"Turkey: Turkish state choir sings against violence
Media Real advances in combating violence against women occur when the issue shifts from being a private matter to an issue of public concern.
Many social actors helped make this happen in Turkey. Among them was the State Polyphonic Choir, which approached UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, with an offer to join a comprehensive public information and advocacy campaign. They proposed using traditional Turkish folk music as way to touch people on an emotional level. “Music is a language that all people can understand,” said Meltem Ağduk, the UNFPA gender and advocacy programme coordinator. "
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