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Going to Turkey? Here’s every LGBTQ traveller needs to know
Turkey is a lovely country in Western Asia that many travellers see for its beautiful beaches, breathtaking landscapes, and historic cities. It is a fairly conservative region, which is reflected in its attitudes towards LGBTQ people. For gay travellers in Turkey, there are safety concerns to be mindful of when it comes to public expression, both in the cities and in rural areas. But don’t let that stop you from exploring the country and visiting its vibrant LGBTQ communities.
Safer gay travel in Turkey
To be clear, Turkey does not outlaw being gay. In fact, it has been legal since the founding of latest Turkey in However, general bans on “offences against public morality” are often used against LGBTQ expression. Even heterosexual couples are advised not to publicly show their affection, and LGBTQ couples are advised to be extra careful. LGBTQ people are not protected by anti-discrimination laws, and a general rule of thumb of “don’t ask, don’t tell” is the safest way
Queering sexualities in Turkey: gay men, male prostitutes and the city
Özbay, Cenk () Queering sexualities in Turkey: gay men, male prostitutes and the city. Library of Current Turkey; I.B. Tauris, London, UK. ISBN
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Despite its some of its more liberal and democratic characteristics - when compared to many other countries in the Middle East - the more conservative elements within Turkish politics and society include made gains over the past decades. As a fallout, like many others in the region, Turkish society has multiple standards when naming, evaluating and reacting to men who have sex with men. Cenk Ozbay argues that overall, self-identified male lover men (as skillfully as men who practice clandestine gay acts) are most of the moment marginalised, ostracised and rendered 'immoral' in both everyday practices and social institutions. He offers in this book an analysis of the concept of masculinity as central to redefining boundaries of class, gender and sexuality, particularly looking at the dynamics between self-identified lgbtq+
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This article aims to find out how same-sex attracted men in Turkey construct their cultural identities under the impact of globalization, global gay culture, and global gay identity. In accordance with this aim, this study questions whether they stick to their local culture, acknowledge the cultural flows enabled by globalization and global male lover culture as the way they are, or locate a way between these two forming a hybrid cultural identity. Thus, by focusing on the three possible cultural identity formations; cultural differentialism, cultural convergence, and cultural hybridity, that occur as a fallout of the interplay between cultural identity and global flows, this study conducts semi-structured interviews with fifteen Turkish gay men. The open-ended questions are formed in order to figure out the ways they interpret globalization and global gay culture & persona, whether they are affected by it, and where they situate themselves considering the circumstances of the local and the global culture they experience. Depending on the interviews, th
Proving you're gay to the Turkish army
Some people in Turkey say with resentment that gay men are actually lucky, as at least they have one possible route out of military service - they don't have to expend months in the barracks, or face the possibility of being deployed to fight against Kurdish militants.
But for openly gay men, life can be far from easy.
It is not uncommon for employers in Turkey to question employment applicants about their military service - and a pink certificate can signify a job rejection.
One of Gokhan's employers found out about it not by asking Gokhan himself but by asking the army.
After that, he says, he was bullied. His co-workers made derogatory comments as he walked past, others refused to talk to him.
''But I am not ashamed. It is not my shame," he says.
Ahmet is still waiting for his case to be resolved. The army has postponed its decision on his pink certificate for another year.
Ahmet thinks it is because he refused to appear before them in woman's clothes. And he doesn't know what to expect when he appears