In this study, I will examine the traumatic effects of displacement and homelessness at both individual and social levels, specifically focusing on the Yazidis, based on my own observational experiences. To achieve this, I will first attempt to explain the meanings of the relationship humans establish with ‘place’ through a psychoanalytic lens, utilizing psychology, neurology,...
Gülsüme Oğuz: I worked on memes without worrying about being labeled; memes are conscience, they are compassion. https://t24.com.tr/yazarlar/candan-yildiz/ezidi-kamplarinda-gonullu-psikolog-olarak-calisti-agidi-seramige-tasidi,52923 Candan Yıldız (left) and Gülsüme Oğuz Does art heal? Perhaps yes, perhaps no. But multiplying goodness heals. Those whose faces, ears, and consciences are turned towards what is happening around them will remember. In 2014, Yazidis who...
The “Hero’s Eternal Exile” exhibition, which opened at Silopi 8 March Women’s Life Park, welcomes visitors until November 18th, reviving the arduous migration process of the Yazidi people between 2014-2016 and the memory of women’s solidarity through the language of art. The “Hero’s Eternal Exile” exhibition, which opened its doors on November 14th at Silopi...
The essence of marriage is to share a common dream for the future. Knowing that the person we love is part of that future dream, that we will never be alone, is an incredibly reassuring feeling. In my opinion, this is the most valuable psychological aspect of marriage. On the other hand, sharing a common...
In my article last month, I mentioned that biologically we possess a wide range of emotions, including love and hate, pride and shame, anger and forgiveness, responsibility and indifference, guilt and peace. I also wrote that experiencing all emotions appropriately means being spiritually alive. I promised to discuss how the inability to feel these emotions...
Psychologically, we define being alive as being able to feel appropriate emotions in response to the events we experience. In other words, if a person can feel love, anger, peace, fear, pleasure, shame, sadness, and guilt, then they are spiritually alive. As humans, our biological codes endow us with pairs of emotions: love-hate, pleasure-unease, shame-pride,...
https://artigercek.com/makale/mutluluk-insanin-uretme-kapasitesi-ile-ilgilidir-145008 ‘Tell me something that will get me out of these troubles.’ This is the expectation of people who take the easy way out and don’t want to face things… And this expectation is met in Bir Başkadır. Aytül Hasaltun Bozkurt aytulhasaltun@gmail.com ‘Happiness is related to a person’s capacity to create’ | Aytül Hasaltun Bozkurt...
https://www.diken.com.tr/ezidilere-yardim-eden-gonullulerden-cagri-tum-sanatcilari-savas-magdurlariyla-calismaya-bekliyoruz/ AZADE SİMAVİ Thousands of Yazidis who fled to Turkey to escape ISIS’s threat of genocide continue to struggle to survive under difficult conditions. Volunteers are working tirelessly at the camp set up by Viranşehir Municipality in Şanlıurfa. Meals are prepared daily, and 80 children aged 3 to 12 receive education and psychological support. ‘I...
My roots were calling: Welcome us! My mythical ancestors, who should have disappeared centuries ago, were coming. There was no devil for them. My Yazidi ancestors, unaware of the modern world and organized evil, were coming. They were walking from centuries ago and thousands of miles away. The deep call echoed within me: Welcome them!...
