Queer life under Erdogan | DW Documentary

Today, Pembe Özkan lives in Turkey. Before that she’d lived almost her entire life in Germany, where she came out and married a woman.

After divorcing her wife, Pembe returned to her home country. Now, she lives in İzmir, known as the most liberal-minded city in Turkey. That has made it something of a magnet for gay men and women, trans people and anyone else who wishes to pursue a lifestyle different from the one Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan envisions for Turkey’s people. We meet up with Pembe, who now has to brave the repressive atmosphere in Turkey. A report by Almut Röhrl.

00:00 Intro
00:56 Back in Turkey
03:27 Clandestine Queer Scene
06:48 Open Queer Meeting Place
09:21 Traditional Women’s Role in Turkey
10:48 Queer Birthday Party

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