From the Late Ottoman Empire to Early Republican Turkey: The Bride-Mother-in-Law Question in the Context of the Idealisation of the Nuclear Family (1860-1940)

Şaban Demir

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From the Late Ottoman Empire to Early Republican Turkey: The Bride-Mother-in-Law Question in the Context of the Idealisation of the Nuclear Family (1860-1940)

Yazarlar:

Şaban Demir

Yayıncı:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Ana Başlıklar:

Yakınçağ Osmanlı Tarihi

Dergi:

Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.25 Issue 2, pp.875-895

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351096

pISSN:

2757-9425

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Özet:

 The press, which began to flourish around the 1860s, became the stage for a series of debates on modernisation. One of the key issues in these debates was the Ottoman family. The family was seen as an indispensable social structure for the future of society. Many articles were written on topics such as the structure of the family, its boundaries, the relationship between husband and wife, and the education and care of children. An attempt has been made to determine the place and function of each social identity in the family in terms of its usefulness to the social structure. In addition, the duties of the social identities were defined. In the commentaries focusing on the nuclear family, the position of individuals representing the previous generation was interpreted in rather ambiguous and variable contexts. In our study, the place of the mother-in-law, one of these social identities, in the discussions idealising the nuclear family was also taken up in the context of the press. The course of this social identity in the press has been traced back to 1940s Turkey. In this way, an attempt has been made to understand the position of a relatively marginalised social identity in the debates on the transformation of the family.

 The press, which began to flourish around the 1860s, became the stage for a series of debates on modernisation. One of the key issues in these debates was the Ottoman family. The family was seen as an indispensable social structure for the future of society. Many articles were written on topics such as the structure of the family, its boundaries, the relationship between husband and wife, and the education and care of children. An attempt has been made to determine the place and function of each social identity in the family in terms of its usefulness to the social structure. In addition, the duties of the social identities were defined. In the commentaries focusing on the nuclear family, the position of individuals representing the previous generation was interpreted in rather ambiguous and variable contexts. In our study, the place of the mother-in-law, one of these social identities, in the discussions idealising the nuclear family was also taken up in the context of the press. The course of this social identity in the press has been traced back to 1940s Turkey. In this way, an attempt has been made to understand the position of a relatively marginalised social identity in the debates on the transformation of the family.

 The press, which began to flourish around the 1860s, became the stage for a series of debates on modernisation. One of the key issues in these debates was the Ottoman family. The family was seen as an indispensable social structure for the future of society. Many articles were written on topics such as the structure of the family, its boundaries, the relationship between husband and wife, and the education and care of children. An attempt has been made to determine the place and function of each social identity in the family in terms of its usefulness to the social structure. In addition, the duties of the social identities were defined. In the commentaries focusing on the nuclear family, the position of individuals representing the previous generation was interpreted in rather ambiguous and variable contexts. In our study, the place of the mother-in-law, one of these social identities, in the discussions idealising the nuclear family was also taken up in the context of the press. The course of this social identity in the press has been traced back to 1940s Turkey. In this way, an attempt has been made to understand the position of a relatively marginalised social identity in the debates on the transformation of the family.

 1860lı yıllara doğru zenginleşmeye başlayan matbuat bir dizi modernleşme tartışmasının zemini haline gelmiştir. Bu tartışmaların önemli konularından biri Osmanlı ailesi olmuştur. Aile, toplumun istikbali için vazgeçilmez bir sosyal yapı olarak ele alınmıştır. Ailenin yapısı, sınırları, karı koca ilişkileri, çocukların terbiyesi ve bakımı gibi konularda birçok yazı kaleme alınmıştır. Ailedeki her sosyal kimliğin toplumsal yapıya faydası üzerinden yeri ve işlevi belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Beraberinde ise sosyal kimliklerin vazifeleri tanımlanmıştır. Çekirdek aile merkezli yapılan yorumlarda bir önceki nesli temsil eden bireylerin konumu ise oldukça muğlak ve değişken bağlamlarda yorumlanmıştır. Çalışmamızda bu sosyal kimliklerden olan, çekirdek ailenin idealize edildiği tartışmalarda, kaynanalığın matbuat bağlamındaki yeri de alınmıştır. Bu sosyal kimliğin matbuattaki seyri 1940lar Türkiyesine kadar takip edilmiştir. Bu sayede ailenin dönüşümünde görece kıyıda kalmış bir sosyal kimliğin yapılan tartışmalardaki konumu anlaşılmaya çalışılmıştır.

Makale detayları

From the Late Ottoman Empire to Early Republican Turkey: The Bride-Mother-in-Law Question in the Context of the Idealisation of the Nuclear Family (1860-1940)

Yazarlar:

Şaban Demir

Yayıncı:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Ana Başlıklar:

Yakınçağ Osmanlı Tarihi

Dergi:

Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.25 Issue 2, pp.875-895

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351096

pISSN:

2757-9425

Ottoman Society

Press

Family

Mother İn LawOsmanlı Toplumu

Matbuat

Aile

Kaynana

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Şaban Demir

Yayıncı: Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Ana Başlıklar: Yakınçağ Osmanlı Tarihi

Dergi: Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.25 Issue 2, pp.875-895

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001351096

pISSN: 2757-9425

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Şaban Demir

Yayıncı:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Ana Başlıklar:

Yakınçağ Osmanlı Tarihi

Dergi:

Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.25 Issue 2, pp.875-895

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351096

pISSN:

2757-9425