Dilek Demir, the head of the Muradiye neighborhood in Bağlar district of Diyarbakır, shared her story, which began in her childhood and left its mark on her entire life, with Yer6 Film.

Forced into marriage at the age of 14, Dilek Demir openly recounted the scars left by child marriage, the emotions she experienced on her wedding night, becoming a mother at 15, her experiences with her family, and her incomplete childhood.

Describing those years with the words, "I lost my childhood on my wedding night," Demir doesn't see her experiences as merely a story of the past. Years later, Dilek Demir, now the head of the Muradiye neighborhood in Bağlar district of Diyarbakır, also shares her struggle in this interview, particularly for girls forced into child marriage and children subjected to abuse.

Demir, who says she is fighting to prevent the suffering she experienced in her childhood from becoming the fate of other children, brings to light important issues such as child marriage, the social pressures faced by women, the right to education, domestic violence, and child abuse in her life story leading up to her position as neighborhood head.

This is the remarkable story of a young girl, once denied the right to make decisions about her own life, who years later transforms into a neighborhood headwoman who strives to touch the lives of other girls…

In this exclusive interview with Dilek Demir, we discussed the unknown aspects of her life, from her forced child marriage and the confrontation with her father years later, to her interrupted education, her struggle to become a neighborhood headwoman, and her work for children.

We would also like to thank everyone who supported us in the preparation and filming of this special shoot in Diyarbakır by Yer6 Film.

Moderator: Muhammed Bahçecik
Director / Moderator: Mehmet Bahri
Filming Location: Diyarbakır

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