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Turkey’s citizenship regime has come under increasing challenge from various societal segments since the 1990s. In this paper, we undertake a comparative analysis of Muslim women’s and LGBT organizations’ citizenship claims through the republican/liberal, equality/difference and public/private debates that have dominated theoretical discussions on citizenship. We argue that these claims can only be accommodated in a radical democratic polity where citizens acknowledge each other’s coevality in constantly transforming the political. Our cases demonstrate that insofar as they transcend these binaries, they make such a polity possible. However, the remaining difficulties can at times disrupt the engagement of these disparate groups.
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Durgun, D., Kalaycıoğlu, E. (2014). New Turkish Citizenship? Contestation of Muslim Women and LGBT Organizations. In: Kamp, K., Kaya, A., Keyman, E., Onursal Besgul, O. (eds) Contemporary Turkey at a Glance. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04916-4_7
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