The book titled “We Are Here! Discriminatory Exclusion and Struggle for Rights of Roman in Turkey” was compiled as an outcome of the project “Promoting Roma Rights in Turkey” by the European Roma Rights Center (ERRC), the Helsinki Citizen’s Assembly (hCa) and Edirne Roma Association (EDROM). It draws on field research undertaken by the project partners and reflects upon the experiences gained during the project, the partners’ expertise in Roma rights advocacy, the promotion of civil society values and the grassroots mobilisation of Romani communities. 

Additionally, "We Are Here!" seeks to portray the Roma of Turkey as citizens of the Repuclic, with their own history, social positions and relations as well as their spesific problems. In doing so, the book also describes the recent efforts of Turkey's Roma activists ot organise themselves to strenghten their own communities.

 The book is consists of eight articles:

 -A Brief History of Gypsies in Turkey

 -Ethnicity and Identity: Who are the Gypsies?

 -Institutional and Legal Framework for Protecting Roma Rights in Turkey

 -Unequal Citizenship: Human Rights Violations against Turkish Gypsies

 -Development of the Roma Rights Movement in Turkey

 -EDROM Experience in Roma Rights Movement

 -Roma and Nationalism in Turkey

 -A Study of Research Literature Regarding Turkish Gypsies and the Question of Gypsy Identity.

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