ABSTRACT
The Republic of Turkey is located mainly in Anatolia (west Asia) and partly in the Balkans (southeast Europe). It had 71.5 million inhabitants at the end of 2008 and 75 percent of the population lived in urban areas (TurkStat, 2009a). The country has been a convenient bridge between east and west throughout history. The analysis of women in society and in management positions conveys the simultaneous influence of eastern and western cultures in the Turkish context.
