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RC2MP7AQWHTM Turkey's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz speaks during a press conference to unveil a savings measures package in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2MP7A5J709 Turkey's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz attends a press conference to unveil a savings measures package in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2MP7A2MAW9 Turkey's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz attends a press conference to unveil a savings measures package in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2MP7ANMPAQ Turkey's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz speaks during a press conference to unveil a savings measures package in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24R7AV3OL8 People attend a solidarity rally to mark the 76th anniversary of the "Nakba" or "catastrophe" to commemorate the mass dispossession of Palestinians in the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC24R7ANRQ0I People attend a solidarity rally to mark the 76th anniversary of the "Nakba" or "catastrophe" to commemorate the mass dispossession of Palestinians in the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC23R7APRZLO People attend a solidarity rally to mark the 76th anniversary of the "Nakba" or "catastrophe" to commemorate the mass dispossession of Palestinians in the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC25R7ACKMRL People attend a solidarity rally to mark the 76th anniversary of the "Nakba" or "catastrophe" to commemorate the mass dispossession of Palestinians in the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC25R7A00WTQ People attend a solidarity rally to mark the 76th anniversary of the "Nakba" or "catastrophe" to commemorate the mass dispossession of Palestinians in the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC24R7AUURMJ People attend a solidarity rally to mark the 76th anniversary of the "Nakba" or "catastrophe" to commemorate the mass dispossession of Palestinians in the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2QP7AZSOP3 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attend a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7A4T8MC Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis leaves a press conference with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (not seen) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7A2YE4A Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attend a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7AK342Q Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not seen) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7AL3WXT Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attends a press conference with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (not seen) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7AVHW1A Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pose after a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7AEYF8T Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attend a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7A5RGCH Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attends a press conference with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (not seen) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7AYMTO2 Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not seen) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7AYH3Q8 Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attend a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7A188TP Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attend a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7AVU68F Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attend a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7AL37K0 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attends a press conference with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (not seen) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7ABG59I Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis leaves a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7AIIYRK Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gesture after a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7A3T8PG Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pose after a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7ALE314 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis leaves a press conference with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (not seen) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2SP7AG4P0H Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not seen) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2LP7A55M5C Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek addresses a press conference to unveil a savings measures package in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2JP7AX48OP Turkey's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek attend a press conference to unveil a savings measures package in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2LP7AX7A11 Turkey's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek attend a press conference to unveil a savings measures package in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2LP7A0RONF Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek addresses a press conference to unveil a savings measures package in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2LP7AY0NRA Turkey's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek attend a press conference to unveil a savings measures package in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2LP7ABVN3B Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek looks on during a press conference to unveil a savings measures package in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2LP7ACUKU9 Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek addresses a press conference to unveil a savings measures package in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2LP7A32IO0 Turkey's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz attends a press conference to unveil a savings measures package in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2AM7A1PDYX A general view of a FedEx Airlines Boeing 767 BA.N cargo plane, that landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday without deploying its front landing gear but managed to stay on the runway and avoid casualties, on a runway in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2AM7ATN5RA A general view of a FedEx Airlines Boeing 767 BA.N cargo plane, that landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday without deploying its front landing gear but managed to stay on the runway and avoid casualties, on a runway in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2AM7AD23SI A general view of a FedEx Airlines Boeing 767 BA.N cargo plane, that landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday without deploying its front landing gear but managed to stay on the runway and avoid casualties, on a runway in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2JL7ARO4RV Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Alexis, which suffered an engine failure and is grounded at the southern end of the Bosphorus, is surrounded by coast guard and coastal safety boats during a salvage operation in Istanbul, Turkey, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2JL7AGA3EQ Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Alexis, which suffered an engine failure and is grounded at the southern end of the Bosphorus, is surrounded by coast guard and coastal safety boats during a salvage operation in Istanbul, Turkey, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2JL7AAJK2F Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Alexis, which suffered an engine failure and is grounded at the southern end of the Bosphorus, is surrounded by coast guard and coastal safety boats during a salvage operation in Istanbul, Turkey, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2JL7AGQRTC Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Alexis, which suffered an engine failure and is grounded at the southern end of the Bosphorus, is surrounded by coast guard and coastal safety boats during a salvage operation in Istanbul, Turkey, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24L7A0PLTU 3-year-old Esra waits with his father to attend an afternoon prayer at Chora Museum or Kariye Mosque, one of the city's most celebrated Byzantine churches which was reconverted into a mosque in 2020 and re-opened its doors to visitors and worshippers after a four year-long restoration process, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24L7AR5T8W A visitor takes a picture as worshippers attend an afternoon prayer at Chora Museum or Kariye Mosque, one of the city's most celebrated Byzantine churches which was reconverted into a mosque in 2020 and re-opened its doors to visitors and worshippers after a four year-long restoration process, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24L7AUUOS5 A worshipper holds Turkey's national flag during an afternoon prayer at Chora Museum or Kariye Mosque, one of the city's most celebrated Byzantine churches which was reconverted into a mosque in 2020 and re-opened its doors to visitors and worshippers after a four year-long restoration process, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24L7AFZP5H People visit Chora Museum or Kariye Mosque, one of the city's most celebrated Byzantine churches which was reconverted into a mosque in 2020 and re-opened its doors to visitors and worshippers after a four year-long restoration process, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24L7AQJKFO Worshippers look at the covered frescoes before they attend an afternoon prayer at Chora Museum or Kariye Mosque, one of the city's most celebrated Byzantine churches which was reconverted into a mosque in 2020 and re-opened its doors to visitors and worshippers after a four year-long restoration process, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24L7AC2FEQ Worshippers leave Chora Museum or Kariye Mosque, one of the city's most celebrated Byzantine churches which was reconverted into a mosque in 2020 and re-opened its doors to visitors and worshippers after a four year-long restoration process, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24L7AXPJ22 Worshippers look at the covered frescoes before they attend an afternoon prayer at Chora Museum or Kariye Mosque, one of the city's most celebrated Byzantine churches which was reconverted into a mosque in 2020 and re-opened its doors to visitors and worshippers after a four year-long restoration process, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24L7AVJN2R A visitor takes a picture at Chora Museum or Kariye Mosque, one of the city's most celebrated Byzantine churches which was reconverted into a mosque in 2020 and re-opened its doors to visitors and worshippers after a four year-long restoration process, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24L7AY4ZSF Worshippers look at the covered frescoes before they attend an afternoon prayer at Chora Museum or Kariye Mosque, one of the city's most celebrated Byzantine churches which was reconverted into a mosque in 2020 and re-opened its doors to visitors and worshippers after a four year-long restoration process, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24L7AHCN8F A visitor takes a picture at Chora Museum or Kariye Mosque, one of the city's most celebrated Byzantine churches which was reconverted into a mosque in 2020 and re-opened its doors to visitors and worshippers after a four year-long restoration process, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24L7AP1AGY Worshippers look at the covered frescoes before they attend an afternoon prayer at Chora Museum or Kariye Mosque, one of the city's most celebrated Byzantine churches which was reconverted into a mosque in 2020 and re-opened its doors to visitors and worshippers after a four year-long restoration process, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC24L7A6CNT8 A woman visits Chora Museum or Kariye Mosque, one of the city's most celebrated Byzantine churches which was reconverted into a mosque in 2020 and re-opened its doors to visitors and worshippers after a four year-long restoration process, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

