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World Relay - Turkey
See pictures and read the report about the Relay in Turkey in our News section.
On May 9th, the World Relay is arriving in Istanbul from Montréal. Michèle Asselin, the President of the FFQ (Women’s federation of Québec) is to bring the Charter and the Global Solidarity Quilt to Istanbul. Women from Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus (from both Greek and Turkish parts) are coming to Istanbul to meet the World Relay while entering Europe. Women from all over the country will also be there. At noon, women will meet at the Haydarpasa Railway Station, where a press conference will be held. In the afternoon, women coming from all parts of the country will meet to plan the activities of October 17th.
On May 10th at 11:00 women from both Europe and Asia are coming by boats to the Maiden Tower, which is the symbol of isolation of women, to leave flowers there. Many legends exist about the Maiden Tower being located between two continents at the intersection point of Europe and Asia. The most known legend is: “According to a prophecy, a king is told he will loose his beloved daughter at the age of eighteen, by snakebite. To protect her, the king has this tower in the middle of the sea repaired, and places his daughter there. An apple-basket containing a snake is sent to the Tower and the snake empties its poison in the princess.”
At 15:00 women will meet at Taksim Atatürk Cultural Center and will march to Dolmabahce where a festival will take place and where our patchwork will be added to the Global Quilt. With our square of cloth, we want to illustrate our cultural diversity as a richness and also universal values we can use to build a better world.
On May 11th, about 40 women will move to Thessaloniki /Greece with the Charter and the Global Quilt to continue the Relay.
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Poster Turquie/Turkey/Turquía
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Dépliant de la Turquie / Turkish leaflet / Folleto de Turquía
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Call to Itanbul
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Photos taken in Istanbul during the Relay
