Gender Politics of Neo-conservatist Government in Turkey

2018-07-25

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Citation Formats
A. Ayata, “Gender Politics of Neo-conservatist Government in Turkey,” 2018, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://wc2018.ipsa.org/events/congress/wc2018/paper/gender-politics-neo-conservatist-government-turkey.