ny090524140907 A skintight ÒbutterflyÓ dress Ñ the butterfly wings are actually painted turkey feathers Ñ from Sarah BurtonÕs first collection for Alexander McQueen, spring/summer 2011 collection, on display in the ÒSleeping Beauties: Reawakening FashionÓ exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, May 5, 2024. The immersive show features fragile dresses inside airtight vitrines, overcoats growing grass, pat-Õn-sniff walls and a hologram. (Vincent Tullo/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

RC28K7AF68SQ Orthodox faithful attend an Easter Service at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC29K7A9SMKA An Orthodox priest attends an Easter Service at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC28K7A5MSLS Orthodox faithful attend an Easter Service at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2BK7AIQ8ES Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual head of some 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, leads the Easter Service at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC28K7AJF4A7 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual head of some 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, leads the Easter Service at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC29K7A8LYB8 Orthodox faithful attend an Easter Service at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC28K7AHAYUD Orthodox faithful attend an Easter Service at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2ZI7AUZJVN Demonstrators gather at Beyazit Square during a protest march in solidarity with Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2ZI7AJ96I2 Demonstrators gather at Beyazit Square during a protest march in solidarity with Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2ZI7A1MUQN Demonstrators gather at Beyazit Square during a protest march in solidarity with Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2ZI7AJ86DI Demonstrators gather at Beyazit Square during a protest march in solidarity with Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2ZI7AZD7F8 Demonstrators gather at Beyazit Square during a protest march in solidarity with Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2KH7AGUD3D Ilker Yazici (pictured) - stage name Miss Putka - was in secondary school when he discovered he was gay. There he met LGBT advocacy groups and joined street protests in Turkey's capital Ankara to defend LGBT rights, carrying rainbow flags.? "At first I struggled with myself a lot," he said. "You grow up in the Middle East. It is not easy. I felt like I was the only one, just like most LGBT people feel." Ilker, now 23, never felt the need to hide, however and went on to celebrate who he is. Inspired by "RuPaul's Drag Race" series on Netflix, he sees drag performance as an act of self-expression rather than just entertainment. "Drag is a political act. The audience probably look at me and think, 'What is this freak doing?' I'm getting them used to seeing something they are not used to seeing."? REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya SEARCH "SENKAYA TURKEY DRAG" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TEMPLATE OUT

