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Young women gather to socialize and sew together outdoors on a spring day in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. The lace is used to decorate headscarves worn by... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Children studying in the village elementary school in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A girl studying in the village elementary school in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of Southeastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Lunch of homemade flatbread and vegetables in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Zehra Tanik holding her four-month-old daughter Edanur outside her family home in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Children studying in the village elementary school in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A girl studying in the village elementary school in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A rainbow forms on the horizon as a shepherd passes with a flock of sheep near the settlement of Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Children in a classroom in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A child running across a field in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of Southeastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Dinner of lentil soup, tomato soup, rice, chicken, salad and pickles for homestay guests in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Four-month-old Edanur, a baby girl, laying on the carpet at home with her parents in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Male and female galoshes used for gardening in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Children play in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A woman hangs laundry outdoors in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

View of Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Women gather to socialize and sew together outdoors on a spring day in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. The lace is used to decorate headscarves worn by local... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Zehra Tanik feed her chickens in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Nomad boys play with a pitcher of water near their family's encampment on the outskirts of Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A man travels by motorcycle on a dirt road on the outskirts of Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Nomad boys play with a pitcher of water near their family's encampment on the outskirts of Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Women return from gathering wild greens in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A shepherd boy in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A woman wearing traditional Kurdish clothing from Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A nomad girl inside her family's tent on the outskirts of Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A nomad mother and two of her children camped on the outskirts of Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A nomad woman cooks flatbread over a fire near her family's encampment on the outskirts of Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A woman mades lace by hand in Yuvacali, a Kurdish village in the Urfa Province of South-eastern Turkey. The lace is used to decorate headscarves worn by local women. © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen