“Ayaş Domatesi (tomato) won’t disappear because every woman here keeps its seeds in their dowry chest. My grandmothers followed this practice, my mother continued it and now I do it too,” says Semiha Tuncal, a resident of Ayaş, Ankara, as she displays the seeds she has preserved in her dowry chest.

The call for applications for the sixth edition of the EU Award for Roma [*] integration in the Western Balkans and Türkiye is now open. This edition is dedicated to the positive achievements for Roma inclusion in the sector of education.

In the wake of one of the deadliest earthquakes in recent history, millions of people in Türkiye and Syria faced unimaginable challenges. But amidst the devastation, there were glimmers of hope fuelled by collaboration and humanitarian aid. We remember this two years on from the earthquake, and as a European Investment Bank (EIB) funded project supporting the victims, was finalised not so long ago...

Salih Yüce from Muş Province was diagnosed with soft tissue cancer in 1999 at the age of 20. Initially, he struggled with the diagnosis, asking himself, “Why me?” However, he eventually accepted his condition and began fighting the cancer with determination.