It was Gültekin’s murder that inspired the black-and-white photo challenge as Turkish women started posting in protest to the heightened violence against women in Turkey. As I saw frame after frame of beautiful black and white images shared with #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment hashtags I started second-guessing the origin myself. According to a 2009 study on prevention strategies, 42% of Turkish women aged between 15-60 had suffered some physical or sexual violence by their partners. It is also estimated that, so far in 2020 alone, 146 Turkish women have been murdered. This is not a vanity trend, it is more than just #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment

Source: The Guardian August 01, 2020 03:22 UTC