Fancy Women Bike Ride Explained

Native Name:Süslü Kadınlar Bisiklet Turu
Native Name Lang:Turkish
Status: Active
Genre: Cycling tour
Frequency: Annually
Location:Started in İzmir, expanded to 150+ cities
Country:Worldwide
Founders:--> Sema Gür
Next:September 17, 2023
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Website: Official English website

The Fancy Women Bike Ride is an event started in 2013 by history teacher Sema Gür in İzmir.[1] The event draws attention to the themes of freedom and women.[2] The other coordinator of the event is Pınar Pinzuti.[3]

History

Sema Gür was born in 1973 in Bandırma where she lived until she began attending university. She has been involved in various social responsibility projects and won the Department of History Teaching at Dokuz Eylül University Buca Education Faculty in 1991; she graduated from in 1995.[4] Gür started to work as a history teacher at American Collegiate Institute in 1997.[5] [6]

Gür learned how to ride a bicycle in 2012 and subsequently founded the Fancy Women Bike Ride as a Facebook event in 2013.[7] [8] [9] Her intent was to call attention to the World Car-Free Cities Day.[10] [11] [12]

In 2013, 300 women supported the first round. The women toured the center of the city dressed in elegant and fancy clothes and adorning their bicycles with flowers. At the end of the tour, they announced the press release, “Let the cities smell of perfume instead of the smell of exhaust.”[13] [14] [15]

The organization, which became famous over the years, has reached many women. In 2015, tours were organized in Izmir, Istanbul, Adana, Ankara, Eskişehir, Marmaris and Bodrum. The number of cities reached 28 in 2016 and 50 in 2017.[16] [17]

In 2018, the event gained an international dimension. The legal existence of the bicycle tour, which is also organized in Italy, Switzerland and Germany, has been accepted by the European Union Transportation Commission.[18] [19] In 2019, the event was shown as one of the most successful grassroots movements in the world in Copenhagenize Index 2019.[20] In addition, the number of cities reached 115.[21]

In 2021, tours were organized in 25 countries and 150 cities.[22] [23] On November 24, 2021, the Berlin Senatorial for Environment, Transport and Climate Protection selected the tour as "Green Transport Movement of the Year".[24]

In 2022, Sema Gür and Pınar Pinzuti were awarded with UN World Bicycle Day Award by Leszek Sibilski.[25]

