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Takdir Görmemiş Kadınlar Topluluğu | Ümmiye Koçak | TEDxSinop Science High School Youth

Wed Jul 23, 2025
Bir kadın ki köyü sırtında taşır, bir dünya ki takdiri çok görür. Sınırları aşan, bir kanat çırpışıyla fırtınalar koparan bir hikaye... Ümmiye Koçak is a strong female leader who uses art for social change despite her limited educational opportunities. Born and raised in a rural village, Koçak turned to theater to make visible the difficulties faced by village women. With the theater troupe she founded with illiterate women, she staged plays that bravely addressed women's place in society, violence and discrimination. She reached thousands of people with works she wrote and directed such as “Kadınının Feryadı”, “Hasret Çiçekleri” and “Çocuk Gelin”. In 2012, she won international awards for the movie “Yün Bebek”, which she wrote and directed, and became the voice of women with her art. Ümmiye Koçak is an important name who opened up to the world from the countryside with her courage and determination and created social awareness through theater and cinema. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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