LGBTI
Turkish government ends scholarships of students detained at LGBTI parade
Turkey
July 3, 2019
Turkish government ends scholarships of students detained at LGBTI parade
Turkey’s Credit and Dormitories Institution (KYK) has cut scholarships and the loans of students who were detained on May 10…
İstanbul police disperse pride march with pepper spray, rubber bullets
Life Style
July 1, 2019
İstanbul police disperse pride march with pepper spray, rubber bullets
Turkish police on Sunday disrupted an LGBTI+ pride march in İstanbul’s Beyoğlu district, dispersing the crowd with pepper spray and…
Turkish opposition deputy questions gov’t over banning pride marches
Turkey
June 26, 2019
Turkish opposition deputy questions gov’t over banning pride marches
Turkish opposition deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu on Tuesday lodged a parliamentary inquiry asking why the deputy governor of İstanbul had banned…
Turkey ranked second worst in Europe for LGBTI individuals
Turkey
May 14, 2019
Turkey ranked second worst in Europe for LGBTI individuals
A ranking by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has put Turkey in the second lowest…
US 2018 human rights report: Restrictions on fundamental freedoms continued in Turkey
World
March 15, 2019
US 2018 human rights report: Restrictions on fundamental freedoms continued in Turkey
A country report by the US State Department released on Wednesday stated that despite the official end of a two-year-long…
Courts Approve Bans of LGBTI Events
Turkey
February 23, 2018
Courts Approve Bans of LGBTI Events
Courts have issued decision of refusal in lawsuits brought by Kaos GL and Pink Life Association, the LGBTI organizations in…