Turkish women's rights groups have decried racism on their behalf in a show of solidarity with refugees.
In a May 22 statement signed by dozens of women's rights groups, Women Defense Network denounced the rising anti-refugee sentiment which has been fueled by “unverified” videos and “targeting immigrants as perpetrators of harassment, rape, abuse and violence.” It also raised a red flag about the dangers of spreading unverified video clips. The statement was in response to videos on Tiktok reportedly shot by refugee men, which have further fueled the already high anti-refugee sentiment in the country over the past weeks.
