Drawing on the words and stories of queer Turkish activists, this book aims to unravel the complexities of queer lives in Turkey. In doing so, it challenges dominant conceptualizations of the queer Turkish experience within critical security discourses.
The book argues that while queer Turks are subjected to ceaseless forms of insecurity in their governance, opportunities for emancipatory resistance have emerged alongside these abuses. It identifies the ways in which the state, the family, Turkish Islam and other socially-mediated processes and agencies can expose or protect queers from violence in the Turkish community.
- ISBN10 152921484X
- ISBN13 9781529214840
- Publish Date 23 March 2022
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Bristol University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 204
- Language English