Bursa women aspire to run the province

ISTANBUL – Once the Ottoman capital, today’s green city of textiles is the essence of a common Turkish paradox: Bursa has long been a conservative city but many women there are making their way in male-dominated businesses including the run for the city’s top job

Sena Kaleli has plans to lead women to entrepreneurship, and with it, create a model for the country. Kaleli is running for mayor of Bursa, the fourth largest city in the country. “For me, this duty will also be the beginning of a popular social movement,” she told Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review in a phone interview Tuesday. More …