![Akgul Aslan, poses for a photo with her daughter as part of the International Women's Day celebrations in Trabzon, Turkey on 7 March, 2018 [Hakan Burak Altunöz/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180307_2_29089274_31403253-scaled.jpg?fit=1167%2C800&ssl=1)
![A view of the Yivli Minaret Mosque and Kaleici clock tower located in the old town of Kaleici, one of the tourist attractions in Antalya, Turkey on 2 March, 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180309_2_29136224_31484997.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Antalya's ''Kaleici'' tourist attraction")
A view of the Yivli Minaret Mosque and Kaleici clock tower located in the old town of Kaleici, one of the tourist attractions in Antalya, Turkey on 2 March, 2018 [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![A Palestinian woman and a man work in a green peas farmland to earn money for their family and sustain their lives in Gaza City, Gaza on 5 March, 2018 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180308_2_29114286_31445052.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Palestinian farmer women in Gaza")
A Palestinian woman and a man work in a green peas farmland to earn money for their family and sustain their lives in Gaza City, Gaza on 5 March, 2018 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]
![Syrian women who live in Turkey, pose for a photo in Sanliurfa province on 6 March, 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180307_2_29091060_31406236-scaled.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Syrian working women in Turkey")
Syrian women who live in Turkey, pose for a photo in Sanliurfa province on 6 March, 2018 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![Akgul Aslan, poses for a photo with her daughter as part of the International Women's Day celebrations in Trabzon, Turkey on 7 March, 2018 [Hakan Burak Altunöz/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180307_2_29089274_31403253-scaled.jpg?w=388&h=266&ssl=1 "Women of Eastern Blacksea live to fight another day")
Akgul Aslan, poses for a photo with her daughter as part of the International Women’s Day celebrations in Trabzon, Turkey on 7 March, 2018 [Hakan Burak Altunöz/Anadolu Agency]
![Amina Hamo, 25, a Palestinian fashion designer works on dresses at her shop on the occasion of International Women's Day, in Gaza city, on 8 March, 2018 [Mahmoud Ajour/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/080318_MJ_00-8.jpg?w=401&h=266&ssl=1 "Amina Hamo, 25, a Palestinian fashion designer works on dresses at her shop on the occasion of International Women's Day, in Gaza city")
Amina Hamo, 25, a Palestinian fashion designer works on dresses at her shop on the occasion of International Women’s Day, in Gaza city, on 8 March, 2018 [Mahmoud Ajour/Apaimages]
![A Palestinian man draws on a girl face during a celebrate on the occasion of International Women's Day in Gaza city on 8 March, 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/080318_ASH_00-4.jpg?w=399&h=266&ssl=1 "A Palestinian man draws on a girl face during a celebrate on the occasion of International Women's Day in Gaza city")
A Palestinian man draws on a girl face during a celebrate on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Gaza city on 8 March, 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]
![Palestinian girls take part in a celebrate on the occasion of International Women's Day in Gaza city on 8 March, 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/080318_ASH_00-9.jpg?w=610&h=399&ssl=1 "Palestinian girls take part in a celebrate on the occasion of International Women's Day in Gaza city")
Palestinian girls take part in a celebrate on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Gaza city on 8 March, 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]
![Jihad Awad, 50, a Palestinian woman of special needs, works on embroidery on the occasion of International Women's Day, in al-Bureij refugee camp, in the center of Gaza strip, on 8 March, 2018 [Mahmoud Khattab/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/080318_MKH_00-4.jpg?w=582&h=399&ssl=1 "Jihad Awad, 50, a Palestinian woman of special needs, works on embroidery on the occasion of International Women's Day, in al-Bureij refugee camp, in the center of Gaza strip")
Jihad Awad, 50, a Palestinian woman of special needs, works on embroidery on the occasion of International Women’s Day, in al-Bureij refugee camp, in the center of Gaza strip, on 8 March, 2018 [Mahmoud Khattab/Apaimages]