00:00Thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about the Turkish context.
00:04If there is one crisis that most clearly shows our country's contribution to addressing global instability, it is Syria.
00:12One of the greatest humanitarian catastrophes since the Second World War.
00:18From the earliest days of conflict, Turkey pursued diplomacy and the escalation to prevent prolonged violence in Syria.
00:25But when those efforts failed, Turkey adopted an open-door policy and provided refuge, protection, and essential services to nearly
00:334 million refugees without discrimination based on religion or ethnicity.
00:40Much of the West at this time viewed the Syrian refugee crisis through the lens of border security and domestic
00:49political anxiety.
00:50Pushbacks were documented, refugees were increasingly treated as security threats, and across Europe, the crisis fueled fear, polarization, and the
01:00rise of far right.
01:02Under the leadership of President Erdogan, Turkey chose a different path.
01:07Our country took a political, economic, and social risk by accepting millions of refugees.
01:13This was not the easy choice, it was not the popular choice, but it was the humane choice.
01:20It was a choice rooted in conscience, justice, and civilizational responsibility.
01:25Even when opposition parties sought to instrumentalize migrant suffering for electoral gain, President Erdogan did not choose populism over humanity.
01:36He chose principle over provocation.
01:38And I think this is exactly the kind of leadership that our world needs today.
01:43What also mattered was how this responsibility was carried out.
01:47Since 2011, Turkey has built extensive emergency capacity and a long-term social response.
01:55Women and girls have been placed at the center of migration management through policies that protected them,
02:01addressed their vulnerabilities, and supported their integration and recovery.
02:04Groups with vulnerabilities were identified early.
02:08Reception facilities included safe spaces, female officers, female doctors, and female interviewees.
02:15Syrian refugees were given access to health care and education from registration onward.
02:20Women facing violence were granted access to shelters.
02:24Psychosocial support, language training, and vocational programs helped many women gain skills,
02:30rebuild confidence, and participate more fully in the society.
02:34And integration policies were shaped around the background, education levels, and career goals of refugee women.
02:41Support for employment was combined with microcredit and entrepreneurship programs,
02:46helping many women move from dependency to participation.
02:51Women were also encouraged to take leadership roles in their communities and participate in local decision-making,
02:56because real resilience begins when women are recognized as actors who strengthen their families, communities,
03:04and broaden social fabric.
03:07So before I close, I would like to very quickly widen the lens to how Turkey addresses global crises more
03:14generally.
03:15Turkey has responded to global crises through a model that combines diplomacy, mediation, and humanitarian action.
03:21At a time when many actors have turned to coercion, Turkey has kept diplomacy alive,
03:28acting as a mediator, facilitator, and bridge builder in crises from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Somalia, Ethiopia,
03:36to Russia, Ukraine, and tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
03:40These efforts have significantly contributed to regional and global stability and security,
03:45making Turkey a stabilizing force in its region, capable of reducing tensions,
03:51reopening diplomatic channels, and creating space for political solutions.
03:55In Syria and Libya, Turkey has supported territorial integrity, security sector reform,
04:01institutional recovery, and national reconstruction.
04:04In Sudan and Yemen, it has worked to preserve internal cohesion and prevent fragmentation.
04:10In Somalia, it has backed reconciliation and resisted divisive dynamics.
04:14Turkey has also addressed crises through the lens of justice, as well as stability.
04:20From the Rohingya to Palestine, it has remained active on major humanitarian crises
04:25and emerged as one of the world's leading providers of aid.
04:29In Ukraine, it brokered and implemented the Black Sea Grain Initiative,
04:33a major diplomatic achievement that helped avert a deeper global food security crisis.
04:39Under President Erdogan's leadership and through the call,
04:42the world is bigger than five,
04:44Turkey has made reform of the international system.
04:47Part of it is diplomacy,
04:49calling for a more just, representative, and consistent order
04:53in upholding international law, peace, and accountability.
