Sulhname a documentary film of forced immigration in Turkey began to play. Þehbal Þenyurt is the director of the film and the Labor, Democracy and Freedom Bloc candidate for Muðla. She tells of the personal and social traumas caused by immigration.

“We cannot feel how strong is the pain caused by forced immigration because of denials, prejudices and laws. We tried to lift this artificial curtain in front of our humanistic conscience,” said Þenyurt, during the premier of the movie.

The documentary also argues the future of state terror victims as well as their hopes to turn back to their own land and homes which were burnt by ‘security forces’.

The movie is played by non professional actors, people who suffered the traumas.

Brought up in a multi-cultural environment, Þenyurt had recalled that “During the 90’s, the mass media were blind, deaf and dumb when covering the stories in Turkey. Thousands of villages were emptied and millions of Kurdish people had to emigrate leaving behind their villages. I wanted to make a documentary about them. Being a candidate is also a way to pay what I should to these people who I was so impressed with because of their long struggle. I believe that Kurdish women improved a lot and will be pioneer for Turkish women.“

Þehbal Þenyurt was born in 1962 in Giresun. She worked for many years as reporter for some local newspapers in Giresun, graduated from Ankara University Journalism School, began to make documentary movies, had to leave Turkey during 80 coup d’etat.

She took part in human rights struggle in Turkey after coming back to Turkey.