Bibliotherapy for Youth: Why should stories be part of gender equality and justice work? On Monday, March 9, as part of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW), we held a session with our youth team titled “Bibliotherapy for Youth: Rewriting the Story of Gender Equality and Justice,” focusing on mental health, youth leadership, and social justice. Policy changes that are not grounded in psychological and cultural frameworks often fail to advance. Literature is a powerful tool in establishing this foundation; it reveals invisible systems, reduces hesitation, and opens space to imagine alternatives beyond limiting identities. As psychotherapist Melike Güray noted: “If we change the stories, we change the boundaries of what is possible.” Key takeaways from the panel: Group reading fosters empathy; shared reflection spaces create safer dialogue across differences. #Bibliotherapy is practical. Low-cost, group-based reading programs can be implemented in schools, community centers, and youth services. Policymakers, educators, and mental health professionals can collaborate to implement trauma-informed bibliotherapy models in partnership with local libraries and youth organizations. @melikeinlondon @UlkerCemre @NGO_CSW_NY

Ev hanımı Deniz Gündoğdu, 2 Temmuz 2025’ten bu yana Edirne L Tipi Cezaevi’nde. AİHM kararlarıyla masumiyeti teyit edildi. Yargıtay cezasını bozdu ama Deniz Gündoğdu hâlâ tahliye edilmiyor. İki çocuk annesi olan Deniz Hanım, en küçük kızı Asude ile 4 aydır hapiste. 20 Kasım Dünya Çocuk Hakları Günü'nde 2 kardeşten biri annesiz evde, Asude bebek mahrumiyetler içinde annesiyle hapiste. @CneytOzansoy

Children feel the impact of violent government policies more than the rest of the communities. From health to education, when leaders do not prioritize the wellbeing and empowerment of children, it undermines our collective future. #WorldChildrensDay

Children growing up in poverty and deprived of essentials like good nutrition, proper sanitation and shelter, face devastating consequences for their health and development. It doesn’t have to be this way. UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children Report👇 unicef.org/press-releases/mo…

A threat to one child is a threat to all. Mothers belong with their children — not in prison. In #Turkey despite clear alternatives to detention for mothers with kids under six, women from all backgrounds are jailed. #WorldChildrensDay #TheOtherChildren #ÖtekiÇocuklar

How do children survive mass detentions, home raids, and systemic persecution? In our new interview, Aslıhan Kas, director of "The Other Children" documentary, speaks with Dr. Hafza Girdap and Psychotherapist Melike Güray about the hidden trauma carried by Turkey’s most vulnerable. Watch the full conversation, because their voices matter. youtu.be/QESlr2Syb-k?si=vspC… @AslhanKa1 @melikeinlondon @HafzaGrdp

Mücadelemiz sonucu ATK raporu açıkladı! Rojin’in bedeninde bulunan DNA örnekleri gögüs bölgesinde ve vajinanın iç bölgesinde tespit edildi. Mücadelemizle Rojin’in intihar etmediğini kanıtladık. Sesimizi daha da yükseltecek, failleri bulacağız. Failleri açıkla! #Rojinsiz1Yıl

Girls aren’t waiting to change the world — they already are. In the work I do, I’ve met & read about so many girls who are rewriting what courage looks like.
A girl in #Turkey who keeps studying even after her school was shut down.
A girl in #Afghanistan teaching her friends secretly at home. These girls don’t wait for permission to make change. They become the change, often at enormous personal risk. #DayOfTheGirl

Today is #DayOfTheGirl! For generations, girls and women have been leaders and advocates for equality and change. Check out highlights of the historic moments at the UN that built the movement and paved the way for girls: bit.ly/4nMc2eN

SON GELİŞME KelepçeliDoğum gerçekleşti. Bu sabah Trakya Üniversitesi Hastanesi'ne kaldırılan hamile tutuklu Merve Zayım, biraz önce bir erkek bebek dünyaya getirdi. Lohusa kadını serbest bırakın. @adalet_bakanlik

40 haftalık hamile Merve Zayım Edirne cezaevinden hastaneye kaldırıldı! Doğum başlamış! BM Çocuk Hakları Komitesi Türkiye'yi uyardı! Eskişehir 2. A.C.M. 4 itiraza red verdi! ...Ve mahpus bir kadın bebeğiyle cezaevine dönecek bu gidişle. Bu nasıl gaddarlık? @adalet_bakanlik

Overcoming expectations for young people in business: youtube.com/live/tqMzBBptTHg…

We are live on YouTube! Join us to listen success stories of young entrepreneurs despite the economic and social challenges that our world is going through! youtube.com/live/tqMzBBptTHg…

Going live today at 1 PM New York Time. Watch this exciting gathering of young entrepreneurs via youtube.com/live/tqMzBBptTHg…

INNOVATION WITHOUT BORDERS: Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase YouTube Live- 16 Aug Saturday, 1:00 PM EST. This panel highlights the creativity, ambition, and resilience of youth and young adult entrepreneurs across industries. This event offers a platform for youth founders to share the story behind their enterprise, what they do, how they started and where they are headed. youtube.com/live/tqMzBBptTHg…

Stay tuned! Our next YouTube Live will convene young entrepreneurs who are displaced from their homelands but now thriving with exciting start-ups and projects. More details are coming up soon!

1: Gülten Sayın | Arbitrarily Jailed, Grieving Mother One of thousands of #women arbitrarily imprisoned in #Turkey’s sweeping witch hunts… Despite her legal right to delay her sentence to care for her son, Yusuf Kerim, who had cancer—every appeal was denied. She was briefly allowed home, but it was too late. Yusuf passed shortly after. Now, she sits behind bars, carrying both the grief of a mother and the weight of injustice. In Turkey, even a #mother’s tears are criminalized.

Kimlik aslında bir yolculuk. Öyle doğuştan atanan bir dinamik değil insan için. Göç de bir yolculuk. Hem literal hem metaforik bir yolculuk. Kimlikle göç içiçe bireyi kucaklayıp sınırlar ötesinde yoğuruyor. Ya da aslında birey onları kucaklayıp yoğuruyor. Bazen bagajındakilerle, biraz yolda edindikleriyle… Bu yayını kaçırmayın derim, kendinizle bir sohbet edersiniz. Ben mesela hem @VedatBilgic3 ve @melikeinlondon’yi dinleyeceğim, hem kendimi.