Two friends, freshly arrived from Aleppo, are struggling to find food or other support. They told me how nice and beautiful Syria was before the war, and that their life was very simple but good. Now they have no other choice than to be in Turkey. Everything is destroyed. They are begging on the streets and are collecting plastic in the Basmane district
Abdul, a 17 years old orphan, survived four years in the maximum security prison in Freetown - Sierra Léon. In prison he was just a number - A lonely child hustling for his life. He says that their is no justice, and that he often feels sad and lonely. But, he also feels a little happy - knowing that he has started a new life and that his best time is still to come.
'I have left my old life behind. I am free now and I am a new person. It is not easy, but I never want to go back to my old life. No human being should live a life like that. I want to be some body one day - In the future I want to be a international IT specialist.'
Fashion Shoot for Getzner Textiles