Washukani Bakery

The Washukani Bakery was a women’s co-operative bakery in Serekaniye that produced pastries and desserts. It opened in March 2015 and is believed to have been shut down after the Turkish invasion and occupation in October 2019.

How Turkey’s Anti-Kurdish Crackdowns Threaten Women Across the Middle East

This article analyzes women’s political representation in Kurdish-majority regions of Turkey before and after the 2019 crackdown on elected mayors from the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), as well as women’s political representation in the Syrian region of Serekaniye (Ras al-Ain) before and after Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring.