Collective 26A started six years ago 
in Istanbul with two cafées 
in Taksim and Kadiköy. 
Now I am talking as a part of 26A collective.
And we are thinking that we need a 
new model in this capitalist 
world order to destroy the system. 
So in this collective we are trying to think 
of what we can do and 
different ways to act against capitalism.
In 26A collective there are nearly 40 people 
working voluntarily  
and we are making lists
every week who can work and how many hours.
It's always changing. Sometimes I am working in 
Kadiköy and sometimes in Taksim.
And many people who are working in this 
collective if they don't have a job they can
 get their needs from the collective. 
Most of us are living together so 
this is a way of living. 
We are earning some money in the cafés 
and we use the money for the rent 
and for other costs in the café. 
In the end of every month we look at what 
we got left and discuss what  
we can do with that money.
We can show some solidarity with some 
anarchist magazines like Meydan and 
sometimes we support anarchist demonstration like 
the ones around 8 of March  
and it's changing every month.   
Maybe you know of Özgecan Aslan?
She was murdered by men. 
And after Özgecan was murdered we started to act.
Many people were stopping and shouting 
at the police what they were doing and 
and told them that they can't 
arrest the demonstrators.
But the police took our friends anyways.
This was the biggest demonstration for us 
in the 8 Mach period. 
This demonstration was published in all 
Turkish newspaper and TV programs 
so it was a good demonstration 
for Anarchist Women. 
It was the day before 8 of March this year 
so it was a good time 
for us to act on the streets.
In that period we try to be in all
protest about Özgecan.
Actually this 8 of March we published an anarchist newspaper
There is an anarchist newspaper 
called Meydan 
But this 8 of March Anarchist Women 
published the newspaper. 
So in this period we were busy
doing that.
In every 8 of March protest there's police 
stand that wants to search the people. 
Last year we said that we didn't allow 
them to search our bodies and bags. 
so they closed the barricade.
We pushed the barricades and 
got into the meeting area. 
That 8 of March were really good for us 
and many women supported us. 
And this year there were no police
 so it was very good for us.  
