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Refugee woman from Iran: Why is the man who raped me not arrested?

BEING A REFUGEE WOMAN IN TURKEY

Refugee woman from Iran: Why is the man who raped me not arrested?

Khatre S., who came to Turkey to study for a master’s degree, says she was raped by a man. She filed a lawsuit.

12 May 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Women are getting isolated from work life

BUILDING MARKETS RESEARCH

Women are getting isolated from work life

According to a report by Building Markets, Syrian women in Turkey are isolated from work life due to lack of education, language barriers and gender roles. While only 15 percent of them participate in workforce, much fewer are business owners.

‘Women are More Vulnerable to Violence on Migration Routes’

‘Women are More Vulnerable to Violence on Migration Routes’

Hatice Ödemiş from the Association for Solidarity with Migrant Women and Özgül Kaptan from the Women’s Solidarity Foundation (KADAV) have spoken to bianet about how migratory movements affect women.

3 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Women from Turkey Welcome Refugee Women: We are Glad That You are Here

Women from Turkey Welcome Refugee Women: We are Glad That You are Here

Women have come together in Yoğurtçu Women’s Forum in Kadıköy, İstanbul and discussed migration, immigrant women and removal of refugees, giving them the message “We are glad that you are here, welcome to our country.”

12 August 2019 Asmin Ayçe İdil Kaya

Refugee Women to Tell Fairy Tales to Children

Refugee Women to Tell Fairy Tales to Children

Refugee women will tell fairy tales from their homelands to children from Turkey and Syria as part of the Kardeş Masallar project in Urfa on October 21.

19 October 2016

Refugee Policies Based on Social Gender Needed for Syrian Women

Refugee Policies Based on Social Gender Needed for Syrian Women

Freizer from UN, Çorabatır from Asylum and Immigration Research Center, and Ghanem from Syrian Women for Peace Initiative have expressed that UN 1325, CEDAW and İstanbul Convention pave the way for accepting refugee policy sensitive to social gender.

7 March 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu