Turkish ๐ง Hand in Hand (Elele)
Our storyteller, who started using a wheelchair at a very young age due to the remote conditions in her village, moved to Australia at the age of 5 with her family. Aside from living with a disability, adjusting to a new land, culture and language in Australia initially made pursuing her goals challenging.
Fatma proudly calls herself a ”good Samaritan” Turkish Aussie and philanthropic tailor. Working hand in hand with her community, she trained and now works as one of the leading tailors in town and is a successful business owner of a fashion house selling high-end dresses. She teaches skilful traditional handmade techniques to youngsters and even provides consultancy regarding Turkish folk costumes to many nationwide intuitions. Moreover, she is a keen philanthropist who helps immigrants and refugees by sewing for them.
Kรถyรผndeki ลartlar nedeniyle รงok kรผรงรผk yaลlarda tekerlekli sandalye kullanmaya baลlayan hikayecimiz, ailesiyle beraber 5 yaลฤฑnda Avustralyaโya gรถรง etmiล, kendi tabiri ile Tรผrk Ozi, hayฤฑrsever bir terzidir. Engeline raฤmen bu yeni รผlkede kendine koyduฤu hedeflere ulaลmak iรงin biryandan finansal zorluklarla bas ederken diฤer yandan kendini biรงki dikiล sanatฤฑnda yetiลtirmiล, asla pes etmeden ลehrin รถnde gelen terzilerinden biri olarak un salmฤฑลtฤฑr. Hikรขye anlatฤฑcฤฑmฤฑz, genรงlere geleneksel el isleme tekniklerini รถฤretirken, adeta รผlke รงapฤฑnda folklorik kostรผmler konusunda danฤฑลmanlฤฑk veren tek adres olmayฤฑ basarmฤฑล bir moda evi sahibi ve baลarฤฑlฤฑ bir iล insanฤฑdฤฑr. Dahasฤฑ, hikaye anlatฤฑcฤฑmฤฑz, gรถรงmenlere ve mรผltecilere dikiล dikerek yardฤฑm eden bir hayฤฑrsever olarak.
About the storyteller
The storyteller has chosen to use a pretend name.
Our storyteller, who started using a wheelchair at a very young age due to the poor conditions in her remote village back in hometown, immigrated to Australia with her family at the age of 5. She refers to herself as a proud Turkish Aussie, a philanthropic tailor. Our storyteller, who has founded her own business, a high-end fashion house, is a successful business person, and as a philanthropist who helps migrants and refugees by sewing, she sets a very good example of what an immigrant with a disability can do in life and how to get over the barriers to live well and succeed.
Kรถyรผndeki ลartlar nedeniyle รงok kรผรงรผk yaลlarda tekerlekli sandalye kullanmaya baลlayan hikayecimiz, ailesiyle beraber 5 yaลฤฑnda Avustralyaโya gรถรง etmiล, kendi tabiri ile Tรผrk Ozi olmaktan gurur duyan, hayฤฑrsever bir terzidir. Kendi isini kurmus, unlu bir modaevi sahibi, basarili bir is insani olan hikaye anlaticimiz, ayni zamanda gรถรงmenlere ve mรผltecilere dikiล dikerek yardฤฑm eden bir hayฤฑrsever olarak, engelli bir gรถรงmenin hayatta neler yapabileceฤi ve iyi yaลamanฤฑn ve baลarฤฑnฤฑn รถnรผndeki engelleri nasฤฑl asabileceฤi konusunda รงok gรผzel bir รถrnek teลkil etmektedir.
