Ayla Jean Yackley

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Ayla is a sub-editor for Context based in London.

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LGBTQ+ community 'fights to stay alive' as Turkey curbs rights Socioeconomic Inclusion

A demonstrator holds a sign reading 'We want legal regulation', as people take part in 'Big Family Gathering', an anti-LGBT rally, organised by pro-Islamic Big Family Platform in Istanbul, Turkey, September 15, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Model Iris Mozalar has appeared in the pages of Elle and Cosmopolitan's Turkish editions, paraded down the catwalk at Istanbul Fashion Week and performed in a video with pop star Gaye Su Akyol.

But after marching for women's rights, the 25-year-old transgender activist may wind up a criminal.

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