The Turkey Human Rights Foundation volunteer psychologist Gülsüme Oğuz and social services specialist Cansu Turan published an impression report on their visit to Suruç between October 3-6, 2014, with the “Women’s Initiative for Peace,” consisting of 133 women from nearly 20 women’s civil society organizations. The report primarily provides general information about the events in...
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She worked as a volunteer psychologist in Yazidi camps, translating the lament into ceramics
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...
Great Interest in the “Hero’s Infinite Exile” Exhibition in Silopi: An Artistic Journey Touching the Memory of the Yazidi People
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...
An Interview on the Series “Ethos” (Bir Başkadır)
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...
A Call from Volunteers Helping Yazidis: We Invite All Artists to Work with War Victims
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...