Roma Wedding: Tekirdağ Hacı Evhat Neighbourhood Media Roma volunteers from Hacı Evhat Neighbourhood of Malkara district of Tekirdağ (Thracia, Turkey) shared video of a traditional Roma wedding done in their neighboud with audiences of our wep page. You could also make a contribution to the promotion of Roma culture sending videos of your special days. [...]
The First Roma Journal of Turkey: Rom-ca
The First Roma Journal of Turkey: Rom-ca The first Roma journal of Turkey Rom-ca is the sign of the development of Roma in Turkey. Many Roma journals were published in Europe since 1900s. However there were no periodicals prepared by Roma in Turkey until 2012. Rom-ca which is published by Abdullah Cıstır, who is a [...]
Turkey: Who will break the spell of discrimination?
Who will break the spell of discrimination? Hacer Foggo 23/10/2012 – The short film which was prepared by the teams of Adana Police Department Community Policing Branch Office in order to to warn people against fraud came to the agenda of mass media last week. The scenarist and the director of the movie are the [...]
Federation head: Every politician should support Roma Initiative
Federation head: Every politician should support Roma Initiative By Mehmet Tayanç, Istanbul 18/10/2012 – “Every politician should support the Roma Initiative, launched by the government to address the issues facing the Roma community in Turkey,” noted Roma Associations Federation President Erdinç Çekiç on Wednesday. Çekiç gave a seminar on Roma people in Humanity Dignity Day [...]
Turkey: Vocational Education Center in Toroslar
Vocational Education Center in Toroslar The president of Mediterranean Roma Associations Federation Ali Daylam and Turkey coordinator of European Roma Rights Center Hacer Foggo visited the mayor of Toroslar district of Mersin (Mediterranean region, Turkey) and acknowledged him for his contributions to the establishing of Roma Vocational Education Center. Read more on http://mediaroma.blogspot.com/2012/10/vocational-education-center-in-toroslar.html MEDIAROMA Roma [...]
FLASHMOB, STRIP OFF STEREOTYPES
FLASHMOB, STRIP OFF STEREOTYPES September 30, 2012 Turkey An international group of 40 Roma students launched romareact.org, a new online platform to mobilize Roma communities with a breath taking flashmob where girls and boys strip off stereotypes publicly. Roma youth had enough of being perceived as beggars, thieves, fortune tellers even though there is an [...]
Roma in Nazilli Hold an Exhibition
Roma in Nazilli Hold an Exhibition Roma, who finished the vocational course opened by district governorship in Nazilli district of Aydın (Aegean region, Turkey) hold an exhibition to promote the goods they produced during the course. Read more on http://mediaroma.blogspot.co.il/2012/09/roma-in-nazilli-hold-exhibition.html MEDIAROMA Roma Communication Channel mediaroma.blogspot.com MEDYA ROMAN www.medyaroman.org
Roma of Yahya Kemal Turned to Their Neighbourhood
Roma of Yahya Kemal Turned to Their Neighbourhood Houses of Roma families in Yahya Kemal Neighbourhood of Kağıthane district (İstanbul, Turkey) were demolished and most of the families went to the other Roma settlements of İstanbul and the other cities. 15 of them faced various difficulties in Çorlu district of Tekirdağ (Thracia, Turkey) to where [...]
MEDIAROMA: The Threat Awaiting Roma
The Threat Awaiting Roma 05/09/2012 – A news published in the web page of a local paper in Kocaeli (Marmara, Turkey) showed the threat awaiting Roma. The comments below the news, which is about the visit of a parlimentarian to a local Roma association, prove a reaction against Roma deriving from misunderstandings and prejudices. Spreading [...]
Turkey: Roma Families Demand Substructure
Roma Families Demand Substructure 31/08/2012 – Roma families who come from adjacent regions to Tevfikiye Truva villlage of Çanakkale (Marmara, Turkey) face serious difficulties there on account of the fact that they have no water, electricity or toilet in the place in where they pitch their tents. Read more on http://mediaroma.blogspot.hu/2012/08/roma-families-demand-substructure.html MEDIAROMA Roma Communication Channel [...]
