Mediaeval and reactionary traditions are maintained and reinforced by the Turkish State to maintain the repression of women. The fact that women live under very hard conditions makes things easier for the Turkish regime. To maintain women ignorant concerning any political, economical or social question and to convince them that this is their unavoidable destiny serves their purpose. In this way they will never be an element of worry for the government. In the traditional family boys have a privileged position.
Men have all the rights over the house and property.
The family plans its future around the boys. These differences, marked from childhood, are consolidated during their youth. As they grow up, girls and boys are separated. Young women are isolated and encouraged to remain in the shade. They prepare themselves and wait for a man to choose them, a husband who they will have to serve.