Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The departure of the Ottoman Empire from Bosnia, Austira-Hungary's occupation of Bosnia in 1878 and its annexion of Bosnia in 1908, followed by the establishment of the Serbo-Croat-Slovene Kingdom in 1918, and the formation of Yugoslav state, aiming to unite the Slavs, significantly impacted social life in Bosnia.This changing political structure affected the Bosniak community, like everyone living in Bosnia.Innovations in political, economic and cultural life, along with the increased importance of education through policies aimed at boosting literacy and schooling had a profound impact on Bosnian intellectuals.It became evident that the role of women in social change and development was indispensable, leading to efforts to adress the issues faced by "Bosnian Muslim" women, i.e., "Bosniak" women, to ensure their participation in economic and socio-cultural life."Đulistan", meaning "Gülistan" in Turkish, set out to serve this purpose as the first magazine of Bosniak women, published in Sarajevo in the Bosnian language.The magazine featured articles by many Bosniak intelectuals.Moreover, recognizing that women should be involved in resolving women's issues, special attention was given to including female writers.The magazine, driven by the goal of change and modernization, focused on addressing the problems of Bosniak women based on "religious identity", referring to Islam due to Bosnia's cosmopolitan structure.In this study, the "Gülistan" magazine, which has an important place in terms of shedding light on Bosnia of the period and the position of Bosnian women, will be disscussed. Structured Abstract:Bosnia and Herzegovina is a region that remained under the Ottoman rule for centuries.The long historical process has naturally affected the environment and individuals.As a result, a loyal mass to The Ottoman Empire and Islam was formed.The mass's loyalty continued during the post-Ottoman Austro-Hungarian period.It should be noted that especially among Bosnian Muslims-Bosniaks, there was a longing for the Ottomans.For this reason, the Austro-Hungarian administration allow the Bosniaks to maintain some of their ties with the Ottoman State in order to win their hearts.However, when the Bosniaks who hoped for a return to Ottoman order did not fulfill their wishes, they began to try to adapt to the new order.With this new political process, Islam and European culture met.The new administration, new rules, education and many other changes the Bosniak intelectualls.During the Yugoslav period, the political conjuncture in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed again.Thus, the social structure began to change along with the education and industrialization process.However during this period, an "ethnic mozaic" emerged that was prone to problems, especially the Serbian desire for a "South Slav" state.Bosnia, which has a multi-ethnic structure, also has ethnic identities (Catholic-Crotian, Orthodoks-Serbian and Muslim-Bosniak) that are shaped around religion.For this reason, it was a region affected by ethnic problems during the Yugoslav period.Therefore, the Austro-
Author: Gülten HALİLOĞLU
Language: Turkish
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4406021529