Articles by Didem Unal Abaday

December 23, 2024

How Turkish anti-gender actors interpret Trump's win

Didem Unal Abaday

Islamist anti-gender actors in Turkey celebrated Donald Trump’s recent victory in the 2024 US presidential election. They believe it will reinforce a growing transnational backlash against gender equality and LGBTI+ rights. Didem Unal Abaday argues that Trump's return to power will indeed strengthen the global anti-gender movement The US election and resistance to gender ideology […]

Crackdown on Pride Walks in Turkey: homophobia and the 2023 elections

Didem Unal Abaday

In Turkey, LGBTI+ events and pressures on queer people’s right to assembly face increasing restrictions. This, writes Didem Unal Abaday, will only get worse with democratic decline. In the new parliamentary term after the 2023 elections, democratic backsliding is turning political homophobia into state policy

Didem Unal Abaday

Academy Research Fellow, University of Helsinki

Didem's research interests focus on gender politics, right-wing populism, and women’s movements.

Her publications have appeared in various journals such as Women’s Studies International Forum, Journal of Women, Politics and Policy, European Journal of Women’s Studies, Politics & Gender, Religions, and Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies.

She is currently completing a book project, The Crisis of Democracy, Gender Backlash, and Feminist Resistance: Islam, Gender, and Right-Wing Populism in Turkey, forthcoming with Lexington Books.

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