She was born in 1983. She completed her undergraduate education in Gazi University Computer and Instructional Technologies Department, her PhD in the same department at METU, and her associate degree in Anadolu University Photography and Cameraman department.

In 2008, she attended the basic photography knowledge seminar at FSK. She has been actively working for the association as the Secretary General of the FSK Board of Directors in 2009-2012, as the Chairman of the Board of the FSK Board in the 2013-2014 period, and as a member of the FSK Board of Auditors in the 2015-2016 periods, as a member of the KASK Board of Directors since 2018 and as the President of the KASK Board of Directors as of 2022. She has been a TFSF Board Member since 2017.

She took part in Basic Photography Knowledge, Macro Photography and Photo Show Preparation seminars. She was the chapter author of the Basic Photography Information book conducted by TFSF. She gave "Basic Photography Course" at Kocaeli University.

She has awards and exhibitions in various photography competitions, photography shows she presented in different places and her photographs in group exhibitions.

She is a member of FSK and KASK.

She is still continuing her postgraduate education at Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts Photography Department. She works at Kocaeli University as a Doctoral Lecturer.

MANIFEST

"Every society eventually creates its own witch"

 Ahmet Gungoren, Witches' Sunset

Although the concept of witchcraft reminds of the medieval period, its origin dates back to ages ago. In primitive times, while men hunted, women discovered the intricacies of nature and acquired knowledge of nature to gather herbs and vegetables. The woman began to practice medicine by making use of science. In ancient Greece, the "witch" was attributed to women who healed. The word witch in English is derived from wicca, that is, 'wise woman'. The word witch, which means a wise woman who is a midwife, knows and uses the healing properties of herbs and herbs, has gained negative meanings with the patriarchal lifestyle. Because men were afraid that the woman who knew the cure would also know how to make the woman sick, and the feared women were branded as witches. That's why witches are portrayed as women.

Other reasons underlying the accusation of women as witches are based on economic, ideological and religious grounds. While the woman who is dependent, passive, obedient, docile and compassionate is the ideal type of woman, the woman who is the opposite of this, who is independent, active, fearless and strong, is labeled as a witch in society. A woman who does not accept being weak by nature, who wants to share her power, who can act in public, who does not want to be the other of the man, who does not care about sexuality and who is outside the gender role; It is seen as a revolt and danger against masculine hegemony. That's why, in fairy tales that contain images of society, "women of fear" are portrayed as ugly, old, angry, jealous, and a wicked witch who causes trouble. On the other hand, all bodies except the ideal woman are ugly, so the "witch" prototype is also ugly.

Today, although women have achieved most of their rights in certain countries, misogyny, unfair attitudes, exclusion, contempt, violence and intimidation still continue in societies where patriarchy prevails. It is legitimized in many societies that women's refusal of roles attributed to them - for the evil they have done as a witch - is paid for with evil.

Duygu Nazire KAŞIKCI

February, 2022