14. Bölüm: Ottoman HERstory - The Female Figures We All Need to Know More About

<p>Studying history enables us to develop a better understanding of the world in which we live.</p> <p>But what about our <em><strong>her</strong></em>story?</p> <p>According to our guest this week, there's still surprisingly little known about even the most famous and powerful women in Ottoman times.</p> <p>Professor Gülhan Balsoy teaches the history of women, labour and medicine during the late-Ottoman period at Istanbul Bilgi University. She helps us dive into the archives to understand the female figures who shaped society over the centuries, from Hürrem Sultana to the lesser-known everyday characters.&nbsp;</p> <p>For a deeper dive, you can read Professor Balsoy's writing about the <a href="https://www.academia.edu/30334296/Bir_Kad%C4%B1n_Hastanesi_Olarak_Haseki_Hastanesi_ve_19._Y%C3%BCzy%C4%B1l_%C4%B0stanbul_unda_Bikes_ve_Bimesken_bir_Kad%C4%B1n_Olmak" target="_blank">Haseki Hospital</a> or the <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/26405430" target="_blank">Cibali Regie Factory</a> as well as her article <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/new-perspectives-on-turkey/article/abs/gulhan-balsoy-the-politics-of-reproduction-in-ottoman-society-18381900-london-pickering-and-chatto-2013-x-180-pages/3CBDEBA25343542CD472E12782EBAFC5" target="_blank">"<em>The Politics of Reproduction in Ottoman Society, 1838–1900"</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>For more of The Turkish Breakfast Club, you can follow us on Instagram and Facebook @TheTurkishBreakfastClub.</p>