Undaunted Voices of Turkey: Stories of Women Who Resist

This Thanksgiving, we tell stories of strong women who went through numerous heartbreaks but managed to heal themselves. They are capable of loving, sharing, helping others, fighting through hardships and still feeling thankful toward the giving of life.

Today is July 15, 2019. Three years ago, at this night, a coup attempt happened in Turkey. The attempt failed, but thousands of lives were altered forever. This special episode is about four women’s memory of that night. For safety concerns, all of the names in this episode are alias. Some of the voiceovers you will hear also have similar experiences and are the survivors of that night.

This special episode is about absence of fathers and children healing from it and finding ways to remember them.

The story of a woman who was imprisoned without due process under inhumane conditions for 10 months: a mother who had to hide her imprisonment to protect her children and pretended to be working abroad: a wife who felt her husband's love over the tags of her clothes and tears that were shared with an unexpected company, a Greek border patrol officer.

The story of a preschool teacher who was once acknowledged with many awards but labeled a terrorist later: a mother who had to give birth all alone, a wife who had to afford her family’s life by painting stones, surely a warrior who had to leave everything she built behind.