At the begin of the article I would like to say that Turkey is a laic country (religion and state are separated) and the country is in a very different position if you compare it with some other Islamic countries. In Saudi Arabia, for example the Kuran (Islamic bible) is part of the law, which not happen in Turkey. An example: in Saudi arabia women should cover themselves with black cloths and scarves otherwise they go to a religious prison. In Turkey those women could choose to cover themselves or not and they will not be punished because of it. Religion and law do not work together in Turkey. So there is a gap between Turkey and some other Islamic countries if you compare them.

The contrast between women and men in Islam is clear in social life. As some religious experts say there are also some laws that protects women, like when a woman get married the man must give an amount of money to her. This money would stay with her and can just be used with her consent. Woman can only marry a man but a man can marry more than a woman. Today polygamy is forbidden in Turkey and Tunisia. In Turkey a man can only marry a woman in the register office and the civil code is a copy of the Swiss code which was implemented by Ataturk the Founder of the Turkish Republic. Still in Turkey, in a religious ceremony in a mosque a man can marry more than a woman.