Thus, we decided to illuminate these invisible aspects and uncover what happened in this period through women’s eyes. In 2015-16, the Turkish state pursued a masculinist occupation policy and this was reflected in the experiences of the women whom we interviewed. Men would hit women, women would hit children and children would hit their toys. Y: When asked who was responsible, 90% out of 480 participants blamed the state, saying that the state attacked their most basic human rights. On the other hand, resistance is of great importance among the Kurdish women.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 30, 2019 05:48 UTC