The place of women in economic and social life has undergone significant changes throughout history, especially women's entrepreneurship, especially from the Ottoman Empire to the present day, has been shaped with different dynamics. During the Ottoman period, women participated in economic life through trade, tradesmen organizations and foundation system, but had a limited field of entrepreneurship due to social norms (Öztürk, 2020). With the reforms made during the Republican period, women's participation in business life was encouraged and women's entrepreneurship gained an important momentum (Güven & Yıldız, 2018). In the process of globalization, micro-credit practices and state supports for women entrepreneurs came into play, and especially with the digitalization process, e-commerce and social media presented new opportunities in women's entrepreneurship (Kaya, 2021). However, female entrepreneurs still face cultural obstacles, difficulties access to financing and problems in the balance of work-family (Arslan, 2019). Strengthening policies and incentive mechanisms that support women's entrepreneurship in Turkey plays a critical role in economic development. In this study, the evolution of women entrepreneurship from the Ottoman Empire to the present day, the current situation of women's entrepreneurship in today's Turkey, the difficulties encountered and solutions are discussed.