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A newly established publishing house in the Turkish literature world dominated by male writers has announced that it will make positive discrimination. Nurcan Ezel Hümay, the Founder of Memonto Mori Publishing, said that its doors are open to women writers and said, "The more women we can get to write books, the more obstacles we can put in front of violence against women.”

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ISTANBUL (TR) - In the literary world, the number and visibility of male writers is higher than that of women. According to the New York Times bestseller list, only one in four authors in the 1950s was a woman. Nurcan Ezel Hümay, Founder of Memonto Mori Publishing, said, “Although the number of women writers has gained momentum with the new century, 50 years later, the world of literature is still male-dominated. If you examine the winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature, you'll find that only 59 are women. The picture of gender equality in literature is not encouraging in our country either. The fact that although there is a page titled "Turkish women writers list" on Wikipedia, the fact that no page has been opened for men is a clear indication of this. I founded Memonto Mori Publishing to make positive discrimination against women writers.”

Prioritizing women and youth

Nurcan Ezel Hümay said that the publishing house will open its doors to young people as well as women writers and said, “I am happy to have realized my dream of a publishing house that will put women writers first. Thanks to Memonto Mori, many writers who could not achieve their ideals will have the opportunity to evaluate their talents.” Reminding that November 25 is the Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Hümay said, “I think it is not possible to end violence against women without understanding the world of feelings and thoughts of women. Books are a very good tool for this. I think that the more books written by strong-skilled women and the more people we can deliver them to, the better we will understand women at the same rate. A man who understands the woman in front of him can empathize with her. Only in this way can we put one more obstacle in front of violence against women.”

“Women's presence in the business world is only a 30% minority”

Nurcan Ezel Hümay, the Founder of Memonto Mori Publishing, stated that the studies on the business world are not sufficient worldwide and that the expected level will not be reached in the next 10 years. It has a ratio of 2. Despite this, scientific studies show that women are more competent in critical issues such as relationship management, multitasking, and result-orientedness. At this point, I think that the stereotypes that suggest that women will act with emotional motives in business life should be abandoned and that women can achieve success in their careers by executing many dynamics together. That's why I believe we can support women writers with Memonto Mori Publishing, where I share my 20 years of work experience."

The struggle for women's rights in Turkish literature continues

Expressing that the judgments against women continue in the world of literature, Nurcan Ezel Hümay said, “Women's rights have been questioned by women writers in Turkish literature for years and studies are carried out to raise awareness. In this context, many problems of women are understood more clearly by the society thanks to the women writers who write works. For this reason, I care very much about our women writers and as Memento Mori Publishing we open our doors wide for our women. As the publishing house, we aim to bring in the world of literature many women writers who can hold a pen in line with our own possibilities.”