All the children surround me and we hug each other

Türkiye is among the first childhood memories of Kader, who came from Aleppo to Türkiye with her family 10 years ago. Kader, who is 14 years old right now, feels happy and safe for being in Türkiye. She describes her fondness by expressing, “Ankara is such a beautiful city…”

All the children surround me and we hug each other

Türkiye is among the first childhood memories of Kader, who came from Aleppo to Türkiye with her family 10 years ago. Kader, who is 14 years old right now, feels happy and safe for being in Türkiye. She describes her fondness by expressing, “Ankara is such a beautiful city…”

Starting her school life in Türkiye and currently an 8th grade student, Kader cannot help but smile when talking about school and the strong bond of love she has been able to create with her schoolmates.

Wanting to be a kindergarten teacher when she grows up, Kader puts her heart and soul into her studies. When she closes her eyes, she dreams of a kindergarten where numerous children surround her. Kader conveys, “I hope to sing songs with children and to embrace them”, while her following words are also very meaningful: “All the children surround me and we hug each other”.

“Everyone finds Picasso’s pictures meaningless. No, they all have a meaning”

Depicting her joy and her excitement towards life with the colorful drawings she makes, Kader says that unlike most people, she has admiration for pictures that are complex and considered as extraordinary. She states, “Everyone finds Picasso’s pictures meaningless. No, they all have a meaning”, and notes that she has gained inspiration from Picasso’s artworks in her pictures.

“I can’t think of a life that has no melody in it”

Kader’s abilities is not only limited to drawing. She also attends courses on choir, rhythm and instruments held at ASAM Ankara Al Farah Child and Family Support Center, and notes that she looks forward to the weekends. Owing to the solidarity with her choir friends, Kader expresses that they help each other out in terms of rhythm and musical notes, and describes how glad she is for being able to join her friends during breaks.

Stating that her social circle widened with the new friends she made, Kader is now also able to play the guitar owing to the courses she received. Explaining how she feels exuberant inside while trying to catch the rhythm, Kader says, “I can’t think of a life that has no melody in it”. Kader’s greatest dream for 2024 is to be able to continue her entertaining life with new discoveries.