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Sex work in Turkey: 'We are surprised by how we survive'

DAY TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST SEX WORKERS

Sex work in Turkey: 'We are surprised by how we survive'

"Even if it doesn't happen to me, it happens to my friends. We are surprised by how we survive in this system. We are alive by luck. We have no security," says sex worker Cansu.

17 December 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Public Institutions Discuss Sex Work First Time in Turkey

Public Institutions Discuss Sex Work First Time in Turkey

For the first time in Turkey, state institutions and organizations come together with NGO members to discuss sex work.

10 December 2015

PM Writes a Letter to Sex Workers before the Elections

PM Writes a Letter to Sex Workers before the Elections

PM Davutoğlu sent a letter to Red Umbrella Association for sex workers. President of foundation Kemal Ördek said: “The important thing is paying attention to receivers ‘politically’.”

22 October 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Water Pot*, Rape, and a Question to Family Minister İslam

Water Pot*, Rape, and a Question to Family Minister İslam

The stories of all sex workers, all transgender people who were kidnapped and raped ended with loneliness in this country. They still do. Don’t be misled by the strength of the voices that were raised upon the violence I was subjected to.

20 July 2015 Orontes

Istanbul's Oldest Brothel Faces Closure Threat

Istanbul's Oldest Brothel Faces Closure Threat

Several sex workers assembled by the gates of Zürafa Street, Istanbul's oldest venue for brothels, to protest the closure six brothels in the red light district.

4 January 2013 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Sex Workers Demonstrate in Ankara

Sex Workers Demonstrate in Ankara

On 3 March, the International Sex Worker Rights Day, sex workers in Ankara raised their voices against police violence and demanded, "Hands off my body".

5 March 2012 Serhat Korkmaz