摘要:AbstractThis study discusses the literacy development of women who belong to different generations in Turkey. By using a qualitative approach, nine women from three different families in two cities of Turkey, Istanbul and Diyarbakir, were interviewed. The findings of the study based on the thematic analysis show that gender is a very determinant factor for the literacy development of these women. Moreover, literacy and schooling seems to have caused changes in the lives of these people's lives and helped them to gain an identity in the society.