04:56This is the role Turkey continues to play,
04:59carrying responsibility, defending justice,
05:02and acting for peace in a time of deepening crisis.
05:05Thank you so much.
05:07Thank you.
05:07We share your thoughts, for sure.
05:10Good afternoon, everyone.
05:13I would like to thank the Communications Directorate
05:15for organizing this very timely panel today.
05:19We meet at a time of multiple global crises.
05:24They all disproportionately affect women
05:26and reinforce deeply entrenched inequalities in our societies.
05:31But the most consequential crisis of all
05:34is the breakdown of the international order itself.
05:38We are witnessing a system that has repeatedly failed to prevent war,
05:44mass atrocities, and humanitarian catastrophe.
05:47From the invasion of Ukraine to Israel's genocide in Gaza,
05:52from the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank
05:55to the forced displacement of one million people in Lebanon,
05:59and the widening of the war in Iran,
06:02the system has failed to uphold the principles it claims to defend.
06:07The rise of unilateralism, the paralysis of the Security Council,
06:12the selective applications of international law
06:15profoundly produced a crisis of legitimacy.
06:21Nowhere is this more visible than in Gaza,
06:24where the inaction and complicity of the international community
06:27led to the first live-streamed genocide in history.
06:31It has exposed the moral collapse of the international system
06:36and the West's credibility.
06:38Never again has been reduced to hell of rhetoric
06:42used by the victims when the victims are politically inconvenient.
06:48The international order must be reformed
06:51to reflect a multi-polar world
06:54and uphold human rights, justice, and peace
06:57above the narrow interests of the few.
07:00Without meaningful reform,
07:01the system will continue to fail,
07:04and the most vulnerable,
07:05especially women and children,
07:07will continue to pay the price.
07:10And that's precisely why
07:12the perspective of women leaders
07:14is central to this discussion.
07:16Women leaders bring a different understanding
07:19of power of crisis governance.
07:23We tend to approach security more comprehensively,
07:26linking state security to food, energy,
07:29health care, dignity, and social resilience.
07:32In times of crisis,
07:34women leaders often treat the protection of families,
07:37support for vulnerable groups,
07:39the preservation of social trust,
07:42and the maintenance of dialogue
07:43as strategic priorities.
07:46This is why diversity in leadership matters,
07:50especially in times of deep instability.
07:53And when we look at who bears
07:55the heaviest cost of today's crisis,
07:58the importance of this perspective
08:00becomes impossible to ignore.
08:02Women and children account for more than 75%
08:06of those displaced by global crises.
08:09In crisis settings,
08:11violence against women reaches roughly twice
08:13the global average.
08:15In Gaza,
08:17we see this in its most brutal form.
08:20Women have been forced to give birth
08:22under bombardment
08:24without access to basic health care.
08:26Mothers have had to bury 20,000 children.
08:30Gaza now holds the grim record
08:33of highest number of child amputees in history.
08:37And still,
08:38under siege, hunger,
08:39and displacement,
08:41women struggle to keep families alive.
08:44From Ukraine to many other conflict zones,
08:47the pattern is painfully familiar.
08:50Economic crises,
08:51climate shocks,
08:52and health emergencies
08:53also hit women especially hard
08:55because they are often
08:57the first to lose income,
08:59the first to absorb rising care burdens
09:01as resources shrink,
09:03and among the most affected
09:04when essential services break down.
09:06That is why women must be placed
09:09at the center of responses
09:11to global crises.
09:12They hold families together,
09:14sustain communities through crises,
09:16and help rebuild after collapse.
09:19Their inclusion makes recovery faster,
09:22resilience deeper,
09:23and societies stronger.
09:26So the first priority must be
09:28to increase women's inclusion
09:29across the entire crisis cycle.
09:32In conflict,
09:33that means women in peace processes,
09:36local mediation,
09:37and early recovery
09:38because we know peace lasts longer
09:41when women are at the table.
09:42In climate policy,
09:44it means women with a real stake
09:46in resilience and the green economy.
09:48Thank you.
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