Nayuk N. Mayuk is a non-binary queer feminist activist based in Turkey. Their work mainly focuses on shifting cis-heteropatriarchal narratives, creating safer and brave spaces for queers, weaving cross-border networks, and popularizing care practices among queer communities. Nayuk works as a community builder, coordinator, facilitator, researcher, and writer.
Nayuk began their activism journey as part of Lesbian Bisexual Feminists from 2015 to 2016. They acted as a community weaver for Les Universités d’Été Euroméditerranéennes des Homosexualités from 2016 to 2019. In 2020, Nayuk founded the Empowering Practices Initiative, which aims to make self-care and community care tools accessible to queer communities. They have been working independently and as part of civil society organizations for social transformation.
Traces of LBQ Movement in Turkey (2023) is a report Nayuk wrote for those who want to find out about current discussions and the history of the lesbian, bisexual, and queer movement in Turkey.
