We have only presented 10 of our reasons so far: This is the third child today. These reasons are enough for us: Erdogan must be held accountable so that children finally have a future! Today our Reason is: Cemile… Cemile Çağırga was shot dead outside the door of her home in Cudi District on September …
We try to understand it all the time: Who or what are we dealing with when we talk about the Turkish army and the Turkish government. When the life of an innocent baby is taken, we will not remain silent. Because we are not complicit. After the attacks started on 17. August on the 5th …
Kader was an academic who was involved in the labour movement. Clever and intellectual women who know what they want are a thorn in the side of the Turkish government… Today we think of Kader and her unceasing hope for a better future. On November 6, 2014 the Free Art Initiative tried to reach the …
As if it was not enough for Turkish soldiers to shoot Kurdish mothers on the street: anyone who tried to help her was also shot. A curfew was imposed in the Silopi district of Sirnak on 14 December 2015. On the fifth day of the curfew, 57-year-old Taybet Inan was shot dead. From the time …
With Erdogan at the helm, there will be no future for children in Turkey. Today we want to remember together Ceylan, who grew up in a war and from whom her future, childhood and life was taken. On 28.09.2009, Ceylan Önkol was only 12 years old and a primary school student when she lost her …
The brutality, hatred and misogyny is particularly evident in Kevser. Not only was she murdered, but her corpse was played with and her naked, defiled body was displayed in the middle of the street. This is exactly the mentality of the Turkish military and their leaders.
Their commitment was aimed at social change in the country. All she wanted was a future for her people. A strong woman, who knew what she wanted and certainly went her own way until she became a thorn in the side of the Turkish government… BiographyHevrin Khalaf was a politician and human rights activist, born …
Known for her energy and the never ending smile: Leyla Saylemez… 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 …
Her strength was diplomacy. It was a matter of the heart for her to resolve conflicts through dialogue. She was murdered for this commitment. BiographyBorn on 17 January 1982 in Elbistan/Southern Turkey, two years after Fidan’s birth, her family had to immigrate to France. Fidan was 9 years old, and continued her education there. Fidan …
Without doubt, there are more than 100 reasons to condemn the AKP government under Erdogan. A red thread of misogyny and feminicide runs through their policies. Every day we give you one more reason to stand up against this policy! Today we would like to introduce you Sakine Cansiz… Born 12. February 1958 in Dersim/Southern …