RC2NH7A43Z3P A man enjoys the seaside as a ferry sails through Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2JH7A1PNCW A man walks through a main road closed by police against attempts to defy a ban to march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2HH7A92DO5 Locals ride scooters on a road closed by police against attempts to defy a ban to march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2IH7AFD5KS A protester raises her fist as she is detained by Turkish police during an attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2NH7AVHQCD A police officer patrols a road against attempts to defy a ban to march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2LH7AHC5VG A protester raises her fist as she is detained by Turkish police during an attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2NH7ABJQQU A labor union member holds flowers in front of the Victory Monument which is banned and closed for those who want to celebrate May Day at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2KH7AUGRCZ Turkish police officers block a main road to prevent May Day demonstrators from marching through Taksim Square, a famous square banned for May Day celebrations, in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2MH7AFMOQX Tourists walk through a main road closed by police against attempts to defy a ban to march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

RC2LH7AS6TTU Turkish riot police block a main road to prevent May Day demonstrators from marching through Taksim Square, a famous square banned for May Day celebrations, in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2LH7A4IKI5 People react after riot police used tear gas during clashes, as protesters attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2KH7A2HP71 Protesters scuffle with riot police as they attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2KH7AFAMRL Protesters scuffle with riot police as they attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2KH7A3FCNQ A man pushes against a riot police officer's shield with his leg during clashes, as protesters attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2KH7ABW0VK Protesters scuffle with riot police as they attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2KH7AQXTB3 Protesters scuffle with riot police as they attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2KH7AUEV3Y Protesters scuffle with riot police as they attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2KH7AIUMCR Protesters scuffle with riot police as they attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2KH7A3MJWD A man reacts next to riot police officers during clashes, as protesters attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2KH7AXUSEU Protesters scuffle with riot police as they attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC2KH7AM9X98 Protesters clash with riot police as they attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

RC23L6AZJ6RX Ilker Yazici, 23, a drag performer whose stage name is Miss Putka, shops at a local market in Istanbul, Turkey, March 13, 2024. Many in Turkey's LGBT community live in fear after last year's election campaign when President Tayyip Erdogan described LGBT groups as deviants and vowed to strengthen traditional family values. Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, but hostility to it is widespread. "When I go on stage as a drag queen, the make-up makes me feel like I am hiding behind a mask," Ilker said. "Miss Putka is a confident person, very open to communication. I am not." REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya SEARCH "SENKAYA TURKEY DRAG" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

RC2KP5AOVV82 Ilker Yazici, 23, a drag performer whose stage name is Miss Putka, rests on the terrace of a coffee shop in Istanbul, Turkey, January 26, 2024. Many in Turkey's LGBT community live in fear after last year's election campaign when President Tayyip Erdogan described LGBT groups as deviants and vowed to strengthen traditional family values. Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, but hostility to it is widespread. "When I go on stage as a drag queen, the make-up makes me feel like I am hiding behind a mask," Ilker said. "Miss Putka is a confident person, very open to communication. I am not." REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya SEARCH "SENKAYA TURKEY DRAG" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

RC2DA4AIGV3C Ilker Yazici, 23, a drag performer whose stage name is Miss Putka, exercises at a fitness studio in Istanbul, Turkey, November 10, 2023. Many in Turkey's LGBT community live in fear after last year's election campaign when President Tayyip Erdogan described LGBT groups as deviants and vowed to strengthen traditional family values. Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, but hostility to it is widespread. "When I go on stage as a drag queen, the make-up makes me feel like I am hiding behind a mask," Ilker said. "Miss Putka is a confident person, very open to communication. I am not." REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya SEARCH "SENKAYA TURKEY DRAG" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

RC2CM4AFX0X5 Ilker Yazici, 23, a drag performer whose stage name is Miss Putka, gets a tattoo at a tattoo studio in Istanbul, Turkey, November 28, 2023. Many in Turkey's LGBT community live in fear after last year's election campaign when President Tayyip Erdogan described LGBT groups as deviants and vowed to strengthen traditional family values. Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, but hostility to it is widespread. "When I go on stage as a drag queen, the make-up makes me feel like I am hiding behind a mask," Ilker said. "Miss Putka is a confident person, very open to communication. I am not." REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya SEARCH "SENKAYA TURKEY DRAG" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

