Naile lives in a small Turkish rural town called Yolu, situated in the district of Suruç, Şanlıurfa province, a few kilometres from Syria. From afar, she used to watch her neighbours in Kobani, Syria, through the wire mesh of the border fence. With her neighbours she shared the Kurdish language and a love for the soil. However, when the war hit Kobani, hundreds of Syrian refugee families fled to her small town, resulting in tensions over cultural differences, resources and, of course, employment.

After her husband lost his job due to the increasing presence of an excess cheap workforce, Naile, who was pregnant at that time, had to seek employment in seasonal agriculture – where the daily rate for women is lower – in order to support her family.