ABSTRACT
This chapter provides insights into the political/institutional framework in relationship to the civic and political participation of youth and women in Turkey, by examining one important aspect of this framework, namely the perspectives of government and related public bodies as expressed in their policy documents. It examines the discourses and perspectives of public authorities on women's and youths' civic and political participation, drawing on documents published by institutions at the level of government as well as by related public bodies such as ministries and general directorates. Women's participation in education, the labor force, and social and political life is claimed to be strengthened mainly by furthering the support provided to women's organizations. All the factors which directly or indirectly impact upon young people's civic and political participation imply important differences between different categories of youth, with gender, class, and ethnicity all playing roles in young people's access to education and employment and their positioning within the family.
