Mor Dayanışma:
Purple Solidarity

The women’s organisation Mor Dayanışma was founded 2014 in the spirit of the Gezi protests in Hatay, Turkey. In the course of time, assembly centres and places have been established in many cities, in which women educate themselves, become politically active and collectively resist the patriarchal capitalist system. The women gather for workshops; they can find legal, trade union or psychological support or even make handcrafts together, which enables them to earn their own or additional income.

Since the devastating earthquakes in February 2023, our work has especially focussed on women support and self-empowerment in the earthquake region Hatay/Turkey.

Women in front of the solidarity tent in Samandağ/Hatay.

NEWS

  • »From the river Asi to the sea, living is resistance!«

    »From the river Asi to the sea, living is resistance!«

    Join and support us at the upcoming Evvel Temmuz Cultural Arts Festival 2024! Approaching the time of Evvel Temmuz, the celebration of millennia-old festivities of abundance, earth, and life draws near. We invite you to join us! Last year, under the motto “Ma Rihna Nehna Hon” we organized the festival for the workers, children, women,…

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  • Çatı (roof) – Documentary

    Çatı (roof) – Documentary

    We are pleased to announce the release of the documentary “Çatı” (Roof), created by Aslı Asena Elibol and Yaren Esin. This film captures the solidarity, struggle, and resistance in the earthquake-stricken Hatay region. Premiering on February 2nd, 2024, in Istanbul, it has since been screened across Turkey and is now making its way to Europe,…

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  • CITY OF RESISTANCE: HATAY 

    CITY OF RESISTANCE: HATAY 

    The February 6th earthquake exposed the reality that “it’s not the earthquake, but the buildings that kill,” revealing the lethality of a profit-driven system that prioritizes construction over safety. It also highlighted the collapse of all mechanisms within public institutions, their inadequacy, and the loss of intervention capacity due to their corporatization. Our responsibility now…

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Our work so far…

We started this page in spring 2023 in order to make our work visible for the international community – and also to get in exchange with feminist groups worldwide. We will try to update und fill this page on a regular basis.


»Ma rıhna nehna hon!«

We are here, we are not leaving!


Solidarity work from abroad

Germany

The fundraising campaign of LabourNet Germany e.V. and re:volt magazine.

Switzerland

The fundraising campaign of Solikreis Erdbeben and Lila Solidarität Schweiz.

Austria

Fundraising campaign of Freie Aleviten, KPÖ and the migrant self-organisation Patika.

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