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Women's rights group offers solidarity as Turkey clamps down on Syrian refugees
Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as said Syrian refugees ‘cannot change Istanbul’s colour recklessly’
WOMEN in Turkey have come together and sent a message of solidarity with thousands of Syrian refugees being deported as authorities crack down across Istanbul.
The Yogurtcu Women’s Forum met in Turkey’s largest city to discuss the plight of the country’s 3.6 million Syrian refugees as the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government implements a major clampdown.
The response came soon after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party suffered a humiliating defeat in municipal elections, losing control of the capital Ankara.
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