Lady Mukhtar
Director Didem Sahin
Countries
Duration 21 min
Synopsis
Gülay Dayıcan completed her education on neuropsychology in New York State and she worked there in this field for long years; then she retired and returned back to his father's village, Turkey to live. After a while, with the villagers' support she declared her candidature for the mukhtar elections. She won the elections, but with a difference of "one" vote because the other half of the villagers did not welcome this modern, urban woman with the same hospitality.
Gülay Dayıcan completed her education on neuropsychology in New York State and she worked there in this field for long years; then she retired and returned back to his father's village, Turkey to live. After a while, with the villagers' support she declared her candidature for the mukhtar elections. She won the elections, but with a difference of "one" vote because the other half of the villagers did not welcome this modern, urban woman with the same hospitality.