Our FabLab is situated in Esenyurt area of Istanbul. This area is known to accomodate several tens of thousands Syrian and Iraqi refugees. Since many refugees cannot find a suitable fablab in Istanbul because of the language gap, we decided to provide a creative environment for the arabic speaking refugees in Istanbul. That is why we choose an area where the refugees are densley populated.
We are a group of engineers living and studying in Istanbul, we decided to do something to help the refugees, we found that the best route is to start a fablab and create a community of makers, by providing the neccessary tools, and through giving courses in electroics and mechanical work.
We organized among ourselves, we bought some tools, rented a place and started the Fablab.
The Fablab contains 3D printers, a desktop CNC, an lathe machine, a miling machine and all the tools necessary for circuit making.
This is the general thread for discussing the lab; the thread is also visible on its page at https://www.fablabs.io/labs/fabutopia