Researcher and writer (b. May
1950, Manisa). Her full name is Fatmagül Berktay (Baltalı). She attended Ankara
Kavaklıdere Primary School, Turkish Education Foundation Ankara College. She
graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science. She
completed her doctorate studies at University of York, in the United
Kingdom. Her master thesis was on “Women and Religion.” She worked as a
consultant to the Prime Ministry Environment Undersecretary (1980-84), and as a
research assistant at İstanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of
Philosophy (1991-95). In 1996 she became a teacher at İstanbul University,
Faculty of Political Information, Department of International Relations. She is
still the head of the Main Science Branch of Political Science at İstanbul
University, Faculty of Political Knowledge. In addition, she gives lectures on
Feminist Theories at the M. A. Program of Ege University Women’s Studies
Centre.
Her articles have been published
in the reviews Saçak, Toplumsal Tarih, Defter, Virgül, Kadın
Araştırmaları Dergisi, İstanbul SBF Dergisi, Tarih ve Toplum since 1984.
She is a member of Writers Syndicate of Turkey, the Foundation of Economic and
Social History (founder member) and the Foundation of Societal Studies (founder
member).
WORKS:
ESSAY-RESEARCH: Kadın Olmak,
Yaşamak, Yazmak (Being a Woman, Living, Writing, 1991), Tektanrılı
Dinler Karşısında Kadın (The Position of Women in Monotheist Religions,
1996), Kadın ve Din (Women and Religion 1998).
She has also translated from English.