Abstract
Ünan elaborates on the forms of interaction between 2013 Gezi protests and the LGBT rights movement in Turkey. Diverse identity groups collaborated during the Gezi protests and challenged the legitimacy of the conservative/neoliberal urban planning policies of the government and police brutality. LGBT populations, both at individual and organizational levels, took part in the protests and carried out an active struggle. The chapter addresses the influence that the LGBT movement and the Gezi protests had on each other, reciprocally. The LGBT struggle for visibility is carried a step further through protests like Gezi, and collaboration with diverse social groups.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Adam, B. D. and T. Bereket (2006). ‘The Emergence of Gay Identities in Contemporary Turkey’. Sexualities, 9(2), 131–51.
Alpman, P. S. (2010). ‘Toplumsal Hareketler Tartışması için Kısa Bir Giriş [A short introduction to the debate on the social movements]’. Yurt ve Dünya, 3(4), 19–25.
Ataman, H. (2011). ‘Less Than Citizens: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Question in Turkey’. In R. Ö. Dönmez and P. Enneli (Eds) Societal Peace and Ideal Citizenship for Turkey, pp. 125–57. Plymouth: Lexingto.
Atay, T. (2013). ‘The Clash of Nations in Turkey: Reflections on the Gezi Park Incident’. Insight Turkey, 15(3), 39–44.
Black Pink Triangle (2012). 80’lerde Lubunya Olmak [Being queer in the 80s]. İzmir: Siyah Pembe Üçgen Tarih Dizisi.
Boratav, K. (22 June 2013). ‘Olgunlaşmış bir Sınıfsal Başkaldırı’ [A Matured Class Upheaval]. http://www.sendika.org/2013/06/her-yer-taksim-her-yer-direnis-bu-isci-sinifinin-tarihsel-ozlemi-olan-sinirsiz-dolaysiz-demokrasi-cagrisidir-korkut-boratav/ (Date accessed October 2014).
Buğra, A. (6 August 2013). ‘Turkey: What Lies behind the Nationwide Protests?’ Open Democracy. https://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/ ayse-bugra/turkey-what-lies-behind-nationwide-protests (Date accessed October 2014).
Çağlar, B. (26 June 2013). ‘LGBTlerin Gözünden Gezi Direnişi’ [Gezi Uprisings from the Eyes of LGBTs] Bianet. http://www.bianet.org/bianet/lgbti/147965-lgbt-lerin-gozunden-gezi-direnisi (Date accessed October 2014).
Doğan, Ç. (18 February,2004). Dernekten Açlık Grevlerine ve Buluşmalara 25 Yıl’ [25 Years: From Associations to Hunger Strikes and Meetings]. Bianet News Center, http://bianet.org/bianet/toplum/30182-dernekten-aclik-grevine-ve-bulusmalara-25-yil (Date accessed October 2014).
Erdoğan, B. and E. Köten. (2014). ‘Yeni Toplumsal Hareketlerin Sınıf Dinamiği: Türkiye LGBT Hareketi’ [The Class Dynamics of New Social Movements: LGBT Movement in Turkey], Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi, 2(1), 93–113.
Esmer, Y. (1999) Devrim, Evrim, Statüko: Türkiye’le Sosyal, Siyasal, Ekonomik Değerler [Revolution, Evolution, Status-quo: Social, Political and Economic Values in Turkey]. Istanbul: TESEV.
Esmer, Y. (2012). Türkiye Değerler Atlası 2012 [Turkey’s Value Atlas 2012]. Istanbul: Bahçeşehir University Press.
Florida, R. (2005). Cities and the Creative Class. New York: Routledge.
Herek, G. (1992). ‘The Social Context of Hate Crimes: Notes on Cultural Heterosexism’. In G. Herek and K. T. Berrill (Eds) Hate Crimes: Confronting Violence against Lesbians and Gay Men, pp. 89–104. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Human Rights Watch (2008). We Need a Law for Liberation: Gender, Sexuality, and HumanRights in a Changing Turkey. wwwhrw.org/ sites/default/files/reports/turkey0508webwcover.pdf (Date accessed October 2014).
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (2004). A Brief History of the LGBT Movement in Turkey. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/420 (Date accessed July 2014).
