Türkiye’s Women’s Volleyball Team For the WIN!
<p>Recent headlines have taken over the Turkish and European news with the victory of the Turkish women’s volleyball team at the 2023 European Championship.</p>
<p>Ebrar Karakurt, one of the openly LGBTQ+ players on Turkey’s women’s volleyball team, tweets (or X’s?):</p>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/karakurtebrar18/status/1698459181840278015" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">“This isn’t the first final we’ve played, nor the first psychological warfare we’ve had</a>.”</p>
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<p>What is going on? Why did she say that?</p>
<p>Let’s take a look at some headlines about this Historical Win:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/lgbtq-volleyball-karakurt-champion-backlash-turkey-erdogan-culture-war/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">LGBTQ+ volleyball champion hits a nerve in Turkey’s culture war</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-women-volleyball-victory-overshadowed-lgbtq-row" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Turkey: Women’s volleyball victory overshadowed by row over LGBTQ+ player</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58229818" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Turks rally around Olympic volleyball star attacked over sexuality</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newsnetworks.com/turkey-s-women-s-volleyball-team-inspires-pride-140361.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Turkey’s Women’s Volleyball Team Inspires Pride</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/03/world/middleeast/turkey-womens-volleyball.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Amid Struggles, Turkey Finds Heroes in Its Women’s Volleyball Team</a></li>
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<p>So, you might be wondering, didn’t Turkey just win the 2023 European Championship?</p>
<p>Why is the LGBTQ+ community and matters of sexuality taking center stage in this celebration of a huge achievement?</p>
<p>The answer lies in the courage of female athletes like Ebrar Karakurt and others who openly identify as LGBTQ+ within Turkey’s Women’s Volleyball Team.</p>
<p>Here, we will not only delve into the exciting victory but also shed light on the complex global dynamics surrounding LGBTQ+ communities.</p>
<p><em>If you don’t know, I am Turkish-born living in the United States. Many of my close friends here are part of the LGBTQ+ community, making this journey a deeply personal and heartening one as Turkey takes a significant step forward in its ongoing battle for progress and inclusivity.</em></p>
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