Notes and References

  1. News: Fidler. Matt. 2019-09-22. World Car Free Day 2019 – in pictures. en-GB. The Guardian. 2021-09-24. 0261-3077. 2021-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924120709/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2019/sep/22/world-car-free-day-2019-in-pictures. live.
  2. Web site: 2021-09-08. Süslü Kadınlar Bisiklet Turu: "Bisikletini süsle ve şaşkın şaşkın bakanlara el sallayıp gülümse". 2021-09-23. Medyascope. tr. 2021-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210908205033/https://medyascope.tv/2021/09/08/suslu-kadinlar-bisiklet-turu-bisikletini-susle-ve-saskin-saskin-bakanlara-el-sallayip-gulumse/. live.
  3. Web site: SÜSLÜ KADINLAR, PEDAL ÇEVİRECEK…. 2021-09-23. SÜSLÜ KADINLAR, PEDAL ÇEVİRECEK…. tr-TR. 2021-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210916135754/http://www.ereglidemokratmedya.com/suslu-kadinlar-pedal-cevirecek-82109.html. live.
  4. Web site: Öner . Erman . Özel Röportaj: Sema Gür ile Süslü Kadınlar üzerine . Cyclist Turkey . 12 March 2021 . 23 September 2021 . 12 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210312070025/https://www.cyclistmag.com.tr/2021/03/12/ozel-roportaj-sema-gur-ile-suslu-kadinlar-uzerine/ . live .
  5. News: Yeni . Asır . Süslü kadınlar trafiğe çıkıyor! . 23 September 2021 . Yeniasir . 20 September 2016 . 21 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160921184419/https://www.yeniasir.com.tr/yasam/2016/09/20/suslu-kadinlar-trafige-cikiyor . live .
  6. News: Sipahi . Deniz . Gündem aynı tek fark kadınımızın hassasiyeti . 23 September 2021 . Hürriyet Gazetesi . 21 September 2021 . 22 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922063416/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/deniz-sipahi/gundem-ayni-tek-fark-kadinimizin-hassasiyeti-41899294 . live .
  7. News: Süslüler tez konusu oldu . 23 September 2021 . Hürriyet Cumartesi . 19 September 2020 . 11 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210911211210/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/hurriyet-cumartesi/susluler-tez-konusu-oldu-41615314 . live .
  8. Web site: Sema Gur Archives . Sivil Sayfalar (European Union) . 23 September 2021 . 14 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210914142635/https://www.sivilsayfalar.org/tag/sema-gur/ . live .
  9. News: Madan . Mesut . Burdur'da 'Süslü Kadınlar Bisiklet Turu' . 23 September 2021 . DHA . 22 September 2019 . 14 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210914142634/https://www.dha.com.tr/son-dakika/burdurda-suslu-kadinlar-bisiklet-turu/haber-1713998 . live .
  10. Web site: Datça'da Süslü Kadınlar Bisiklet Turu: Sana ne istediğim gibi bisiklete binerim. 2021-09-23. T24. Turkish. 2020-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20201004004842/https://t24.com.tr/haber/datca-da-suslu-kadinlar-bisiklet-turu-sana-ne-istedigim-gibi-bisiklete-binerim,904451. live.
  11. Web site: Süslü kadınlar yollarda. 2021-09-23. aksam.com.tr. 30 September 2018 . tr. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911211212/https://www.aksam.com.tr/ekler/suslu-kadinlar-yollarda/haber-778494. live.
  12. News: 2015-05-21. Turkey election trip: Izmir looks West amid growing conservatism. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-09-24. 2021-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924120708/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32825242. live.
  13. Web site: Süslü Kadınlar Bisiklet Turu'na Afrikalı kadınlar da katılacak. 2021-09-23. Milliyet. 28 August 2021 . tr. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911211210/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/galeri/suslu-kadinlar-bisiklet-turuna-afrikali-kadinlar-da-katilacak-6585198. live.
  14. Web site: 'Süslü Kadınlar Bisiklet Turu' renkli görüntüler oluşturdu. 2021-09-23. www.trthaber.com. 23 September 2018 . tr. 2018-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180923210130/https://www.trthaber.com/haber/yasam/suslu-kadinlar-bisiklet-turu-renkli-goruntuler-olusturdu-386069.html. live.
  15. Web site: Pedal power gets Turkish makeover - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East. 2021-09-24. www.al-monitor.com. 29 September 2015 . en. 2021-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924121107/https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2015/09/turkey-encourage-women-to-ride-bicycle-protest-protest.html. live.
  16. Web site: 18 September 2018. 6. Süslü Kadınlar Bisiklet Turu 23 Eylül'de!. live. 23 September 2021. Bianet.org. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911211212/https://m.bianet.org/bianet/toplumsal-cinsiyet/200923-6-suslu-kadinlar-bisiklet-turu-23-eylul-de.
  17. Web site: Birçok ilde 'Süslü Kadınlar Bisiklet Turu' etkinliği yapıldı. 2021-09-23. www.aa.com.tr. 2017-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170924213323/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/bircok-ilde-suslu-kadinlar-bisiklet-turu-etkinligi-yapildi/918325. live.
  18. Web site: "Süslü Kadınlar" Otomobilsiz Bir Pazar Günü İstiyor. live. 2021-09-23. AB Türkiye (EU Turkey). tr. 2020-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022115224/https://www.avrupa.info.tr/tr/pr/suslu-kadinlar-otomobilsiz-bir-pazar-gunu-istiyor-10377.
  19. Web site: 'Süslü Kadınlar' dünyaya açılmaya hazırlanıyor. 2021-09-23. www.aa.com.tr. 2022-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220313192733/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/suslu-kadinlar-dunyaya-acilmaya-hazirlaniyor-/1164124. live.
  20. Web site: Izmir, Turkey - Copenhagenize. 2021-09-23. copenhagenizeindex.eu. 2020-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200519143820/https://copenhagenizeindex.eu/success-stories/tasteful-turkish-initiative-to-promote-women-on-bikes. live.
  21. Web site: Süslüler tez konusu oldu. 2021-09-23. www.hurriyet.com.tr. 19 September 2020 . tr. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911211210/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/hurriyet-cumartesi/susluler-tez-konusu-oldu-41615314. live.
  22. Web site: 'Süslü Kadınlar Bisiklet Turu'. 2021-09-23. www.sozcu.com.tr. 9 July 2021 . tr. 2021-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907092001/https://www.sozcu.com.tr/hayatim/yasam-haberleri/suslu-kadinlar-bisiklet-turu/. live.
  23. Web site: 'Süslü kadınlar' pedal çevirdi. 2021-09-23. Milliyet. 19 September 2021 . tr. 2022-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220313192743/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/yerel-haberler/afyonkarahisar/suslu-kadinlar-pedal-cevirdi-6601494. live.
  24. News: Tosun . Murat . 'Süslü Kadınlar'a çevreci hareketlilik ödülü . 2 December 2021 . Hürriyet Gazetesi . 24 November 2021 . 26 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211126011304/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/avrupa/suslu-kadinlara-cevreci-hareketlilik-odulu-41946383 . live .
  25. Web site: SABAH . DAILY . 2022-03-23 . Turkey's Fancy Women Bike Ride awarded by UN . 2022-06-03 . Daily Sabah . en-US.