RC2GA2A9JULR Drag performer Ilker Yazici, 23, whose stage name is Miss Putka, gets ready to shoot a sequence for a TV series in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2023. Ilker was in secondary school when he discovered he was gay. There he met LGBT advocacy groups and joined street protests in Turkey's capital Ankara to defend LGBT rights, carrying rainbow flags. "At first I struggled with myself a lot," he said. "You grow up in the Middle East. It is not easy. I felt like I was the only one, just like most LGBT people feel." Inspired by "RuPaul's Drag Race" series on Netflix, he sees drag performance as an act of self-expression rather than just entertainment. "Drag is a political act. The audience probably look at me and think, 'What is this freak doing?' I'm getting them used to seeing something they are not used to seeing." REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya SEARCH "SENKAYA TURKEY DRAG" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

RC2SD3ACBQHC Ilker Yazici (2nd-R), 23, a drag performer whose stage name is Miss Putka, gets a haircut at a barber shop in Istanbul, Turkey, September 22, 2023. Many in Turkey's LGBT community live in fear after last year's election campaign when President Tayyip Erdogan described LGBT groups as deviants and vowed to strengthen traditional family values. Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, but hostility to it is widespread. "When I go on stage as a drag queen, the make-up makes me feel like I am hiding behind a mask," Ilker said. "Miss Putka is a confident person, very open to communication. I am not." REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya SEARCH "SENKAYA TURKEY DRAG" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

RC21L2A1OYTE Ilker Yazici (C), 23, a drag performer whose stage name is Miss Putka, poses with dancers during a rehearsal for a show at XLarge Club in Istanbul, Turkey, August 10, 2023. "You can perform as long as you are healthy. I'll do it as long as I'm able," Ilker said. He has no worries about performing drag, but living in Turkey does worry him. "I don't know what the future will hold for me here," he said. "It is so unpredictable." REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya SEARCH "SENKAYA TURKEY DRAG" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

RC2AH2AUNB8Z Drag performer Ilker Yazici, 23, whose stage name is Miss Putka, puts on make-up before a show at XLarge Club in Istanbul, Turkey, August 5, 2023. Ilker was in secondary school when he discovered he was gay. There he met LGBT advocacy groups and joined street protests in Turkey's capital Ankara to defend LGBT rights, carrying rainbow flags. "At first I struggled with myself a lot," he said. "You grow up in the Middle East. It is not easy. I felt like I was the only one, just like most LGBT people feel." Inspired by "RuPaul's Drag Race" series on Netflix, he sees drag performance as an act of self-expression rather than just entertainment. "Drag is a political act. The audience probably look at me and think, 'What is this freak doing?' I'm getting them used to seeing something they are not used to seeing." REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya SEARCH "SENKAYA TURKEY DRAG" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

RC2BV2ALNNYE Drag performer Ilker Yazici, 23, whose stage name is Miss Putka, performs during a show at XLarge Club in Istanbul, Turkey, August 26, 2023. Ilker was in secondary school when he discovered he was gay. There he met LGBT advocacy groups and joined street protests in Turkey's capital Ankara to defend LGBT rights, carrying rainbow flags. "At first I struggled with myself a lot," he said. "You grow up in the Middle East. It is not easy. I felt like I was the only one, just like most LGBT people feel." Inspired by "RuPaul's Drag Race" series on Netflix, he sees drag performance as an act of self-expression rather than just entertainment. "Drag is a political act. The audience probably look at me and think, 'What is this freak doing?' I'm getting them used to seeing something they are not used to seeing." REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya SEARCH "SENKAYA TURKEY DRAG" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

RC2BH2A35QM4 Drag performer Ilker Yazici, 23, whose stage name is Miss Putka, gets ready ahead of a show at XLarge Club in Istanbul, Turkey, August 5, 2023. Ilker was in secondary school when he discovered he was gay. There he met LGBT advocacy groups and joined street protests in Turkey's capital Ankara to defend LGBT rights, carrying rainbow flags. "At first I struggled with myself a lot," he said. "You grow up in the Middle East. It is not easy. I felt like I was the only one, just like most LGBT people feel." Inspired by "RuPaul's Drag Race" series on Netflix, he sees drag performance as an act of self-expression rather than just entertainment. "Drag is a political act. The audience probably look at me and think, 'What is this freak doing?' I'm getting them used to seeing something they are not used to seeing." REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya SEARCH "SENKAYA TURKEY DRAG" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.