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Turkey

Beyza Durmuş

Illustrator

Beyza is a queer, disabled illustrator based in Turkey. Her work includes bold colours, textures, childish lines, and some of her writings. She mostly creates comics about heavy subjects like grief, depression and everyday life in a fun, colourful way.

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Beyza Durmuş

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