SANLIURFA, TURKEY: Azize Sozen (center wearing headscarf) is pictured on patrol in Sanliurfa, a major city in Turkey’s southeast. She is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part.

SANLIURFA, TURKEY: Azize Sozen is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part.

SANLIURFA, TURKEY: Azize Sozen is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part.

SANLIURFA, TURKEY: Azize Sozen is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part.

SANLIURFA, TURKEY: Azize Sozen is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part.

Güneydoğu Anadolu'nun önemli kentlerinden Şanlıurfa'da görev yapan 837 güvenlik korucusu arasında ilk ve tek kadın olan Azize Sözen, meslektaşlarıyla operasyonlara katılıp, yol uygulaması yapıyor. Doğu ve Güneydoğu'da yıllardır Mehmetçikle omuz omuza terörle mücadeleye katkı sağlayan güvenlik korucuları arasında artık kadınlar da yer almaya başladı. ( Rauf Maltaş - Anadolu Ajansı )

Azize Sozen is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part.

Azize Sozen is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part.

Azize Sozen is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part. ​

Azize Sozen is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part. ​

SANLIURFA, TURKEY: Azize Sozen is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part. ​

SANLIURFA, TURKEY: Azize Sozen is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part. ​

SANLIURFA, TURKEY: Azize Sozen is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part.

SANLIURFA, TURKEY: Azize Sozen is the first and only female village guard from among hundreds of personnel. Village guards work alongside the Turkish security forces as part of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Now women guards are starting to play their part.