Keyman, F. (2007). ‘Modernity, Secularism and Islam: The Case of Turkey’. Theory, Culture, and Society, 24(2), 215–34.
KONDA (2014). Gezi Parkı Raporu: Toplumun Gezi Parkı Olayları Algısı/ Gezi Parkındakiler Kimlerdi? [Gezi Park Report: Societal Perception of Gezi Park Events/Who were the People in the Gezi Park?] http://www.konda.com.tr/tr/raporlar/KONDA_GeziRaporu2014.pdf (Date accessed October 2014).
Kurbanoglu, E. (2011). ‘Türkiyedeki LGBTT Hareketinin Tarihi’ [History of the LGBTT Movement in Turkey]. The 6th Annual Meeting against Homophobia/Heteroseksizme Karşı Gökkuşağı: Anti-Homofobi 3. Ankara: Ayrıntı, 229–57.
LGBTT Rights Platform (2008). LGBTT Bireylerin İnsan Hakları Raporu 2007 [Human Rights Report for LGBTT Individuals 2007]. http://www.kaosgldernegi.org/resim/kutuphane/dl/lgbtt_ih_raporu_2007.pdf (Date accessed July 2014).
LGBTT Rights Platform. (2009). LGBTT Bireylerin İnsan Hakları Raporu 2008 [Human Rights Report for LGBTT Individuals 2008]. Ankara: Ayrıntı.
Özbudun, E. (2014). ‘AKP at the Crossroads: Erdoğan’s Majoritarian Drift’. South European Society and Politics, 19(2), 155–67.
Selek, P. (2011). Maskeler, Süvariler, Gacılar: Ülker Sokak Bir Altkültürün Dişlanma Mekanı [Masks, Troopers, Women: Ülker Street a Place for the Social Exclusion of a Subculture]. İstanbul: Ayizi.
SPoD (2011). ‘Social Policies, Gender ldentity, Sexual Orientation Studies Association 2011’, İstanbul.
T24 (23 June 2014). ‘Ahmet Güneş’s Interview with Öner Ceylan’. In İlk Eylemden Bugüne LGBT Hareketi [LGBT Movement: From the First Protest to Present]. http://t24.com.tr/haber/ilk-eylemden-bugunelgbti-hareketi,262152 (Date accessed October 2014).
Tar, Y. (2013). Yoldaş Ben İbneyim [Comrade, I’m a Faggot]. Istanbul: Ceylan.
Tugal, C. (2013). ‘Resistance Everywhere: The Gezi Revolt in Global Perspective’. New Perspectives on Turkey, 4, 157–72.
Türkiye Üçüncü Sektör Vakfı (TUSEV)/Third Sector Foundation of Turkey (2011).
Türkiye’de Sivil Toplum: Bir Dönüm Noktası [Civil Society in Turkey: A Turning Point], İstanbul: Tüsev Publishing.
Turner, R. H. (1969). ‘The Theme of Contemporary Social Movements’. The British Journal of Sociology, 20(4), 390–405.
Uzunçarsılı- Baysal, C. (29 September 2010). ‘Tarlabaşını Niçin Savunmamız Gerekiyor? [Why Do we Need to Defend Tarlabaşı?]’. http://v3.arkitera.com/h57873-tarlabasini-nicin-savunmamizgerekiyor.html (Date accessed October 2014).
Yalcintas, A. (2014). ‘Intellectual Disobedience in Turkey’. In Yalcintas, A. (Ed.) Creativity and Humour in Occupy Movements: Intellectual Disobedience in Turkey and Beyond, pp. 6–29, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Žižek, S. (18 July 2013). ‘Trouble in Paradise’. London Review of Books, 35(14), 11–12.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 2015 Ayşe Deniz Ünan
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Ünan, A.D. (2015). Gezi Protests and the LGBT Rights Movement: A Relation in Motion. In: Yalcintas, A. (eds) Creativity and Humour in Occupy Movements: Intellectual Disobedience in Turkey and Beyond. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137473639_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137473639_5
Publisher Name: Palgrave Pivot, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-50141-0
Online ISBN: 978-1-137-47363-9
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences CollectionSocial Sciences (R0)