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Water Story Part II_Halfeti
©Tolga Sezgin - Serra Akcan
As a part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project, GAP, several dams were constructed in the area and surrounding regions as part of a larger agricultural and economic initiative by the Turkish Government. Halfeti, a small farming district who hosted many anatolian civilisations, on the east bank of the river Euphrates, was among those settlements.
The town, villages around and a great part of the green valley, ancient and contemporary, remained under the rising water levels in 1999 because of Birecik Dam on the Euphrates.
The history of halfeti dates back to 855 BC when The Assyrian King establishes a settlement here n... |
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OLIVE
©Tolga Sezgin
Throughout history, olive oil has been widely considered as a source of health, youth and strength. In ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, people made various medicines and cosmetic products by mixing olive oil with different flowers and herbs.
Until 1970's, for people who were not of Mediterranean origins, olive oil remained as the charm of the Mediterranean countries used only in exclusive local dishes and set aside in the back shelves of the "authentic" culinary products sections in markets. During such times when almost all dishes in the Mediterranean cuisine were made with olive oil, Western consumers became acquainte... |
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LALELI TEXTILE DISTRICT
©Kerem Uzel
Laleli is located in the old town of Istanbul.The area became a textile district with the beginning of 1980s.The first customers were mostly from Arab and Balkan countries.Now the major buyers are from former Soviet Union and east Europe countries.Official language is Russian and the currency is US Dollars.Making suitcase trade for years now Laleli has approx. 30000 firms in the middle of Istanbul. Laleli identified as Silk Road of this century by store owners.
Beside textile companies hotels,coiffeurs,restaurants and cargo companies follow up to give better service to customers.
Most of the salespersons are from the c... |
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SYRIACS OF TUR ABDIN
©Hüsamettin Bahçe
Tur Abdin is a hilly region of southeast of Turkey incorporating the eastern half of Mardin Province, and Sirnak Province west of the Tigris, on the border with Syria. The name 'Tur Abdin comes from the Syriac language meaning mountain of the servants of God. Tur Abdin is of great importance to Syriac Orthodox Christians, for whom the region used to be a monastic and cultural heartland. The Syriac people of Tur Abdin call themselves Suroye and Suryoye something they share with their brethren Nestorian and Chaldean Assyrians and traditionally speak the Aramaic dialect recently called Turoyo
It is not accurately known how, ... |
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100th Year of 8 March Womens Day
©Nar Group
At the 100th year of womens day, women continue to struggle against existing patriarchal system which draws women away from political, economical and social life. They continue to speak out against invisible labor at home, cheap labor at work, domestic violence, sexual harrasments, rape, honour killings, poverty, being factionalized because of their sexual choices, war…
Struggle continues at home, work, univercities, unions, streets, squares, court halls, parliamentary…
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ROAD TO KARS
©Mehmet Kaçmaz - Kerem Uzel
Anatolian Orient Express departs every morning from Istanbul Haydarpasa train station to Kars following cities as İzmit, Bilecik, Eskisehir, Ankara, Kırıkkale, Kayseri, Sivas, Erzincan, Erzurum. The line is 1950 km and takes approx. 40 hours due to road conditions.Despite a long journey locals of eastern Anatolia prefers this low budget trains.And in years this line became the main transportation for the region.The last stop of the train is Kars city by the border of Armenia.
At an altitude of 1,750 meters, lying at the foot of Kars Kale, the impressive citadel, Kars has known a turmoiled history. The city was founded ... |
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TEKEL STRIKE
©Nar Group
The workers of Tekel, former monopoly holder of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, struggle against the loss of their personal employers rights and being transferred to 4-C staff, which would mean the abdication of social security since middle of December 2009 in Ankara.
12.000 workers that will be made redundant in the course of privatization struggle for their rights in front of the Turkey Worker Syndicates Confederation in Ankara. Officials from several civil society organizations and student groups visit the workers in Ankara and support their resistance. Following 38 days of protests about 40 Tekel workers sta... |
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PEACE MOTHERS
©Hüsamettin Bahçe
For many years there has been a low intensity war in a part of Turkey. During those years
state of emergency has been declared, thousands of villages have been discharged and more than 40.000 people, both Turkish and Kurdish, have died.
This conflict coming until today caused pain and death of both Turkish and Kurdish children.
Initiative of the Peace Mothers has been composed by 15 Kurdish, Turkish and Georgian mothers in 1999 to end the pains and provide a permanent peace who are aggrieved because of the conflict.
Initiative who carry outs its activities under the umbrella of Peace Magazine has opened branches in D... |
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