This paper locates sexuality/ies within the field of International Relations by identifying how the latter shapes and is shaped by sexualities. Through the empirical application of the concept of ...Show moreThis paper locates sexuality/ies within the field of International Relations by identifying how the latter shapes and is shaped by sexualities. Through the empirical application of the concept of ‘Ethical Power Europe’ to the 2016 EU-Turkey Statement, and the analysis of Turkish ‘conservative democracy’ and 'traditional social life', it analyses the consequences for sexual minorities in Turkey. The use of Queer International Relations allows for the realisation of Turkey as an ‘unsafe haven’ and of how figurations of LGBTIQ asylum-seekers/refugees are less protected there. In contrast, this reflects on the concepts of ethics and universalism implied in ‘Ethical Power Europe’, and the EU's level of protection of sexual minorities.Show less
