The event that was held on the occasion of 8 March International Women’s Day and hosted by İstanbul Bilgi University was financed by the European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO). In the event, Songül Öden, United Nations Population Fund Spokesperson, shared some scenes of Lal Hayal, her solo theatre play, with the spectators and conducted a discussion on violence towards women and gender equality with the audience. The discussion was presided over by Bora Özbek, UNFPA National Gender Based Violence Expert in Humanitarian Aid Programme. In her solo play Lal Hayal, Öden plays seven female characters.