuing\u00a0education at Turkey\u2019s renowned Bogazici University and many other topics in an interview with Al-Monitor.<\/p>\n

Gul:\u00a0 Like many other countries, we still have a long and difficult way to go in terms of women’s empowerment. That\u2019s a fact. Despite all the measures taken, women still lack adequate access to educational opportunities. And when women are deprived of education, it\u2019s unrealistic to expect them to participate equally in working life\u00a0or play an influential role in decision-making in politics and the bureaucracy.<\/p>\n

But on this issue, too, I believe in women\u2019s strength. For years, I\u2019ve been telling families\u00a0\u2014\u00a0especially mothers, the pillars of families\u00a0\u2014\u00a0the following: \u201cEducate your children, especially your daughters. A good education is the most precious inheritance you\u2019ll leave them. Only with education can you\u00a0prepare them for life and empower them against the hardships they\u2019ll face. By depriving your daughters of education, you leave them vulnerable to all sorts of lifelong exploitation and abuse. Empower them with education.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Interview with Gul<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Riada A\u0161imovi\u0107 Akyol writes:\u00a0\u00a0 Hayrunnisa Gul, the former first lady of Turkey, speaks with unusual frankness about education.\u00a0 Journalist Ahu Ozyurt wrote,\u00a0\u201cMrs. Hayrunnisa Gul is a symbol of typical Turkish women: a powerhouse who stands by her man. A kind … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-womenandchildren"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t