44. Narinç Ferhan Qasim

BiographyNarinç was born in 1991 in the village of Pîran in the region of Qilabana Şirnexê. At the age of 3 she was displaced from her home and became a refugee, and throughout all of her life was faced with difficult conditions and situations. She studied until high school. She completed most of high school, …

31. Nadira Kadirova

BiographyDate of birth: 1996, UzbekistanNadira needed a job to pay the fees and had to save money to prepare for the exam. During this time she started working as a caretaker at Şirin Ünal‘s house in Çankaya, Ankara. Her brother Muhammad Kadirova worked in Turkey as well. Other family members lived in Uzbekistan. PlaceHouse of …

69. Meryem Süne

BiographyShe was 45 years old PlaceSirnak, Southeastern Turkey Date8 September 2015 DescriptionMeryem Süne was shot on September 8, 2015 when she entered the courtyard of her house. Although all authorities including the district governor, security forces, gendarmerie and ambulance were called, she lost her life because she did not receive medical attention for 2.5 hours. …

66. Meryem Akyol

Biographyborn: 1998, Mersın Date07.-12. February 2016 PlaceCizre, South-Eastern Turkey DescriptionOn December 14, 2015, a 78-day curfew was imposed in the Cizre district of Sirnak as part of the military victories. During this period at least 280 people were killed by police and military. In 262 cases, the identities of the victims could be established, another …

20. Zehra Barkal

Name Zehra Barkal Biography Zehra Barkal, a member of the coordination of Kongra Star (Kurdish Women‘s Organisation in North and Eastern Syria) for the region in the Euphrates region, was born in 1987 and is from the city of Kobanê. She studied law at the University of Aleppo and from 2013 on she was one …

88. Zeynep Taşkın

Name Zeynep Taşkın, 17 years old Place Cizre, Southeastern Turkey Date 07.09.2015 Description Carried her baby in her arms when she was murdered by Turkish security forces in front of the house of relatives in Cizre in southeastern Turkey during the curfew on September 7, 2015. Her baby was injured. After your death became known, …

30. Media Khalil

BiographyMedia Khalil, who was 18 years old from Tal Abyad, worked in the ambulance department of the Kurdish Red Crescent in 2017 and worked in a military hospital in the city of Tal Abyad. PlaceNear the town of Suluk, Rojava, Northern Syria Date10/10/2019 DescriptionOn October 13, 2019, members of the Al-Ahrar Al-Sharqiya faction intercepted the …

62. Malak Nabih Khalil Juma

BiographyMalak Nabih Khalil Juma, 16, from the village of Darwish in the Shara district of Afrin. PlaceAl-Friziyeh in the city of Azaz (Aleppo, Northern Syria) Date7/6/2020 DescriptionShe was killed after being kidnapped by the Sultan Murad Division loyal to the Turkish occupation. She was found in the village of Al-Friziyeh in the city of Azaz …

87. Lovin Khalil Nuri

BiographyLovin Khalil Nuri is from the village of Kafr Rum in the Shara district in Afrin PlaceRural Idlib, Western Syria Date8/2/2019 DescriptionShe lost her life as a result of shooting while trying to cross the Turkish border with her family by Turkish soldiers.

03. Leyla Şaylemez

BiographyLeyla, who turned 24 a few days before 9 January 2013, was born on 1 January 1989 in Mersin. Leyla, the third child in a family of seven, comes from the Lice district of Diyarbakır, Southern Turkey. Leyla’s family left their village due to state pressure and had to settle in Mersin like thousands of …