▁Women ' s ▁rights ▁▁ ▁During ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁republic , ▁At at ür k ▁proc laimed : ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁of ▁At at ür k ' s ▁Re forms ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁campaign ers ▁in ▁Turkey ▁differ ed ▁from ▁their ▁sister s ▁( and ▁sympath etic ▁brothers ) ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁R ather ▁than ▁fighting ▁directly ▁for ▁their ▁basic ▁rights ▁and ▁equality , ▁they ▁saw ▁their ▁best ▁chance ▁in ▁the ▁promotion ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁At at ür k ' s ▁Re forms , ▁with ▁its ▁esp ous al ▁of ▁sec ular ▁values ▁and ▁equality ▁for ▁all , ▁including ▁women . ▁ ▁Equ al ▁participation ▁▁ ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁society ▁was ▁a ▁traditional ▁one ▁and ▁the ▁women ▁had ▁no ▁political ▁rights , ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁Constitution al ▁Era ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Republic ▁educated ▁women ▁strugg led ▁for ▁political ▁rights . ▁One ▁notable ▁female ▁political ▁activ ist ▁was ▁Ne zi he ▁Mu h itt in ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁first ▁women ' s ▁party ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁which ▁however ▁was ▁not ▁legal ized ▁because ▁the ▁Republic ▁was ▁not ▁officially ▁declared . ▁ ▁With ▁inten se ▁struggle , ▁Turkish ▁women ▁achieved ▁voting ▁rights ▁in ▁local ▁elections ▁by ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁ 1 5 8 0 ▁on ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁Four ▁years ▁later , ▁through ▁legisl ation ▁en act ed ▁on ▁ 5 ▁December