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Education in Poverty: Portraits from Turkey February 2024

Twenty million students in Turkey, including approximately five and a half million in primary schools, resumed the second term on February 5th, 2024. Education continues to play a critical role in breaking the cycle of poverty in Turkey (1). Unfortunately, attendance in education in Turkey means struggling with significant challenges for many students and families.... 

Information Note for November 20, International Children’s Rights Day SCHOOL MEALS COALITION 2023

As the Deep Poverty Network, in the 2021-2022 academic year, we started raising awareness for our country to join the School Meals Coalition, which we believe will be an important threshold for our country to access free and healthy school meals, which is the fundamental right of nearly twenty million students in our country and... 

AFTER THEECONOMIC CRISIS AND FEBRUARY 6TH EATHQUAKES: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICIES TO COMBAT DISASTER AND POVERTY 

April – November 2023  Poverty, which was already on the agenda due to the economic crisis and the pandemic, has deepened and spread across the country with the February 6 Earthquake. Concerned about the danger of ignoring a rights-based and multidimensional approach in the fight against deepening poverty, which has been on the agenda of... 

2022 Activity Report has been published!

As Open Space Association & Deep Poverty Network, our annual report summarizing our work in 2022 has been published.

Our 2020-21 Activity Report has been published!

As the Open Space Association & Deep Poverty Network, our annual report summarizing the work we have carried out in 2020 and 2021 has been published.

Story of the Day – March 12, 2021

A ney performer tells, “I have been playing the ney and earning my keep since I was 15. I have not been performing on a stage since last year. I no longer have natural gas, the payments for the credit debts for my accumulated rent have started. I still cannot work. I cannot see a... 

Story of the Day – March 29, 2021

“The schools are open for one month. The payments for the credit debts have started, I still cannot work. I have received one thousand lira (150$) worth of social support for once. I cannot see a way out.”

Story of the Day – December 16, 2020

A woman living in Ağva, her husband has cancer and experienced a heart attack. Their electricity and water have been cut and their fines have been accumulated. Electricity and water cuts must be stopped immediately.

Story of the Day – December 18, 2020

A young family in Beyoğlu, the father has been working as a dishwasher in a restaurant but he has been laid off. Now, he is collecting paper. Their rent debts have been accumulated. The oldest child, who is 8 years old, has started to sell napkins. It is in our hands to prevent this, let’s...