Sadet
was only 20, but she was not new to activism. She was a veteran of the
2013 Gezi park protests, and had participated in numerous demonstrations
since.
“We worked on many issues apart from Kobane, especially
the prevention of murders of women,” explains fellow activist and
schoolmate Emre Demirel. “Ezgi worked on this a lot. The murder of women
is one of Turkey’s bleeding wounds. LGBT rights, children’s rights are
important to us. We worked on these. We gave the necessary importance to
all rights and rights struggles. We attended marches, we made press
statements, worked to inform the public.”
was only 20, but she was not new to activism. She was a veteran of the
2013 Gezi park protests, and had participated in numerous demonstrations
since.
“We worked on many issues apart from Kobane, especially
the prevention of murders of women,” explains fellow activist and
schoolmate Emre Demirel. “Ezgi worked on this a lot. The murder of women
is one of Turkey’s bleeding wounds. LGBT rights, children’s rights are
important to us. We worked on these. We gave the necessary importance to
all rights and rights struggles. We attended marches, we made press
statements, worked to inform the public.”
Hatice Ezgi Sadet in an undated selfie. Credit: Hatice Ezgi Sadet's Instagram.
