It is an accepted reality that an unsustainable production and consumption model is at the root of rising inequalities and crises in world economies. At this point, sustainable development has started to be adopted by countries as a model that does not compromise the ability to meet the needs of future generations' while at the same time fulfilling the needs of our day, that takes not only the quantitative growth but also environmental and social sustainability into account. Two of the goals

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... sustainable development declared by the United Nations for the year 2030 with the slogan of leaving no one behind are to end poverty manifesting itself in various ways from malnutrition to social ostracism and inability to participate in decisions and to actualize gender equality. One of the specific groups experiencing poverty is women with their disadvantageous position in society. It is of critical importance to eliminate gender inequality and women's poverty in order to transfer the knowledge, labor, sensitivity and creative power of the women's population, which makes up half of the society, into life to ensure sustainable development. In this study, women's poverty created by gender inequality in Turkey is examined on the bases of sustainable development. It has been concluded that a sufficient level of improvement has not been achieved in the disadvantaged situations of women in terms of access to education, labor force participation and representation in parliament. In this context, it can be said that the steps taken to eliminate women's poverty due to gender inequality since 1999, when sustainable development policies began to be implemented more intensively, should be carried to a higher level with regulations in economy and public policies