Sima Bahous, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, visited Turkey in May to hold meetings with the public and private sectors, women-led civil society organizations and United Nations officials. In this context, she met with İpek Kıraç shared the current developments regarding the activities of Suna'nın Kızları and emphasized that the cooperation between the state, private sector, civil society and international organizations for girls should continue to be strengthened.
During the meeting, the two agreed on strengthening their cooperation for the future, and Bahous evaluated Suna'nın Kızları's realization of its activities with communities coming together around common goals with the collective impact model and creating spaces for institutions to hear each other as a very important model of union of forces.
The sixth volume of YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies presents four peer-reviewed articles exploring Istanbul's historical, social, and cultural fabric. Günseli Gürel, winner of the Early Career Article Prize, reevaluates Ottoman narratives about Hagia Sophia from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
On November 22, the Girl-Centered Design Workshop, organized by Suna’s Daughters with the support of the Turkish Philanthropy Funds, brought together public and local government representatives in Hatay. The workshop aimed to develop solutions focused on fostering an inclusive city design centered on the needs, rights, and dreams of girls.
Pera Museum hosted the Greek Cinema Days for the third time, bringing together classic and award-winning films with movie enthusiasts.