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Group condemns İstanbul exhibition for 'displaying LGBTI+ propaganda, nudity'

Group condemns İstanbul exhibition for 'displaying LGBTI+ propaganda, nudity'

The exhibition was opened under the auspices of the opposition-led İstanbul Municipality.

LGBTI+ 'tea gathering' banned in İstanbul

PRIDE MONTH

LGBTI+ 'tea gathering' banned in İstanbul

The "Tea&Talk" events have been attended by English speakers in İstanbul for years.

bianet staff expresses solidarity with LGBTI+ community against attacks in Pride Month

bianet staff expresses solidarity with LGBTI+ community against attacks in Pride Month

"We will continue to wield our pen in support of the hard-fought rights of LGBTI+s," the staff said in a video message.

SPoD: Constitutional amendments proposed will result in large-scale violations of rights

SPoD: Constitutional amendments proposed will result in large-scale violations of rights

"A constitution calling LGBTI people perverted will not be limited to this. It will bring other discriminative regulations with it and discrimination will be institutionalized," says the chairperson of SPoD.

'Family' amendment in Constitution is 'hate politics hidden behind stating the obvious' says activist

'Family' amendment in Constitution is 'hate politics hidden behind stating the obvious' says activist

Lawyer and activist Birdal reminds that provisions concerning marriage are applied to individuals registered as women or men in their identity documents already in Türkiye and says "this move amounts to showing their teeth to LGBTI+ people."

30 November 2022 Ece Deniz

Anti-LGBTI+ rallies continue across Türkiye as Erdoğan pushes for constitutional amendment

Anti-LGBTI+ rallies continue across Türkiye as Erdoğan pushes for constitutional amendment

Hundreds gathered in an anti-LGBTI+ rally in İzmir while the president reiterated his intentions to amend the Constitution "to protect the family."

7 November 2022

Police attack Pride Parade and detain 373 people

30TH İSTANBUL PRIDE WEEK

Police attack Pride Parade and detain 373 people

Hundreds of LGBTI+ activists have been detained at İstanbul's Pride Parade, 30 of them were under the age of 18. The Pride Parade has been banned in the city since 2015.

27 June 2022 Evrim Kepenek,Tuğçe Yılmaz

Joint statement by LGBTI+ groups against ban on İstanbul Pride Week

Joint statement by LGBTI+ groups against ban on İstanbul Pride Week

"We refuse to be ashamed, forgotten, to abandon, lose, and step back. We do not consent to our history, present and future being taken away from us with hate speech, targeting, bans and threats," said the groups.

Ban on Pride March at METU

Ban on Pride March at METU

METU rector has banned the Pride Parade to be held on June 10 with a warning saying "all kinds of security measures will be undertaken" if there will be students participating in the march.

Police prevent gathering for Pride Month in İstanbul, detain 11 people

Police prevent gathering for Pride Month in İstanbul, detain 11 people

A group of LGBTI+ activists wanted to read out a statemet for the press in Kadıköy. Hundreds of police officers were deployed to prevent the gathering.

6 June 2022 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Turkey again second-worst country for LGBTI+s in Europe

Turkey again second-worst country for LGBTI+s in Europe

For the last four years, Turkey ranks 48th in ILGA Europe's Rainbow Index, surpassing only Azerbaijan.