Emre Kaplan on starting the first farmed animal focussed organisation in Turkey
May 26, 2023
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Emre Kaplan, Executive Director at Farmed Animal Protection Association in Turkey, shares insights on starting an animal advocacy organization in Turkey, challenges faced, growth strategies, and empowering animal activism. Topics include cage-free campaigns, corporate campaigning, farmer protests, Brazil's live export ban, and media recommendations for advocacy work.
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Corporate campaigns in Turkey are successfully transitioning major retailers to cage-free systems, impacting over 1.5 million animals.
Expanding into policy work in Turkey is hindered by political polarization, emphasizing the need for foundational support and patience.
Valuable insights from engaging with companies include strategic adjustments, personal communication, and legal approval processes to maintain credibility.
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Exploring Corporate Campaigns Against Cage Systems
Corporate campaigns in Turkey aimed at ending cage systems and improving animal welfare have been running successfully since 2018. By engaging with major retailers, commitments to cage-free systems have been obtained, impacting over 1.5 million animals. Despite industry pushback and challenges with transitioning to enriched cages, progress in securing commitments has been notable.
Challenges in Expanding to Policy and Political Work
Expanding into policy or political work in Turkey has been hindered by polarization and potential backlash due to the country's political environment. Emra emphasizes the importance of building foundational support and waiting for a more conducive environment before venturing into such arenas, focusing more on present organizational needs and campaigns.
Utilizing Feedback from Campaign Targets
Gaining insights and feedback from the companies targeted in campaigns has been a key learning for Emra and the organization. Understanding the impact and responses from companies has led to strategic adjustments, including personal visits to ensure clear communication and intentions, as well as legal approval processes to maintain credibility.
Adopting Long-Termism in Animal Advocacy
Emra stresses the need for animal advocates to embrace long-termism in their strategies, considering profound societal transformations that may occur in the future. Recognizing the potential for transformative change and preparing for it is highlighted as essential, urging a shift towards more visionary and strategic planning.
Reflections on Incrementalism and Societal Changes
Emra raises concern about the prevalence of incrementalism in animal advocacy, particularly in anticipating critical societal shifts. Recent political events, like the farmer protests in the Netherlands, have prompted a reevaluation of the effectiveness of strategies and the need to adapt to evolving contexts, challenging entrenched views on incremental progress.
Emre Kaplan is the Executive Director at Farmed Animal Protection Association in Turkey, the first farmed animal focussed charity in Turkey.
In this episode, we talk through their organisation starting up, scaling and the lessons learnt along the way. We chat about their approach to activism in Turkey and the challenges they face working on these topics in this region.
Emre addresses many lessons we can learn from his experience starting to work on cage-free in this area and the importance of having the movements support as their work progresses.
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