Abstract There is limited research regarding queer spaces in Turkey, and even less on lesbians because women have struggled to have an active public presence in Turkey. Accordingly, lesbian spaces are more embodied and less explicitly visible in public spaces than in the West. This study aims to make the invisible more visible by examining the space-making strategies of the lesbian community during the late 20th and early 21st century when lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) activism reached a high point in Turkey. In particular, we examined the ways that lesbians challenged narrow conceptions of “territoriality,” through their use of spaces such as bars, homes, and restaurants in one neighborhood across time, by reviewing print media archives with LGBTQ coverage and interviewing a sample of activist lesbian women who participated in the lesbian scene in Istanbul during this period. Our findings reveal that lesbians opted to live in Beyoglu due to its multicultural and welcoming character, and formed their businesses as venues to socialize as well as serve LGBTQ clientele. They also expanded the openness of gay bars in the district and opened their houses for home parties within the lesbian community. Furthermore, they used all these arenas as meeting places for lesbian activist support groups.

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在欧洲边缘打造女同性恋空间：伊斯坦布尔的酷儿空间

摘要在土耳其，对同性恋者空间的研究很少，而在女同性恋者方面，研究较少，因为女性在土耳其很难积极地参与公众活动。因此，与西方相比，女同性恋空间在公共场所更能体现出来，并且不太明显。这项研究旨在通过研究20世纪末至21世纪初女同性恋，同性恋，双性恋，变性者和同性恋者（LGBTQ）行动主义在土耳其达到顶峰时的女同性恋社区的太空发展策略，使无形者更加可见。尤其是，我们研究了女同性恋者通过跨时间使用诸如酒吧，房屋和餐馆之类的空间来挑战狭narrow的“地域性”概念的方式，通过审查LGBTQ报道的印刷媒体档案，并采访了在此期间参加过伊斯坦布尔女同性恋活动的激进女同性恋者样本。我们的研究结果表明，由于其多元文化和热情好客的特点，女同性恋者选择居住在Beyoglu，并将其业务作为社交和服务LGBTQ客户的场所而建立。他们还扩大了该地区同性恋酒吧的开放性，并为女同性恋社区内的家庭聚会开放了自己的房子。此外，他们将所有这些场所用作女同性恋活动家支持团体的聚会场所。他们还扩大了该地区同性恋酒吧的开放性，并为女同性恋社区内的家庭聚会开放了自己的房子。此外，他们将所有这些场所用作女同性恋活动家支持团体的聚会场所。他们还扩大了该地区同性恋酒吧的开放性，并为女同性恋社区内的家庭聚会开放了自己的房子。此外，他们将所有这些场所用作女同性恋活动家支持团体的聚会场所。