This BBC3 film about prostitution will stay with you long after you've watched it, says Kasia Delgado. By Kasia Delgado. As a Syrian beggar and terribly paid sex worker, she is treated as the lowest of the low in her place of refuge.
Fatima is just one of the people Stacey Dooley encounters in her new BBC3 documentary series, which looks at the various realms of sex work in Turkey. Amazingly, Turkey has state-run brothels which are guarded by lots of security and hidden away from public view. The women are able to work relatively safely, with the law on their side. But with the government covertly trying to eliminate prostitution, more sex workers are being forced to work unsafely in the streets.
Particularly in danger of being abused are trans women who work as prostitutes. Not recognised as female, they are not allowed to work in legal brothels so are particularly vulnerable, often getting attacked.
Sold like meat at a market, they were forced to act out sexual fantasies for the leaders every day. After hearing their story, it all gets too much for Dooley. Tuesday, 8th March at am. Related news. You might like.
