Culture, Politics, Ideology and Reproductive Health in Turkey

The main objective of the book is to evaluate the impact of educationprograms targeting women's reproductive health, initiated and sponsoredby Willows International. The book focuses on Turkey, and thefi eldwork was carried out in Istanbul.The analyses of Turkey's cultural values and their relation to reproductiveattitudes and behavior are a unique contribution based on thefi ndings of a recent nationwide survey while the chapter on the historicalbackground of Turkey's family planning policies provides a usefulbackground to interpret the fi ndings from the field.The book will serve as a reference and a useful resource for scholars andpolicymakers interested in family planning and reproductive health inTurkey as well as those with a broader and theoretical perspective.