▁and ▁circumst ant ial . ▁At at ür k ' s ▁re forms ▁made ▁pol yg amy ▁illegal , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁only ▁nation ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁that ▁has ▁abol ished ▁pol yg amy , ▁which ▁was ▁officially ▁criminal ized ▁with ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Civil ▁Code ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁a ▁mil estone ▁in ▁At at ür k ' s ▁re forms . ▁Pen alt ies ▁for ▁illegal ▁pol yg amy ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 ▁years ▁imprison ment . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁law , ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁inheritance ▁was ▁half ▁the ▁share ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁whereas ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁laws ▁man ▁and ▁women ▁inherited ▁equally . ▁ ▁Besides ▁the ▁adv anc ements , ▁men ▁were ▁still ▁officially ▁heads ▁of ▁the ▁household ▁in ▁the ▁law . ▁Women ▁needed ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁household ' s ▁permission ▁to ▁travel ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Equ ality ▁at ▁the ▁work place ▁ ▁At at ür k ' s ▁Re forms ▁aim ed ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁traditional ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁society . ▁Women ▁were ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁attend ▁univers ities ▁and ▁obtain ▁professional ▁degrees . ▁Women ▁soon ▁became ▁teachers ▁at ▁mixed ▁gender ▁schools , ▁engine ers , ▁and ▁studied ▁medicine ▁and ▁law . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁ten ▁percent ▁of ▁all ▁university ▁gradu ates ▁were ▁women . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁first ▁female ▁jud ges ▁were ▁appointed . ▁ ▁Women '