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'We should see deadly fire in İstanbul as a violation of children's rights'

'We should see deadly fire in İstanbul as a violation of children's rights'

After four children lost their lives in a fire caused by an electric heater in İstanbul, we have spoken with Selen Yüksel from the Deep Poverty Network. She has underlined that we need to see this incident as a violation of children’s rights.

15 December 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

‘Some households cannot access clean drinking water in İstanbul’

PANDEMIC AND POVERTY RESEARCH

‘Some households cannot access clean drinking water in İstanbul’

The Deep Poverty Network, Heinrich Böll Foundation and Open Space Association have prepared a report titled “Research on Abject Poverty and Access to Rights During Pandemic,” documenting the aggravating poverty in İstanbul amid COVID-19 outbreak.

23 November 2020

The cry of 'Do you have any spare food' and abject poverty in İstanbul

DEEP POVERTY NETWORK

The cry of 'Do you have any spare food' and abject poverty in İstanbul

According to the data collected by Deep Poverty Network, the poorest population of İstanbul live in the districts of Esenyurt, Şişli, Çekmeköy, Ataşehir,Sancaktepe, Sultanbeyli, Kağıthane, Ümraniye, Fatih and Arnavutköy.

18 June 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Deep Poverty Network: Poor Households Abandoned to Hunger During Pandemic

COVID-19 IN İSTANBUL

Deep Poverty Network: Poor Households Abandoned to Hunger During Pandemic

“Deep poverty refers to a chronic state of abject poverty faced by those living under starvation line,” says Hacer Foggo from the Deep Poverty Network, noting that the state needs to intervene in this poverty with a mindset of social state after the pandemic.

25 May 2020 Evrim Kepenek